Lead Lab Engineer
Description - External
At Trane TechnologiesTM and through our businesses including Trane® and Thermo King®, we create innovative climate solutions for buildings, homes, and transportation that challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. We're a team that dares to look at the world's challenges and see impactful possibilities. We believe in a better future when we uplift others and enable our people to thrive at work and at home. We boldly go.
This Lead Lab Engineer provides technical support and supervision in the R&D Engineering Lab for a state-of-the-art testing facility customized for Residential HVAC applications. This role will sustain, plan, design, and improve current and future Test Labs.
Thrive at work and at home:
- Benefits kick in on DAY ONE for you and your family, including health insurance and holistic wellness programs that include generous incentives – WE DARE TO CARE!
- Family building benefits include fertility coverage and adoption/surrogacy assistance.
- 401K match up to 6%, plus an additional 2% core contribution = up to 8% company contribution.
- Paid time off, including in support of volunteer and parental leave needs.
- Educational and training opportunities through company programs along with tuition assistance and student debt support.
- Learn more about our benefits here!
Core Job Responsibilities (others may be added):
· Lead role to design, develop, improve, and sustain Engineering Lab test facilities and capabilities.
· Develop detailed design documents and/or functional requirement specifications consistent with Trane Technologies standards.
· Train and mentor Lab Engineering, Lab Operations, and Product Development team members.
· Manage work effort provided by third party contractors.
· Manage enhancement and support request prioritization.
· Support Engineering Lab test facilities by troubleshooting both hardware and software.
Minimum Qualifications:
· Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or electrical engineering, or related field, is required.
· At least 7 years of product design, industrial automation, component design, or HVAC-related work experience is required.
· Master’s Degree is preferred.
· Lean Sigma Black Belt or Green Belt is preferred.
Key Skills or Competencies:
· Understanding of HVAC fundamentals, and expertise in one or more of the following areas:
(Psychometrics, Refrigeration, Airflow, Electric Heat, Combustion, and NVH).
· Experience with laboratory testing standards and methodologies (AHRI, UL, ANSI, ISO17025).
· Self-initiative and ability to work with little or no documentation or supervision.
· Strong communication and problem-solving skills.
· Effectively lead high-impact improvement projects.
· Project management experience.
· Familiar with basic electronics and able to troubleshoot electrical circuits.
Annual Base Pay Range: $91,000 – 179,000
Disclaimer: This "range" could be a result of seniority, merit, geographic location where the work is performed, education, experience, travel requirements for the job, or because of a system the employer uses to measure earnings by quantity or quality of production (so, for example, positions that may not have traditional salary ranges).
*Benefits vary by region, business alignment, union involvement and employee status.
We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits and programs. We are an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, pregnancy, age, marital status, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any legally protected status.