Senior Engineer - Product Engineering
At Trane Technologies™ 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.
Thrive at work and at home:
- Inclusive Wellbeing Program, with resources to support your and your family’s physical, social, emotional, and financial well-being.
- Comprehensive learning and development solutions, designed to support our people in connecting and growing, including Higher education/Certification reimbursement.
- Sense of belonging & community through our Employee Resource Groups that foster our culture of inclusion.
- Volunteerism: 8 hours of paid time off per calendar year to volunteer with non-profit charitable organizations.
- The Trane Technologies Helping Hands Fund to support employees facing financial challenges due to unforeseen personal hardship.
Primary Skills:
- Comprehensive knowledge of fans, motors, coils (CW & DX), filters, and heat recovery components.
- Experience in product design, bill of materials, engineering specifications, and manufacturing processes.
- Hands-on experience with DFMEA, DVP, and test plan development.
- Familiarity with ANSI, CSA, ASHRAE standards, and product test labs (UL, ETL, AHRI).
- Lead activities from concept generation, design, development, planning, risk assessment, design reviews and testing.
- Drive VAVE/Q&R projects independently from scoping to closure.
- Hands-on experience with Pro-E/Creo.
- Lead product teardowns and idea generation sessions.
- Utilize six-sigma, design for reliability, lean, and corrective action systems (FRACAS).
- Carry out project activities with minimal supervision.
- Excellent technical, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Fundamental understanding of HVAC technologies and components.
- Efficiently organize information for quick and effective engineering decisions.
Soft Skills:
- Resilient team player with the ability to work as a team member or leader.
- Strong interpersonal skills and decision-making ability.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work seamlessly across functions and organizational levels.
Roles & Responsibilities:
- Work on NPD/VA-VE/Q&R projects to improve product performance and reduce costs.
- Serve as project engineer and technical reference for Airside projects.
- Participate in technical design reviews and ensure manufacturability.
- Define and complete qualification testing activities.
- Support factory problem resolution.
- Lead concept generation, testing, analysis, and interface optimization.
- Collaborate with design teams to create models, assemblies, and drawings.
- Collaborate with advanced engineering teams with FEA & CFD modeling and CAE report analysis.
- Manage various types of projects from initiation to closure.
- Develop and improve tools and processes for HVAC component integration.
- Perform engineering analysis to verify performance and reliability.
- Plan and direct laboratory tests and supplier collaborations.
- Drive standard work discipline through process development and documentation.
- Lead project teams and work closely with global SMEs to deliver projects.
- Identify root causes and implement effective solutions.
- Demonstrate innovation and initiative in work.
Key Competencies:
- Design or application experience with HVAC products, especially air handling products and sub-components.
- Proficient in problem-solving, HVAC/R fundamentals, and project management.
- Experience with Pro-E/Creo
- Proficient with Microsoft Office suite.
- Data analytics and programming knowledge is a plus.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and at least 5-7 years of experience in HVAC industry is required, specific to Air Handling Products.
Career Break:
We have a Relaunch Program for professionals looking to restart their careers after a break. If you come with a career break of at least 12 months and match the work experience requirements mentioned, you are welcome to apply.
Equal Employment Opportunity:
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, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, pregnancy, age, marital status, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any legally protected status.