Principe Research Engineer-Residential HVAC

Midea America Corp. is one of the world’s largest home appliance brands, offering the most comprehensive selection of products in the world to fully serve the needs of day-to-day living at home, at work, or anywhere else you go. In North America we strive to aim high, put the customer first, transform and innovate the marketplace, utilizing our commitment, dedication, inclusion and partnership with our teams. We are a global company with over 150,000 employees and operations in more than 195 countries. As a publicly listed company, we are also ranked #245 as a Fortune Global 500 company and offers one of the most comprehensive ranges in the home appliance industry.  Midea America is a subsidiary of Midea with over 200 employees in the US and we are expanding our presence in North America.

·       Research and understand the current and emerging technologies used in residential and light commercial HVAC products

·       Collaborate with product strategy and regulatory teams to understand the internal and external technology drivers and layout a forward technology development roadmap

·       Coordinate front end technical development from concept definition to detailed engineering requirements using tools and processes including project scoping, simulations, test plan, engineering builds, etc

·       Work as a Subject Matter Expert working with business unit and functional teams across the organization to align on all project requirements and bring to the design team the inputs required to execute the project

·       Develop and support the knowledge growth of the engineering team, providing Thermodynamic, Heat transfer and Refrigeration guidance and training

·       Guide the engineering team towards the design solutions and technologies that will be used in the project by performing testing and/or conducting technical analyses to optimize the design and meeting regulatory and consumer requirements

·       Provide technical coaching, mentoring to a team of design engineers during the development and execution of the projects

Qualifications

·       Bachelor’s Degree in mechanical engineering

·       At least 10 years experience of Refrigeration / HVAC product development

·       Excellent knowledge and working experience in systems, sub-systems, and major components of residential and light commercial HVAC products

·       Hands on experience in product design and development while working on new product development, VAVE, productivity, or quality improvement projects

·       Capable of working independently in multiple projects and coach or mentor other engineers on products and processes

·       With a passion to stay on top of tech trends, experimenting with and learning new technologies

·       Rarely have to be in warehouse environment.

·       may have to lift 50 pounds or less.

·       Occasional International Travel (<25% of time), frequent Domestic travel (<35% of time)