Engineer I

Job Description:

• Follow established safety procedures and wear the required personal protection equipment.
• Complete projects in a timely and efficient manner to ensure that improvement objectives are met.
• Create and develop system concepts, product information using information provided by development team members and legacy products adhering to current agency and regulatory requirements.
• Plan and implement processes, systems and procedures to complete assignments utilizing standard and local engineering practices and principles.
• Identify, investigate, recommend improvements in products, systems of processes to improve application, efficiency or application
• Conduct system analysis and experimentation to assess application, feasibility of design and explore alternatives.
• Develop working prototypes, detailed plans, test outlines / procedures, and execute tests for industry to meet agency or regulatory compliance.
• Creates project plans and schedules to meet or optimize required development timeline.
• Performs actions to balance implementation, schedule, cost, and resource constraints and make recommendations to team.
• Provide technical direction and guidance to designers, model makers, technicians, and/or programmers to ensure timely implementation of improvement proposals.
• Implement viable proposals according to the assigned priority using the engineering change process.
• Track and report progress on key metrics such as cost, reliability, and warranty improvements to internal customers, external customers, and upper management.
• Participate in design reviews for all new product launches to ensure the implementation of previous “lessons learned” and the application of any new product and/or process improvements.
• Lead smaller scale projects and support larger scale projects under the guidance of both the Senior Engineer and Engineering Manager.
• Other duties as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Three years of experience working with product or system design in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with HVAC products
• Strong mechanical aptitude and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Self-motivated with a determination to exceed project objectives.
• Ability to organize and manage simultaneous tasks and projects.
• Strong interpersonal skills; effective and professional communication.
• Ability to make decisions quickly in order to maintain project schedules.
• Flexibility and adaptability to changing situations and environments.
• Proficiency using the Microsoft Windows operating system in conjunction with the following Microsoft Office modules: Access, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Project, and Word.

PREFERRED:

• Familiarity with residential and light commercial HVAC equipment including air handlers, indoor coils, condensing units, heat pumps, gas furnaces, respacks, and their associated components.
• Familiarity with industry standards including AHRI, ASHRAE, DOE, EPA, NEC, UL/CSA, etc.
• Experience in the HVAC field service environment.
• Experience in a manufacturing or production environment.
• Formal training in VAVE or benchmarking analysis.
• Strong electrical aptitude including unit wiring, controls, and instrumentation.
• EPA Section 608 Refrigerant Certification – Universal (40 CFR Part 82, Subpart F).