Senior Engineer – Refrigeration

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.

Job Summary

This Senior Engineer – Refrigerant Strategy and System Technologies is responsible for technical leadership of refrigerant strategy, advanced refrigeration system development and associated technologies for Thermo King Transport Refrigeration and Air Conditioning products.

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!
  
  

Where Is The Work

This position has been designated as a Hybrid work schedule with work performed onsite 3 days each week.

What You Will Do

• Lead and contribute to projects to develop advanced transport refrigeration systems and component technologies
• Collaborate in the modeling of refrigeration systems and components – evaluate system performance for various architectures and refrigerants
• Advance modeling capabilities for compressors and systems to improve performance predictions
• Act as a subject matter expert in refrigeration systems and refrigerants – advising and participating on system technology and product development programs
• Research and apply advanced technologies to drive step-changes in product performance, customer value, and sustainability
• Drive the development and test of technologies for compressors, refrigerants, and systems.
• Develop strategies and solutions to transition to lower-GWP refrigerants across Thermo King product lines and drive their execution across the business
• Formulate approaches that balance system performance, safety, and cost, while navigating the landscape of regulations, codes & standards
• Lead the technical assessment, selection, and deployment of low-GWP refrigerants for Thermo King products and their implementation in facilities and dealerships
• Interface with external organizations to keep abreast of industry trends, codes and standards, and collaborate in research – acting as ambassador for the company
• Effectively connect solutions and technologies to market needs and business strategies
• Apply functional safety engineering and systems engineering rigor
• Distill complex technical data into meaningful conclusions actionable insights
• Prepare complete schedules and presentations/reports for assigned projects
• Ability to travel both domestically and abroad. Potential travel up to 10%
  
  

What You Will Bring

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering
• Desired Experience:
  
  

Advanced degree in engineering

• At least 5 years of experience in engineering
• Experience in HVAC/R and refrigerant selection/application
• Demonstrated technical leadership
• Expertise in refrigeration systems and refrigerants
• Knowledge of codes and standards for HVAC/R
• Functional safety engineering
• Power electronics, controls, and systems engineering are a bonus
• Technical acumen in HVAC/R
• Problem solving and learning agility
• Ability to distill complex technical information and communicate
• Verbal and written communication skills
• Planning and project management skills
• Ability to work with a sense of urgency
  
  

Compensation

Base Pay Range: $ 77,000-$150,000

Disclaimer: This base pay range is based on US national averages. Actual base pay could be a result of seniority, merit, geographic location where the work is performed

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, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, pregnancy, age, marital status, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any legally protected status.

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