Sr. HVAC Laboratory Engineer
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：
The Sr. HVAC Laboratory Engineer helps develop Trane Technologies HVAC compressor products in the engineering R&D labs. This engineer is responsible for designing and implementing test facilities and applying experimental methods for product development. This role encompasses many functions of laboratory engineering: designing and building of new test stands including sizing of subsystems, facility networking, programming PLC controls, standard test development, test planning, process controls, instrumentation, and test automation. A successful candidate values safety and diversity and enjoys technical leadership, project management, design leadership, hands-on laboratory work, and problem-solving as part of a team.
Core Job Responsibilities (others may be added):
• Lead the design and build of new compressor test stands and experimental setups
• Lead compressor development and validation test projects
• Own test facilities’ capability and ensure equipment has the necessary capabilities and reliability to produce quality data
• Coordinate with external vendors and contractors
• Develop standard test procedures to drive test efficiency and lab throughput
• Develop measurement systems for laboratory testing.
• Develop expertise on advanced data acquisition systems.
• Work closely with both laboratory technicians and design engineers.
• Ensuring compliance with relevant regulations, building codes, and health and safety standards.
• Maintain test stand documentation.
• Participate in continuous improvement activities such as 5S and implementing Lean principles
• Up to 20% overnight travel required during the first year for training. Less than 10% travel subsequent.
Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in engineering or applied sciences and at least 7 years of compressor development or engineering laboratory experience OR a master's degree and at least 5 years of experience is required.
Key Competencies:
• Must be a highly motivated team player
• Excellent project management skills
• Expertise in designing experimental facilities (mechanical, electrical, and controls design)
• Experience using 3D CAD modeling.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products (Excel, Word, and Outlook) required, with desire to learn basic programming in Visual Basic.
• Strong interpersonal skills with excellent written and verbal communication to interface effectively across functions
• Creative problem solver
• Intellectual curiosity and continuous improvement mindset
• Must be safety-minded and adhere to PPE requirements, as required
Base Pay for this position is $90,000-125,000.
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.
What’s in it for you:
• Benefits kick in on day one!
• 6% 401K match, additional 2% core contribution = 8% overall match
• 3 weeks of vacation, plus site paid holidays
• Benefits*: Trane-Technologies-Benefits-Offered.pdf
We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits and programs that help our employees thrive in both their professional and personal lives. We are proud of our winning culture which is inclusive and respectful at its core. We share passion for serving customers, caring for others, and boldly challenging what’s possible for a sustainable world.
We are committed to achieving workforce diversity reflective of our communities. We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, pregnancy, age, marital status, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any legally protected status.