Lead/Senior Lead Project Engineer

If you are an ENGINEERING professional looking for an opportunity to grow Copeland has an opening for you! Based in our SIDNEY OH location you will implement fast-paced time-sensitive scroll compressor development projects for Residential Air Conditioning products. This role is for someone with a passion for new product engineering and development along with teamwork project management customer communication and problem-solving skills. You will support the evaluation maturation and development of scroll compression technologies focused on best-in-world efficiency and optimized for a new generation of environmentally friendly refrigerants.

AS A LEAD PROJECT ENGINEER / SENIOR LEAD PROJECT ENGINEER - NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT YOU WILL:

• Provide thought leadership critical thinking an inquisitive approach and a high degree of independent engineering knowledge to global multi-functional product development teams.
• Provide guidance support and advice to less experienced engineers throughout the new product development process
• Support internal/external customers and global multi-functional colleagues by presenting technical data and project achievements & updates.
• Collaborate with sales application engineering marketing and quality teams in customer communications commitments and issue resolution.
• Collaborate with designers advanced manufacturing engineering and other technical experts to understand design challenges and ensure we meet product requirements
• Develop proficiency/mastery in existing calculators and engineering tools along with the facilitation and creation of new design and analysis tools as needed.
• Analyze and quantify the value versus the applied cost of compression technologies in end-use applications.
• Conceive and implement development and testing plans with an approach towards risk mitigation while coordinating with appropriate resources to drive results.
• Apply and support the incorporation of Lean principles and techniques into the New Product Development process.

REQUIRED EDUCATION EXPERIENCE & SKILLS:

• Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering Technology plus seven (7) years of relevant industry experience.
• Strong project management skills including developing program schedules and driving team decisions.
• Clearly and accurately communicate both written and verbally at all levels of the organization and with customers.
• Ability to lead handle and prioritize multiple assignments.
• Basic working knowledge of advanced analytical techniques and how to deploy them.
• Ability to travel up to 10% for the position.
• Legal authorization to work in the United States - Sponsorship is not available for this position.

PREFERRED EDUCATION EXPERIENCE & SKILLS:

• Ten (10) years of relevant experience or combined equivalent work/education experience.
• Masters Degree in Engineering.
• Demonstrated product development experience.
• Prior HVAC/R experience.
• Experience in developing high-speed rotating equipment.
• Deep domain proficiency in one or more of the following domains: applied physics machine design dynamics thermodynamics materials fatigue/fracture mechanics and/or bearing design.
• Experience with LEAN methodologies LEAN product development and passion for continuous improvement.

Schedule

This role is based onsite in Sidney OH five days a week. There is flexibility with remote work as needed.

Why Work in the Greater Miami Valley Area
Our facility is located in Sidney OH conveniently located within driving distance to several larger cities such as Dayton Troy and Columbus. The areas generally low costs of living excellent school systems and low crime rates create a family-friendly environment. The area is home to several growing communities with restaurants festivals shopping and arts scenes that make them exciting places to live and work.

About Our Location
Our newly renovated Sidney campus has 1M square feet of manufacturing floor with an additional 120k square feet of leading-edge lab facilities. This location is the headquarters for our HVACR Americas business unit. Through our many years of compressor expertise our products help bring comfort and convenience to refrigeration commercial industrial and residential spaces. Approximately 1600 employees work in Sidney who all support a multitude of business functions. With the blend of businesses and functions represented under this one roof there are many opportunities for advancement within the Sidney location. Learn more about us!

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