Manager, Refrigeration Engineering
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Job Location:
Marietta, GA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
2 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)Environmental Conditions
OfficeJob Description
As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team youll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research solving complex analytical challenges improving patient diagnostics and therapies or increasing productivity in their laboratories we are here to support them.
DESCRIPTION:
Join our Refrigeration Engineering team and contribute to innovation that enables customers to make the world healthier cleaner and safer. As Manager Refrigeration Engineering (ULT) you will lead the design development and sustainment of cascade refrigeration systems supporting Thermo Fishers cold storage and ultra-low temperature (ULT) product portfolio.
In this hands-on leadership role you will guide a team of refrigeration engineers and technicians to deliver high-performance energy-efficient and compliant cooling solutions. You will partner closely with Product Management Controls Engineering Quality and Regulatory teams to define refrigeration system and control requirements maintain traceability and ensure products meet customer performance and regulatory expectations throughout the product lifecycle.
WHAT YOU WILL DO:
Refrigeration System & Technical Leadership
- Lead and manage a global refrigeration engineering organization responsible for cascade vapor-compression systems used in ULT freezers and cold storage platforms.
- Own refrigeration system architecture and strategy aligned with product roadmaps and platform reuse initiatives.
- Provide technical oversight for sealed-system design including compressors heat exchangers refrigerants controls interfaces and safety devices.
- Drive modular scalable and reusable refrigeration solutions across multiple product platforms.
Simulation Modeling & Innovation
- Lead the use of thermal modeling system simulation and analytical tools to predict performance efficiency and reliability.
- Guide design trade studies using modeling and empirical data to optimize system performance and energy consumption.
- Champion advanced development initiatives to mature next-generation refrigeration technologies and support intellectual property creation.
Product Development & Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Collaborate with mechanical electrical and controls engineering teams through all phases of the toll-gate NPD process.
- Partner with manufacturing and operations teams to ensure robust design transfer and global production readiness.
- Support products manufactured across multiple global facilities.
- Contribute to component sub-system and system-level technology roadmaps.
Requirements Compliance & Traceability
- Partner with Product Management Controls Engineering Quality and Regulatory to develop and maintain refrigeration and control requirements.
- Ensure traceability from customer and regulatory requirements through verification and validation evidence.
- Ensure refrigeration designs meet applicable regulatory and certification requirements (e.g. UL IEC FDA CE CSA Energy Star).
- Drive standardization of system-level specifications test plans and validation methods.
People Program & Financial Leadership
- Develop budgets resource plans and schedules in partnership with NPD project managers and leadership.
- Balance internal resources global engineering contractors and third-party support.
- Coach mentor and develop engineers and technicians to build technical capability and leadership depth.
- Foster a culture of safety quality accountability and continuous improvement.
- Travel: Up to 10% domestic travel.
REQUIREMENTS:
Education
- Bachelors degree in mechanical engineering systems engineering chemical engineering physics or related discipline
- Coursework in thermodynamics heat transfer and fluid mechanics strongly preferred
- Masters degree preferred
Experience
- 5 years of experience leading teams in the design and evaluation of refrigeration or thermal systems
- 3 years of hands-on experience developing vapor-compression systems for cold storage or HVAC/R products cascade systems preferred.
- Experience using natural refrigerants and other low GWP refrigerants in system designs.
- Experience supporting regulated products (e.g. UL 61010 ISO 13485 ISO 14971 FDA CE CSA Energy Star)
- Experience with thermal system modeling simulation and performance testing
- Experience analyzing empirical test data to guide design decisions
- Familiarity with data acquisition systems automated testing and technical documentation
- Familiarity with Lean / PPI methodologies and continuous improvement systems
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
- Strong foundation in vapor-compression and cascade refrigeration systems
- Expertise in thermal modeling simulation and performance optimization
- Strong analytical problem-solving and root-cause analysis skills
- Experience using engineering tools such as EES thermal modeling software and Microsoft Office
- Ability to translate complex technical concepts into actionable business decisions
- Strong leadership communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Excellent organizational skills in a fast-paced multi-project environment
- Commitment to safety quality and operational excellence
Required Experience:
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