Refrigeration R&D Engineer

About Midea America Corp:

Midea America Corp. is one of the worlds largest home appliance brands offering the most comprehensive selection of products in the world to fully serve the needs of day-to-day living at home at work or anywhere else you North America we strive to aim high put the customer first transform and innovate the marketplace utilizing our commitment dedication inclusion and partnership with our teams. We are a global company with over 150000 employees and operations in more than 195 countries. As a publicly listed company we are also ranked #245 as a Fortune Global 500 company and offer one of the most comprehensive ranges in the home appliance industry.

Job Title: Refrigeration R&D Engineer

Job Summary:

The Refrigeration R&D Engineer is responsible for the research and development of North American Refrigerator Products focusing on mechanical component and structural design feature development collaboration and establishing plans and milestone tracking. This position is full-time and fully on-site with some domestic and international travel required (less than 10% annually).

Duties/Responsibilities:

Analyze consumer insights product performance data and competitive benchmarking to ideate package and pitch new technologies and feature concepts for inclusion in a multigenerational product and technology roadmap.

Own feature design and development from concept to production. Create robust digital and physical models new specifications and expand the intellectual property portfolio for Refrigerator products.

Own prototype design and fabrication optimizing for fabrication methods post-processing and material selection in both additive and subtractive rapid prototyping manufacturing.

Design and build experimental test setups to validate novel features for function quality and reliability. Author test procedures analyze experimental data and develop new specifications.

Responsible for quality cost and reliability improvements of related parts.

Assist with root cause analyses and develop design and quality improvement projects based on field returns quality data and testing.

Implement projects and special tasks as needed.

Travel to China is required less than 10% annually.

Required Skills/Abilities:

Proficient in parametric modeling in SolidWorks UG Creo or AutoCAD.

Proficient with additive and subtractive rapid prototyping methods.

Familiarity with plastics manufacturing and metal fabrication.

Strong communication problem-solving and analytical skills.

Organized self-starter with strong task-prioritization skills.

Familiarity with patents and refrigeration technology trends.

Structural thermal or CFD simulation experience is a plus.

Basic experience with microcontrollers for automation and data logging is a plus.

Preferred Qualifications:

Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.

5 years of ice and water feature development or innovation experience.

Education and Experience:

Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.

10 years of refrigeration experience working in product development or innovation.

Experience with UG Creo SolidWorks AutoCAD or similar modeling software.

Familiarity with patents and technology trends in refrigeration.

Disclaimer:

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities. Duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

EEO Statement:

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. All employment is decided based on qualifications merit and business need.