VAVE Systems Engineering

About Carrier

Carrier Global Corporation global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions is committed to creating innovations that bring comfort safety and sustainability to life. Through cutting-edge advancements in climate solutions such as temperature control air quality and transportation we improve lives empower critical industries and ensure safe transport of food lifesaving medicines and more. Since inventing modern air conditioning in 1902 we lead with purpose: enhancing the lives we live and the world we share. We continue to lead because of our world-class inclusive workforce that puts the customer at the center of everything we do. For more information visit or follow on Carrier social media at @Carrier.

About the Role

The VAVE Systems Engineer serves as a technical leader responsible for identifying developing and implementing product and process cost-reduction initiatives across Carriers commercial HVAC portfolio. This role combines advanced engineering expertise value engineering methodologies project leadership and cross-functional collaboration to deliver significant cost savings while maintaining product performance quality reliability safety and compliance.

In this role you will independently lead complex projects mentor junior engineers and influence engineering and business decisions across multiple product platforms to support annual productivity goals and margin expansion strategies.

Key Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership: Lead complex cost-reduction projects from concept through production implementation. Serve as the technical authority for assigned product families driving decisions using data rigorous testing and engineering judgment.
• Value Engineering & Cost Reduction: Lead Value Engineering (VE) VA/VE and Design-to-Cost activities to identify cost-reduction opportunities through:Design simplification and material optimizationComponent standardization and alternate technologiesSupplier-driven innovation and manufacturing efficiency improvements
• Business Case & Financial Impact: Build business cases and project justifications that quantify cost savings investment requirements risks and implementation timing to support margin improvement objectives.
• Product Development & Validation: Develop engineering concepts calculations models drawings specifications and validation plans. Coordinate prototype builds testing and qualification while managing engineering releases (ECNs BOM updates technical signoffs).
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Supply Chain Sourcing Manufacturing Quality Service Product Management and Finance teams to execute productivity programs and present updates to leadership.
• Risk Management: Lead technical risk assessments and Design FMEA activities. Evaluate the impact of proposed changes on performance warranty manufacturability and customer experience developing mitigation plans for identified risks.
• Mentoring & Best Practices: Mentor and coach junior engineers on tools product knowledge and cost-reduction methodologies. Lead design reviews help establish standard work and contribute to organizational capability development.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Mechanical Electrical or Systems Engineering.
• 8 years of engineering experience in product development sustaining engineering value engineering or cost-reduction programs.
• 3 years leading cross-functional technical teams and engineering improvement initiatives.

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification.
• Hands-on experience with Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA) Design FMEA DOE and reliability engineering.
• Proficiency with Creo Windchill PLM systems and engineering analysis tools.

Pay Range

The annual salary for this position is between $96000.00 - $192000.00 annually. Factors which may affect pay within this range include but are not limited to skills education experience and other unique qualifications of the successful candidate. The pay range will not be below the minimum wage applicable to the jurisdiction in which the applicant is to be employed.

Other Compensation

Thisposition is entitled to short-term cash incentives subject to plan requirements.

Benefits

Employees are eligible for benefits including:

• Health Care Benefits: Medical Dental Vision; Wellness incentives

• Retirement Benefits

• Time off and Leave: Paid vacation days up to 15 days; paid sick days up to 5 days; paid personal leave up to 5 days; paid holidays up to 13 days; birth and adoption leave; parental leave; family and medical leave; bereavement leave; jury duty leave; military leave; purchased vacation

• Disability: Short-term and long-term disability

• Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment

• Tax-Advantaged Accounts: Health Savings Account; Health Care Spending Account; Dependent Care Spending Account

• Tuition Assistance

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Carrier EEO Statement and Accommodations Process

Carrier is 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 age disability or veteran status or any other applicable state or federal protected class. Carrier provides affirmative action in employment for qualified individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with section 503 of Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act.

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Application Deadline

Applications will be accepted for at least 3 days fromJobPosting Date: 24 September 2026

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Use of AI

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