- Field
- Engineering, other disciplines
- Location
- Dallas, TX
- Work model
- Onsite
- Level
- Mid
- Pay
- $95k to $125k
What you would own
- You will champion continuous improvement by bridging engineering, sourcing, and manufacturing to deliver measurable bottom-line impact.
- Key Responsibilities Teardowns & Benchmarking: Independently lead product teardowns and competitive benchmarking to identify cost-reduction and design-improvement opportunities.
- Cost Analysis & Modeling: Build bottom-up cost models encompassing materials, direct labor, overhead, and logistics.
- Apply Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Service (DFS) principles to propose and evaluate design alternatives.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with sourcing and quality teams in supplier reviews and cost-reduction workshops.
- Validation & Testing: Support supplier component qualification and validation testing to verify that proposed changes meet all functional requirements.
- Manage and track small-scale cost-out projects from concept through implementation, presenting business cases to key stakeholders.
- Provide guidance and informal mentoring to junior engineers and interns.
What they are looking for
- 2, 5 years of professional engineering experience, including at least 1, 2 years in product design or manufacturing engineering.
- Experience in the HVAC or thermal systems industry is strongly preferred.
- Lean or Six Sigma Green Belt certification is a plus.
- Solid foundation in HVAC systems, thermodynamics, heat transfer, and fluid mechanics.
- Proficiency in 3D CAD modeling (SolidWorks, Inventor, Creo, or similar).
- Familiarity with PLM systems (Windchill, Teamcenter, Autodesk Vault), Engineering Change Notices (ECNs), and Bill of Materials (BOM) management.
- Working knowledge of relevant industry standards (ASHRAE, AHRI, UL, DOE).
Everything above is the hiring company’s own words, with the company name taken out. The name, the team, and the interview steps come with the first conversation.