LEAD MECHANICAL ENGINEER

Company Overview :

Lennox (NYSE : LII) is an industry leader in energy-efficient climate-control solutions founded over a century ago on the principles of integrity and innovation.

Dedicated to sustainability and creating comfortable, healthier environments for our residential and commercial customers while reducing their carbon footprint, we lead the field in innovation with our cooling, heating, indoor air quality, and refrigeration systems.

Heatcraft Refrigeration is a long-standing leader in the world of commercial refrigeration, providing climate-control solutions.

Their state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in the cities of Stone Mountain and Tifton, Georgia, produce evaporators, condensers, compressor racks, and other top-quality refrigeration products for their six market-leading brands : Bohn, Larkin, Climate Control, Chandler, Magna Industrial and InterLink.

Heatcraft products are primarily used to preserve food and other perishables in supermarkets, convenience stores, restaurants, warehouses and distribution centers, in addition to other applications such as data centers, pharmaceutical and industrial process cooling.

Location : Stone Mountain, GA (Hybrid-Monday through Thursday in the office with the option to work at home on Friday)

Job Description :

Commercial refrigeration equipment design (condensing units, unit coolers, and air-cooled condensers), also including but not limited to maintenance work to support manufacturing production, product investigations to support customer requests, and implementation and testing of refrigeration control systems.

Size and select components associated with refrigeration systems including compressors, valves, air movers, motors, heat exchangers.

Design refrigerant piping system. Calculate refrigeration loads using refrigerant properties. Create test procedures for units being developed.

Qualify equipment for appropriate agency listing. Function as a high-performance technical expert in the Product Engineering department as a hands-on team member.

• Subject matter expert in HVAC / R systems for design / development and qualification.
• Develops and applies advanced mechanical engineering design methods, theories and research techniques in the investigation and solution of, complex and advanced technical problems.
• Liaison between lab and Engineering group, and leading the team in navigating through testing challenges, brainstorming and implementation of solutions for future product testing in the lab.
• Coordinates the efforts of engineers, CAD designers and, technical support staff. May provide work leadership for lower-level employees
• Expert knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles, involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.

Ability to work efficiently with minimal supervision.

• Expected to learn and follow company procedures and standards.
• Must be self-motivated and able to drive projects to completion.
• Expected to navigate SAP business system to mine product information.
• Expected to learn product families.
• Expected to review literature, patents, and current practices relevant to the solution of assigned projects.
• Will manage multiple projects / tasks including schedule and goal management.
• Will lead engineering tasks for multi-stage product development projects.
• Document best practices for use by peers.
• Utilize engineering tools / calculations to complete tasks.
• Interpret safety and performance standards.
• Expected to select components for electro-mechanical and electronic control systems.
• Expected to identify / create new engineering tools to increase efficiency.
• Create plans and initiate requests for the testing of product designs.
• Create test plans and work closely with lab personnel for Performance / reliability and safety agency (UL, NSF) related testing.
• Work closely with internal and external customers to understand requirements and translate requirements into engineering actions.
• Employee will be located in Stone Mountain, GA with the expectation that they may have to travel 5-10% of their time.

Qualifications :

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

To be successful in this role, you will need to have the following :

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical engineering is strongly preferred.
• At least 8 years of relevant work experience in design and development of Refrigeration / HVAC.
• Strong technical expert in design, testing and certification of refrigeration systems and understanding of applications
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to prioritize and work on several projects at the same time and to adhere to project schedules.
• Ability to work with component suppliers.
• Ability to work on cross functional teams.
• Flexible and able to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment.
• Requires strong organizational skills.
• Knowledge of electro-mechanical control systems is a plus.
• Experience with SAP is a plus.
• CAD experience is a plus.

WHAT WE OFFER

At Heatcraft, we realize that our greatest assets are our employees. Thats why we are committed to providing limitless opportunities for growth and development of all our employees, largely promoting from within the organization.

This position is a hybrid role working Monday through Thursday in the office with the option to work at home on Friday.

• Competitive base salary
• Excellent medical plans designed to support healthy lifestyles
• Mental and financial health programs
• Outstanding 401K with company matching and 1-year bonus
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Community involvement opportunities
• Robust Employee Assistance Program
• And much, much more!

WE VALUE DIVERSITY

Here at Heatcraft, we believe that diversity and inclusion are critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.

Our goal is to build workplaces that reflect the communities where we live and work, support the growth and development of each team member as they strive to reach their full potential and empower them to be their authentic selves.

Heatcraft is an equal opportunity employer.

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