Staff Engineer - Electromechanical & Controls
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About the role
As a Staff Engineer - Electromechanical & Controls, you will play a critical role in driving material productivity initiatives across Carrier's HVAC businesses. You will lead high‑impact electromechanical and control box projects from concept through production release, directly contributing to cost optimization, product robustness, and business profitability. This role bridges Engineering and Finance, delivering validated "hard savings" while ensuring safety, compliance, and technical excellence.
Responsibilities
- As a Staff Engineer, you'll be responsible for:
- Leading Sch B material productivity projects for Electromechanical and Control Box commodities across multiple business units (RES, LCML, CML).
- Designing, developing, and evaluating electrical and electronic components, systems, and circuitry for HVAC equipment.
- Applying deep expertise in electrical, electronic, and control systems integrated with HVAC units to drive optimized designs.
- Managing capital projects above USD $1M, from concept validation through production release.
- Developing and delivering the annual Material Productivity savings plan and building a 3‑year technology roadmap.
- Partnering cross‑functionally with Engineering, Finance, Supply Chain, and external integrators to ensure project success.
- Leading technical reviews, design validation, benchmarking, supplier evaluations, and subsystem qualification.
- Maintaining regulatory compliance and agency certifications (ETL/UL), ensuring accuracy of certification files.
- Coaching and mentoring engineers across multiple manufacturing sites, supporting technical development and issue resolution.
- Driving continuous improvement, corrective actions, and robust engineering practices across product lifecycles.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
- 10+ years of experience as an Electrical / Electronics Engineer in product development, sustaining, validation, or application engineering.
- Strong expertise in electrical and electronic components, electromechanical systems, and controls.
- Experience managing large‑scale engineering programs with budgets greater than USD $1M.
- Knowledge of certification and compliance processes (ETL, UL).
- Proven technical leadership experience, including mentoring engineers and leading peer reviews.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in a global, cross‑functional environment.
- Although not required, it would be nice if you have:
- Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
- Familiarity with HVAC/R systems and control methodologies.
- Experience with DFMEA, tolerance analysis, simulation, and statistical engineering tools.
- Exposure to building automation systems or complex control architectures.
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Build a career with confidence Carrier Global Corporation, a global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions, is committed to creating solutions that matter for people and our planet for generations to come. From the beginning, we've led in inventing new technologies and entirely new industries. Today, we continue to lead because we have a world‑class, diverse workforce that puts the customer at the center of everything we do.
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