Sr. Mechanical Engineer, Water Products

Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC US LLC is looking for a Sr. Mechanical Engineer, Water Products in the Atlanta, GA or Charlotte, NC areas.

POSITION SUMMARY:

This role is responsible for providing the Commercial sales team, and its customers, with support to solve complex engineering and design problems. While this position will support all commercial products, its focus will be on an exciting commercial domestic water heating product offered by METUS. This person will manage all aspects of technical support for these products including, but not limited to, design assistance, project management support, technical training, and technical competitive analysis. This person will work closely with the sales, service, and product development teams to become the Business Unit’s subject matter expert on domestic water heating products. This person should have a desire to start on the ground floor with a product that will grow significantly in the years ahead.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

The essential functions of the position include, but are not limited to the following:

• Act as the subject matter expert and lead the project management process on commercial domestic water heating products.
• Provide technical and application support for commercial water heating products through the development of technical materials, application training, competitive analysis, and design best practices for the BU sales team and external customers.
• Provide Tier 2 support for BU sales team, METUS distribution, and the HVAC specification community on how to resolve complex application and technical design challenges.
• Developing engineering and application white papers to address issues and concerns specific to domestic hot water products in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.
• Work alongside another Mechanical Engineer to provide mechanical engineering and design support on other METUS HVAC products to the BU as needed.
• Collaborate with other BU Mechanical Engineers and METUS Applications Team to develop technical materials to solve customer concerns.
• Act as a liaison between BU Sales team and METUS Applications and Product Development teams to provide product ideas, evaluate technical documentation, and present application ideas for evaluation.
• Collaborates with BU Management to define annual requirements (i.e., budget, software, and hardware investments, etc.) to support the BU.
• Willing to travel up to 30 % to for various Company meetings and training both domestically and possibly internationally.
• Other Duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• B.S degree in mechanical engineering or similar technical degree from ABET accredited engineering program.
• Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering, or similar discipline, preferred.
• 10+ years of HVAC or plumbing mechanical engineering or application engineering experience, specifically in the space heating or domestic water heating concentration.
• Self-motivated, and has a desire to start on the ground floor with a unique product.
• Experience with engineering software tools, such as AutoCAD, Revit, Trane Trace 3D Plus, is preferred.
• Understanding of HVACR and psychometrics concepts, in addition to plumbing, is ideal.
• P.E license and / or LEED A.P accredited professional preferred.
• Demonstrated track record of managing technical and complex products from an application or engineering standpoint.
• Experience in project management preferred.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office; AutoCAD, energy modeling software and Revit experience preferred.
• Strong communication, technical writing, and presentation / training skills.
• Team player demonstrating METUS core values including a desire to win together, deliver excellence, drive sustainability, focus on execution and learn continuously.

The base pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $111,200 and $152,900 per year, however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including target bonus plans and discretionary awards. Subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans then in effect, eligible employees may enroll in a 401(k) plan, as well as participate in Company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance plans for the employee and the employee’s eligible dependents. Employees will also receive 80 hours of vacation per year, 56 hours of paid sick leave annually, and 13 paid holidays throughout the calendar year, depending on hire date. Employees may also take up to 12 weeks of paid or unpaid [parental/disability/emergency/etc.] leave, if eligible.

ABOUT MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC TRANE HVAC US

Formed in 2018, Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC US (METUS) is a leading provider of ductless and VRF systems in the United States and Latin America. A 50 percent – 50 percent joint venture between Ingersoll Rand plc and Mitsubishi Electric US, Inc., the company provides innovative products, systems and solutions capable of cooling and heating any application from a home to a large commercial building. METUS is a leading marketer of Zoned Comfort Solutions® and Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) air-conditioning and heating technology. Systems sold by the joint venture include a wide variety of technologically advanced products designed to deliver superior efficiency, comfort and control.