Lead Engineer

Company: Ingersoll-Rand
Location: La Crosse
Posted on: January 17, 2020

Job Description:

At Ingersoll Rand we are passionate about inspiring progress around the world. We advance the quality of life by creating comfortable, sustainable and efficient environments. Our people and our family of brands-including Club Car-- , Ingersoll Rand-- , Thermo King-- , Trane-- , American Standard-- Heating & Air Conditioning and ARO-- - work together to enhance the quality and comfort of air in homes and buildings; transport and protect food and perishables; and increase industrial productivity and efficiency. We are a global business committed to a world of sustainable progress and enduring results. For more information, visit www.ingersollrand.com .

Ingersoll Rand is a diverse and inclusive environment. We are an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to hiring a diverse workforce; including individuals with disabilities and United States qualified protected veterans.

Job Summary :

This Lead Engineer is responsible for all aspects of equipment design for Commercial HVAC scroll and screw chiller products. This includes, but is not limited to design creation, change management during development, design for manufacturability, product cost, performance, quality, reliability, and delivery of design deliverables to schedule. Depending on project, the Lead Engineer will either own or collaborate with the Program Management Office to create and maintain the development schedule, plan and manage the workload of the design team. Additionally, the Lead Engineer will contribute to projects as an SME in their specialty. The Lead Engineer may also have the responsibility to define and approve engineering work content that maybe assigned to other functional resource groups such as the Ingersoll Rand Engineering Technology Centers, Compressor Engineering, Thermal Systems Engineering, Controls Engineering, etc.

To be successful, this Lead Engineer will need to collaborate closely with Scroll and Screw Chiller Engineering teams located in Pueblo, CO and La Crosse, WI along with support organizations located in Shanghai, China and Bangalore, India. Together, these teams collaborate to deliver significant modifications to existing product lines, development of new product lines and value engineering projects.

Core Job Responsibilities (others may be added):

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• Defining, planning, and approving the engineering activities of the engineering team. This includes defining and approving work content that may be assigned to other functional resource groups.
• Design of mechanical sub-systems with a focus on part re-use within a modular architecture for scroll and screw chiller designs. This includes heat exchangers, compressors, controls, electrical design, general assembly, and any other required subsystems.
• Able to provide direction to SME resources in structural and thermal analysis, as well as interpret the results to draw conclusions to provide project/product direction.
• Specification, selection, and qualification of all purchased components/assemblies or internally supplied components. Supports PPAP needs as required including release to support PPAP timing.
• Responsible for management and approval of changes to the design throughout the design process from concept generation through release of all design deliverables.
• Follow accepted design and review practices including DFMEA, DVP&R, design reviews utilizing subject matter experts, and others as specified in Ingersoll Rand's Product Development process.
• Incorporate DFM features to support efficient processes that are aligned with the manufacturing processes.
• Compliance to agreed-upon marketing requirements. This includes but is not limited to performance requirements, cost goals, schedule, and other product feature sets.
• Collaborate with cross-functional team and Program Management Office to coordinate NPD activities for successful product launch at manufacturing facilities.
• Collaborate with other engineering teams for the support sustaining, quality improvement, and VA/VE engineering activities.
• Both domestic and international travel will be required. Estimated travel time is 10-15%.
  
  
  Minimum Qualifications:
  
  
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  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Engineering Technology and at least 7 years of experience in product design is required.
  • Master's Degree is a plus (but not required).
    
    
    Key Competencies:
    
    
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    • Able to function as both a project leader, providing direction to the cross-functional product engineering team, and as a contributor delivering on select design elements for the project.
    • Mechanical design of systems, sub-systems, and their associated interfaces.
    • Working knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
    • Excellent verbal and written communication skills - ability to communicate up, down, and across the enterprise organization.
    • Experience with thermal and mechanical engineering analysis
    • Familiarity with PLM and CAD
    • Experience with project management software.
    • Contribute to a winning culture by demonstrating high personal energy and a sense of urgency - while maintaining high integrity and ethical actions.
      
      
      We are committed to helping you reach your professional, personal and financial goals. We offer competitive compensation that aligns with our business strategies and comprehensive benefits to help you live your healthiest. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse culture that engages as well as values the different backgrounds and experiences of our employee, which, in turn, spurs innovation, generates creative solutions and enhances our customer relations.
      
      If you share our passion for inspiring progress-for bringing about bold shifts in how people, economies and societies operate-then you belong with Ingersoll Rand. Progress begins with you!

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