Lead Engineer M&S

At Trane TechnologiesTM and through our businesses including Trane® and Thermo King®, we create innovative climate solutions for buildings, homes, and transportation that challenge what's possible for a sustainable world. We're a team that dares to look at the world's challenges and see impactful possibilities. We believe in a better future when we uplift others and enable our people to thrive at work and at home. We boldly go.

The Lead Engineer, Modeling & Simulation designs, develops and maintains Next generation HVAC&R and Buildings System and component Modeling solutions, supporting key strategic areas for the company, to meet the sustainability goals of 1GT CO2e reduction by 2030. The successful candidate will work in a team environment to coordinate with multiple internal global teams and external partners. The role supports major design and product teams with modeling & analysis tool usage for faster, first time-right innovation and greater productivity. The role plays an active technology leadership in evaluating new and innovative technologies as they appear for potential commercial value. The successful candidate also improves and standardizes application of digital capabilities across different business units, providing sound guidance to end-users and sharing best practices globally.

Core Job Responsibilities (others may be added):

• Develop and implement state-of-the-art physics/data-based system models (0D/1D) to enable performance predictions, and transient analyses, supporting key strategic areas like electrification and decarbonization.
• Works closely with global team members, cross-functional associates and internal customers in dynamic environment, to understand the implications of modeling results and drive system level optimization and answer critical design questions through modeling results.
• Collaborates with internal customers to address design and control algorithm challenges through modeling and simulation.
• Lead the evaluation of new and innovative technologies as they appear for potential commercial value, either as disruptive competition or prospective new products or services for the company.
• Improves and standardizes application of tools and models across business units, providing sound guidance and training to end-users and sharing best practices.
• Develop and communicate clear understanding of customer requirements and meet or exceed those expectations.
• Conceptualize & develop project ideas leading to new advanced capability development in related domain areas to keep TT to the leading edge of technology.
• Network across the organization to identify and communicate opportunities to apply Advanced system modeling and simulation to product design and processes.
• Participate in long term technology roadmap development discussions and help build new external partnerships for Trane Technologies.
• Conceptualize & develop project ideas leading to new advanced capability development in related domain areas to keep TT to the leading edge of technology.
• Define features, phases and solution requirements, including specifications according to which modeling solution is managed and delivered.
• Leads internal strategic projects and reports project progress for quality, deliverables and cost.
• Overnight Travel - approximately 10%.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Engineering or Computer Science and at least 3 years of modeling and/or simulation experience is required.
• PhD with an emphasis in Thermodynamic/HVAC/building sciences is a plus.

Key Competencies:

• Experience with HVAC systems modeling, Building energy management systems or HVAC equipment and controls required
• Experience with Modelica based system modeling preferred.
• Practical experience of working with MATLAB/Simulink based platforms is required.
• Experience with systems optimization desirable.
• Emphasis in computer programming or related experience desirable.
• Experience with Energy Plus, and other building modeling tools - desirable
• Experience and familiarity working in a research-oriented environment preferred.
• Must be an innovative self-starter capable of setting and meeting goals and deadlines, and of making critical business decisions.
• Must have proven ability to perform and communicate effectively in a team environment.
• Knowledge in the areas of Machine learning, Predictive Maintenance and Controls desirable.
• Deep intellectual curiosity and Industrial awareness. Applying creativity, innovation, advanced approaches, and technologies in performing M&S to advance modelling and simulation capability for the organization.

We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits and programs. We are an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, pregnancy, age, marital status, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any legally protected status.