Product Development Engineer I

Job Description

Make your mark at the world's largest HVAC company

Why You'll Love Working for Daikin:

• We're a group who operates with a people-centered mindset, believing in the unlimited potential of each employee, with a goal of driving our company to its fullest potential.
• Our goal is to "Perfect the Air". We do this through cutting edge innovation sustainability efforts while meeting the HVAC needs of thousands of customers - expanding over 160 countries!
• Our culture is unrivaled. Daikin operates under 8 Core Values which are embedded into every aspect of our business. It's through these values that we continuously strive to build a place where everyone can be authentic, feel valued and heard, and have a sense of purpose and belonging.

The HVAC Product Development Engineer will assist with the development of one or more primary systems or sub-systems on commercial HVAC equipment. Daikin Applied is looking for a new Product Development Engineer to join our rapidly growing organization. The work environment is fast-paced and the candidate must be driven with a high attention to detail. The success of the organization relies on the success of the team so the individual must be a team-player with excellent communication skills and eager to collaborate and learn.

The Job responsibilities encompass 3 categories listed below:

• Technical Development of HVAC equipment using engineering fundamentals such as heat transfer, fluid dynamics and mechanical analysis. Leading and contributing on the design of the following subsystems:
  • vapor compression refrigeration systems
  • fans, motors, mechanical drives, and variable speed technologies
  • Indoor Air Quality solutions: filtration media, ventilation, UV lighting
  • energy recovery systems: heat wheels, air-to air heat exchangers
  • heating systems: gas furnaces, electric resistance heaters, hot water coils
  • cabinetry/structural systems: leakage and pressure testing, accelerated life testing, seismic and wind loading
  • unit controls design and validation: sequence of operation, control algorithms, associated control devices

• Laboratory testing and validation of HVAC systems. Collaborate on cross functional teams to test our equipment in our state-of-the-art Technology Center. Gain hands on exposure to the operation and function of commercial HVAC equipment.
• Provide technical leadership to bring design concepts to production solutions.
  • Partner with CAD designers to execute product designs
  • Collaborate with advanced simulation teams to perform FEA and CFD analysis of design concepts
  • Coordinate with manufacturing and supply chain teams to transform engineering designs into production equipment

What's in It For You:

• Medical/Dental/Vision coverage, PTO, 401K match, support for community involvement and much more!
• The ability to make an impact and shape your career with a company that is passionate about growth
• The support of an organization that believes it is vital to include and engage diverse people, perspectives, and ideas to achieve our best

What you will Bring:

• Minimum 4-year degree in engineering or related technical field.
• 0-2 years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Requires detailed knowledge of engineering, preferably in the HVAC industry.
• PC skills including Microsoft office applications.
• Basic skills with CAD applications, a plus.
• Strong organizational, interpersonal and communications skills.

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About Us

Building a more sustainable planet. Creating comfortable, healthy spaces for people to connect, live and work. Perfecting the air we share.

Daikin Applied is not just an HVAC company. We're part of a global technology powerhouse that uses Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) to transform the world. We're innovators and leaders. Not only as a business, but as individuals.

We invest in our people, and our people invest in our customers and communities. This mutual commitment is the reason for our dynamic growth. So is an inclusive culture that encourages everyone to come to work as their whole selves and come together as a team that welcomes unique ideas, perspectives and backgrounds.

You see, we're not just innovating on the outside. We're innovating on the inside to unlock people's unlimited potential and bring out the diverse and groundbreaking ideas that will help us solve today's most pressing challenges.

That's why Daikin offers more than a job. Here's where you'll be heard, be valued, belong -- and be able to make your mark.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

It is the policy of Daikin Applied to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, gender identification, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, marital status, membership or activity in a local commission, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.