Product Engineer - Compressors

Job Description

Make your mark at the world's largest HVAC company

Why You'll Love Working for Daikin:

• We're a group that 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.

At Daikin Applied, the Product Engineer - Compressors will be responsible for engineering aspects of products released to production after initial design development, including the design of special order and customized products, maintenance, and minor additions to existing products.

A Day in the Life:

• Provide solutions to a variety of technical problems of moderate scope and complexity.
• Identify compressor components that can be machined in-house and work with the machining and production teams to execute manufacturing in-house.
• Design fixtures and identify tooling to support manufacturing.
• Create or update drawings or models to reflect latest compressor design.
• Give advice, analyze information, and provide technical guidance within a specific function for others within the organization, including Marketing, Applications, Manufacturing, and Purchasing.
• Design modifications to standard products for specific customer needs, to an acceptable quality, performance, safety, and cost standard.
• Support product/development testing and design activities in support of engineering objectives.

  Assist in designing components and test fixtures as required in testing and qualification of new concepts or supplier components.

• Assist in using manufacturing techniques such as lean manufacturing 5S, Kaizen, Value Stream Mapping to improve productivity.
• Assist in various Cost Improvement Goals, proposing new ideas and initiating cost reduction and product improvement effort to increase overall value of product.
• Provide timely resolution of field service problems using sound engineering judgment.
• Take on project management responsibilities and work on business process improvement projects.
• Keep current on product and component technology improvements and industry trends to effectively perform functions of the position.
• Investigate engineering/manufacturing issues related to assembly of product and take corrective action to prevent recurrence of problems.
• Develop tools to measure, monitor, and improve product bill of material accuracy and product throughput in the plant.
• Maintain agency and regulatory approval status (UL, CRN, ASME, KHK, CE, etc.)
• Maintain product documentation to assure engineering documentation, drafting documentation, and product are consistent.

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:

• Bachelor's degree (Technical, Scientific, Engineering), 10 or more years of related experience.
• Project Management experience in a technical field for example: HVAC, CNC Machining, new product development
• Proficient with Solidworks, Agile, EPDM and/or other computer based design and part database software
• Experience with government and/or certification agencies and their requirements such as UL/ETL, ISO, etc.
• Skilled in Lean manufacturing practices
• CNC Machining skills and experience

Work visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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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.