Staff Research Engineer

4 weeks ago

East Syracuse, New York, United States Carrier Full time
About this role

Carrier is seeking a highly skilled Staff Research Engineer to join our team in East Syracuse, NY. As a technical lead, you will be responsible for developing novel systems in support of Carrier's plan to develop the next generation of sustainable building solutions.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and design innovative HVAC&R technologies and associated systems, considering architecture, design, performance, components, and materials selection, cost, manufacturability, technology safety, regulatory compliance, and reliability.
  • Develop HVAC&R system architectures with novel technologies using analytical and model-based design tools and methodologies.
  • Identify risks and develop mitigation plans by working with multidisciplinary teams, SMEs, and stakeholders to drive and implement appropriate risk reduction methodologies.
  • Design at-scale experimental setups for demonstrating performance and risk mitigation while ensuring that critical characteristics and timelines are met.
  • Validate multiscale model-based predictions through experimentation and analysis.
  • Develop technology value propositions by analyzing system performance against KPIs such as load capacity, efficiency, reliability, and meeting initial and operational cost targets.
  • Develop robust IP strategies to ensure freedom to practice for the technology.
  • Support the identification, creation, and growth of disruptive technology project pipelines, aligned with themes in disruptive HVAC&R, sustainability, and service.
  • Review journals, patents, and publicly available data to synthesize technical feasibility and risks, as well as propose strategies.
  • Collaborate and coordinate with global team members, other functions with Carrier, and external partners/universities.
Required Qualifications
  • Masters in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Automotive, Thermal, or Chemical, or Systems Engineering.
  • 5+ years of experience in thermal engineering or systems engineering related to technology development.
  • 3+ years of experience in the areas of heat transfer or thermodynamic cycles or fluid dynamics and component or system-level design, analysis, and testing.
  • 3+ years of experience in working with physics-based modeling tools (CFD, FEA, System modeling).
  • 3+ years of experience in developing system and component-level testing protocols for technology performance demonstrations.
Preferred Qualifications
  • PhD in Mechanical, Aerospace, Automotive, Thermal, Chemical, or Systems Engineering, or similar.
  • 6+ years of working experience in HVAC&R or adjacent related industrial applications.
  • Deep understanding of HVAC&R systems, thermodynamic cycles, and psychrometric analysis.
  • Ability to work with others on design teams to understand and translate design and process engineering requirements into components, sub-systems, and products.
  • Demonstrated experience in identifying novel technologies and performing value assessment for products.
  • Knowledge of cost optimization.
  • Knowledge of dehumidification technologies and materials.
  • Knowledge of chemistry and/or chemical engineering.
  • Knowledge of statistics, reliability, and economic analysis.
  • Knowledge of system engineering methodologies, design of experiments.
  • Familiarity with technology development process, including NASA/ISO 16290 technology readiness levels (TRLs).
  • Familiarity with function, components, and modeling of electromechanical HVAC systems, including heat exchangers, compressors, motors, and structural elements or similar systems.
  • Work in psychrometric chamber setup and troubleshooting.
  • Experience with design of experiments, test rig design, measurement system identification and implementation, instrumentation requirements development, measurement uncertainty analysis, test rig commissioning, conducting multiparameter input testing, troubleshooting systems, test data reduction, and validation.
  • Familiarity with specialty software for analysis, tracking, and simulation (Minitab/JMP, COMSOL, LabVIEW, Ansys/Nastran FEA, etc.).
  • Experience in working with universities, consortia, external labs, and/or start-ups, coordinating feasibility studies and evaluations through statements of work or joint development agreements.
  • Team-oriented personality, capability to work well in multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams.
  • Must be self-driven and capable of leading development projects autonomously, while gathering feedback from appropriate experts and stakeholders.
  • Balance significant workload (support multiple projects, lead several projects). Propose priorities and readily shift activities to maximize impact.
  • Expertise in development computational models for component and system-level.
  • Familiarity with using HPC and cloud-based platforms for computation at scale.
  • Familiarity with system optimization techniques and their application to modeling and system design.

Carrier is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, age, or any other federally protected class.

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