Compressor Motor Design Engineer — ETO/DTO Expert

Trane Technologies plc; La Crosse (WI); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 119,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Wellness programs

401K employer contribution

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Sick leave

Volunteer time off

Parental leave support

Job summary

Trane Supply seeks a Compressor Motor Engineer to lead motor design for engineered-to-order projects across La Crosse and Monterrey sites. You will guide motor configurations, assess performance, and translate test results into robust design decisions.

Join a cross-functional team including ACC design, product engineering, sourcing, quality, and manufacturing to ensure motor readiness for production and resolution of complex technical challenges across programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering and at least 2+ years of work experience in electric motor design/application, HVAC systems, compressor technology or similar experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide motor and magnetic bearing engineering leadership for all compressor ETO and DTO projects.
• Evaluate motor characteristics, performance curves, winding configurations, operating envelopes, and protection strategies to ensure application suitability.
• Interpret qualification test results and incorporate findings into motor application decisions.
• Support or oversee motor and magnetic bearing design updates, supplier communications, and technical reviews when needed.
• Define requirements, scope, and deliverables for motor-related ETO work with team leads.
• Collaborate with ACC compressor design teams to align technical expectations and resolve engineering questions.
• Coordinate with product engineering, manufacturing, sourcing, and quality to ensure motor readiness for production.
• Provide technical guidance during early factory builds, troubleshooting, and customer-specific configurations.
• Investigate and resolve motor-related issues arising during qualification, assembly, testing, or initial production.
• Conduct or support root-cause analysis and corrective action development.
• Provide expert guidance on motor behavior, thermal limits, starting characteristics, and system integration impacts.
• Serve as the subject-matter expert for compressor motor and magnetic bearing applications, analysis, and design considerations.
• Contribute to motor application guidelines, design standards, and lessons-learned documentation.

Skills

Electric motor fundamentals

Thermal behavior

Root-cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Troubleshooting

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Motor-CAD

Finite-element analysis

Job description

Trane Supply seeks a Compressor Motor Engineer to lead motor design for engineered-to-order projects across La Crosse and Monterrey sites. You will guide motor configurations, assess performance, and translate test results into robust design decisions.

Join a cross-functional team including ACC design, product engineering, sourcing, quality, and manufacturing to ensure motor readiness for production and resolution of complex technical challenges across programs.