HVAC DFM/DFX SME: Design for Manufacturability

Trane Technologies; La Crosse (WI); On-site; USD 97,000 - 156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Wellness programs

Fertility coverage

Adoption/surrogacy assistance

401K match

Tuition assistance

Student debt support

Paid time off

Job summary

Trane Technologies is seeking a Design for Manufacturability Subject Matter Expert to optimize products for manufacturability, cost, and reliability. You will work with engineering, operations, sourcing, quality, and product development to influence designs from concept through production launch.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience in product design and manufacturing engineering, with strong knowledge of DFM/DFA, Lean and Six Sigma methods, and ability to lead cross-functional reviews.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree as listed; related field acceptable.
• Minimum 10 years combined experience in product design, manufacturing engineering, DFM, or NPI.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes (machining, sheet metal, welding, casting, molding, assembly).
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and BOM structures.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with design engineering teams to ensure manufacturability, assembly, quality, and cost.
• Review designs, drawings, specs, and BOMs to identify manufacturing risks and improvements.
• Provide DFM/DFA recommendations early to reduce complexity and shorten production time.
• Partner with manufacturing, supply chain, sourcing, and quality teams for NPI and production readiness.
• Drive design improvements for producibility, reliability, serviceability, and safety.
• Support prototype builds, pilot production, process validation, and manufacturing launches.
• Analyze root causes of manufacturing issues and implement corrective actions.
• Evaluate tooling, fixtures, equipment, and processes for alignment with design requirements.
• Develop and maintain documentation related to manufacturing requirements and lessons learned.
• Participate in cross-functional design reviews and Lean/Six Sigma initiatives.
• Travel up to 50% as required.

Skills

DFM/DFA

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical problem solving

Project management

Reading GD&T

Manufacturing processes knowledge

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering

Tools

CAD systems

PLM tools

Job description

Trane Technologies is seeking a Design for Manufacturability Subject Matter Expert to optimize products for manufacturability, cost, and reliability. You will work with engineering, operations, sourcing, quality, and product development to influence designs from concept through production launch.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience in product design and manufacturing engineering, with strong knowledge of DFM/DFA, Lean and Six Sigma methods, and ability to lead cross-functional reviews.