HVAC Value Engineer: Cost-Driven Design Optimizer

KLA Industries, Inc.; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

N/A is seeking an ambitious VAVE Engineer in Dallas to optimize product costs across HVAC portfolios. You will lead teardowns, perform cost analyses, and apply DFM/DFS principles to generate design improvements while collaborating with sourcing and quality teams.

You will support validation, manage small cost-out projects from concept to implementation, and mentor junior engineers, driving measurable bottom-line impact in a hands-on, office-based environment with travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 2–5 years of professional engineering experience, including at least 1–2 years in product design or manufacturing engineering.
• Experience in the HVAC or thermal systems industry is strongly preferred.
• Lean or Six Sigma Green Belt certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Teardowns & Benchmarking: Independently lead product teardowns and competitive benchmarking to identify cost-reduction and design-improvement opportunities.
• Cost Analysis & Modeling: Build bottom-up cost models encompassing materials, direct labor, overhead, and logistics.
• Design Optimization: Apply Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Service (DFS) principles to propose and evaluate design alternatives.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with sourcing and quality teams in supplier reviews and cost-reduction workshops.
• Validation & Testing: Support supplier component qualification and validation testing to verify that proposed changes meet all functional requirements.
• Project Execution: Manage and track small-scale cost-out projects from concept through implementation, presenting business cases to key stakeholders.
• Mentorship: Provide guidance and informal mentoring to junior engineers and interns.

Job description

N/A is seeking an ambitious VAVE Engineer in Dallas to optimize product costs across HVAC portfolios. You will lead teardowns, perform cost analyses, and apply DFM/DFS principles to generate design improvements while collaborating with sourcing and quality teams.

You will support validation, manage small cost-out projects from concept to implementation, and mentor junior engineers, driving measurable bottom-line impact in a hands-on, office-based environment with travel as needed.