HVAC Value Engineer: Cost Reduction & Design

RON SUNSHINE ASSOCIATES LLC; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

RON SUNSHINE ASSOCIATES LLC in Dallas is seeking a results-driven VAVE Engineer to optimize product costs across HVAC portfolios. You will lead teardowns, cost analyses, and design optimization to deliver measurable savings while maintaining performance.

Collaborating with sourcing, manufacturing, and quality teams, you will build cost models, apply DFM/DFS, and present business cases for cost-out initiatives. Travel to supplier sites may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 2–5 years of professional engineering experience, incl. product design or manufacturing engineering.
• HVAC or thermal systems experience preferred.
• Lean or Six Sigma Green Belt is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead teardowns and competitive benchmarking to identify cost-reduction opportunities.
• Build bottom-up cost models for materials, labor, overhead, and logistics.
• Apply DFM/DFS to propose design alternatives and improvements.
• Collaborate with sourcing and quality teams on supplier reviews and workshops.
• Support validation testing to ensure requirements are met.
• Manage small cost-out projects from concept through implementation.
• Mentor junior engineers and interns.

Skills

HVAC fundamentals

Thermodynamics

Heat transfer

Fluid mechanics

3D CAD modeling

DFM/DFS

Cost analysis

Cost modeling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Inventor/Creo

Windchill/Teamcenter/Autodesk Vault

ECNs & BOM management

Job description

RON SUNSHINE ASSOCIATES LLC in Dallas is seeking a results-driven VAVE Engineer to optimize product costs across HVAC portfolios. You will lead teardowns, cost analyses, and design optimization to deliver measurable savings while maintaining performance.

Collaborating with sourcing, manufacturing, and quality teams, you will build cost models, apply DFM/DFS, and present business cases for cost-out initiatives. Travel to supplier sites may be required.