HVAC Value Engineer: Cost Reduction & Design Optimization

Red Seal Recruiting; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Red Seal Recruiting Ltd. seeks a results-driven VAVE Engineer to optimize costs across HVAC products. You will lead teardowns, build cost models, and apply DFM/DFS to improve designs while collaborating with sourcing and quality teams.

Ideal candidates have 2–5 years in engineering (product design or manufacturing) with HVAC exposure and a Lean/Six Sigma belt. Office-based with travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering.
• 2–5 years of professional engineering experience.
• 1–2 years in product design or manufacturing engineering.
• HVAC or thermal systems experience preferred.
• Lean or Six Sigma Green Belt is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Teardowns & benchmarking to identify cost-reduction opportunities.
• Cost analysis & modeling of materials, labor, overhead, logistics.
• Design optimization using DFM/DFS principles.
• Collaborate with sourcing and quality teams on supplier reviews.
• Support validation testing to ensure requirements are met.
• Manage small-scale cost-out projects from concept to implementation.
• Provide mentorship to junior engineers.

Skills

Cost reduction

DFM/DFS

3D CAD

HVAC knowledge

Project management

Mentorship

PLM knowledge

DOE/ASHRAE

Cross-functional

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing Eng

Tools

SolidWorks/Inventor/Creo

Windchill/Teamcenter

Job description

Red Seal Recruiting Ltd. seeks a results-driven VAVE Engineer to optimize costs across HVAC products. You will lead teardowns, build cost models, and apply DFM/DFS to improve designs while collaborating with sourcing and quality teams.

Ideal candidates have 2–5 years in engineering (product design or manufacturing) with HVAC exposure and a Lean/Six Sigma belt. Office-based with travel as needed.