HVAC Value Engineer: Cut Costs, Elevate Design

Ridgemont Resources, Inc.; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Ridgemont Resources, Inc. is seeking a results-driven VAVE Engineer to optimize product costs across our HVAC portfolio. You will lead teardowns, create cost models, and apply DFM/DFS to evaluate design options while collaborating with sourcing and manufacturing teams.

You will validate proposed changes through testing, manage small cost-out projects, and mentor junior engineers, helping to deliver measurable bottom-line impact from concept through implementation.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Teardowns & Benchmarking: Lead teardowns and benchmarking to identify cost-reduction and design-improvement opportunities.
• Cost Analysis & Modeling: Build bottom-up cost models for materials, direct labor, overhead, and logistics.
• Design Optimization: Apply DFM/DFS to propose and evaluate design alternatives.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with sourcing and quality teams in supplier reviews and workshops.
• Validation & Testing: Support supplier qualification and testing to verify requirements.
• Project Execution: Manage small cost-out projects from concept to implementation with business cases.
• Mentorship: Guide and mentor junior engineers and interns.

Skills

Cost reduction

DFM/DFS

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Inventor

Creo

Windchill

Teamcenter

Autodesk Vault

Job description

Ridgemont Resources, Inc. is seeking a results-driven VAVE Engineer to optimize product costs across our HVAC portfolio. You will lead teardowns, create cost models, and apply DFM/DFS to evaluate design options while collaborating with sourcing and manufacturing teams.

You will validate proposed changes through testing, manage small cost-out projects, and mentor junior engineers, helping to deliver measurable bottom-line impact from concept through implementation.