HVAC Value Engineer: Design-for-Cost & Optimization

Workforce Recruiter; Dallas (TX); Presencial; USD 80.000 - 120.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Workforce Recruiter seeks a results-driven VAVE Engineer to optimize product costs across our HVAC portfolio while ensuring quality, performance, and reliability. You will champion continuous improvement by bridging engineering, sourcing, and manufacturing to deliver measurable bottom-line impact.

You will lead teardowns, cost analysis, and design optimization using DFM/DFS, collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive cost-reduction opportunities and supplier alignment.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or 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.

Responsabilidades

• Lead teardowns and benchmarking to identify cost-reduction opportunities.
• Build bottom-up cost models including materials, direct labor, overhead, and logistics.
• Apply Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Service (DFS) principles to propose design alternatives.
• Collaborate with sourcing and quality teams in supplier reviews and cost-reduction workshops.
• Support supplier component qualification and validation testing to verify changes meet requirements.
• Manage small-scale cost-out projects from concept through implementation and present business cases.
• Mentor junior engineers and interns.

Conocimientos

HVAC knowledge

Thermodynamics

Heat transfer

Fluid mechanics

Problem solving

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering / Manufacturing Engineering or related

Herramientas

SolidWorks / Inventor / Creo

Windchill / Teamcenter / Autodesk Vault

BOM management

Descripción del empleo

Workforce Recruiter seeks a results-driven VAVE Engineer to optimize product costs across our HVAC portfolio while ensuring quality, performance, and reliability. You will champion continuous improvement by bridging engineering, sourcing, and manufacturing to deliver measurable bottom-line impact.

You will lead teardowns, cost analysis, and design optimization using DFM/DFS, collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive cost-reduction opportunities and supplier alignment.