HVAC Value Engineering Engineer — Cost & Design Optimizer

Modern Machining Solutions Inc; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Modern Machining Solutions Inc. in Dallas, TX seeks a VAVE Engineer to optimize costs across HVAC products.

You will identify value-improvement opportunities, execute teardowns, and build cost models that inform design and manufacturing decisions while upholding quality and reliability. You will apply DFM/DFS principles, collaborate with sourcing and quality teams, validate changes, and manage small cost-out projects from concept to implementation, presenting business cases to stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 2–5 years of professional engineering experience, including 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.

Skills

Cost analysis

DFM/DFS principles

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

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

Tools

SolidWorks

Inventor

Creo

Windchill

Teamcenter

Autodesk Vault

Job description

Modern Machining Solutions Inc. in Dallas, TX seeks a VAVE Engineer to optimize costs across HVAC products.

You will identify value-improvement opportunities, execute teardowns, and build cost models that inform design and manufacturing decisions while upholding quality and reliability. You will apply DFM/DFS principles, collaborate with sourcing and quality teams, validate changes, and manage small cost-out projects from concept to implementation, presenting business cases to stakeholders.