HVAC VAVE Engineer: Cost Reduction & Design Optimization

Barrette Workforce Solutions, LLC; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Barrette Workforce Solutions, LLC is seeking a VAVE Engineer to optimize costs across our HVAC portfolio. You will lead teardowns and benchmarking, build bottom-up cost models, and apply design-for-manufacturing and design-for-service principles to improve cost and reliability.

You will collaborate with sourcing, manufacturing, and quality teams, manage small cost-out projects, and mentor junior engineers. A bachelor’s degree in mechanical or manufacturing engineering and 2–5 years of related

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Lead teardowns and benchmarking to identify cost-reduction opportunities.
• Build bottom-up cost models including materials, labor, overhead, and logistics.
• Apply DFM and DFS principles to evaluate design alternatives.
• Collaborate with sourcing and quality teams during supplier reviews and cost-reduction workshops.
• Support supplier component qualification and validation testing to ensure functional requirements.
• Manage and track small-scale cost-out projects from concept to implementation, presenting business cases.
• Provide mentorship to junior engineers and interns.

Skills

Cost optimization

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentorship

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Inventor

Creo

Windchill

Teamcenter

Autodesk Vault

Job description

Barrette Workforce Solutions, LLC is seeking a VAVE Engineer to optimize costs across our HVAC portfolio. You will lead teardowns and benchmarking, build bottom-up cost models, and apply design-for-manufacturing and design-for-service principles to improve cost and reliability.

You will collaborate with sourcing, manufacturing, and quality teams, manage small cost-out projects, and mentor junior engineers. A bachelor’s degree in mechanical or manufacturing engineering and 2–5 years of related