HVAC VAVE Engineer: Cost Reduction & Design Optimizer

Saint Cyr Partners; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Saint Cyr Partners seeks a VAVE Engineer to optimize costs across HVAC products, leading teardowns, benchmarking, and bottom-up cost models to drive design-for-manufacturing improvements while preserving quality and reliability. The role requires collaborating with sourcing, manufacturing, and design teams; managing small cost-out projects, presenting business cases, and mentoring junior engineers.

A mechanical/manufacturing degree with 2–5 years experience is preferred, with HVAC exposure

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering.
• 2–5 years engineering experience, incl 1–2 years in product design or manufacturing engineering.
• HVAC or thermal systems experience preferred.
• Lean or Six Sigma Green Belt 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/DFS to propose design alternatives and evaluate feasibility.
• Collaborate with sourcing and quality teams in supplier reviews and workshops.
• Support validation and testing to ensure changes meet requirements.
• Manage small cost-out projects from concept to implementation with business cases.
• Mentor junior engineers and interns.

Skills

Teardown analysis

Cost modeling

DFM/DFS

Cross-functional

Project management

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Inventor

Creo

Windchill

Teamcenter

Autodesk Vault

Job description

Saint Cyr Partners seeks a VAVE Engineer to optimize costs across HVAC products, leading teardowns, benchmarking, and bottom-up cost models to drive design-for-manufacturing improvements while preserving quality and reliability. The role requires collaborating with sourcing, manufacturing, and design teams; managing small cost-out projects, presenting business cases, and mentoring junior engineers.

A mechanical/manufacturing degree with 2–5 years experience is preferred, with HVAC exposure