HVAC VAVE Engineer: Cost Reduction & Design Optimizer

Genie Matthews and Associates; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Genie Matthews and Associates in Dallas is seeking a results-driven VAVE Engineer to optimize product costs across HVAC products. You will lead teardowns, benchmarking, and cost modeling to identify design improvements while maintaining quality and reliability.

Collaborate with sourcing, manufacturing, and engineering to develop cost-out strategies, validate changes, and present business cases. Bachelor’s in Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineering and 2–5 years of related experience preferred; Lean

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 2–5 years of professional engineering experience, including at least 1–2 years in 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

HVAC systems fundamentals

Thermodynamics

Heat transfer

Fluid mechanics

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Inventor

Creo

Windchill

Teamcenter

Autodesk Vault

ECN handling

BOM management

Job description

Genie Matthews and Associates in Dallas is seeking a results-driven VAVE Engineer to optimize product costs across HVAC products. You will lead teardowns, benchmarking, and cost modeling to identify design improvements while maintaining quality and reliability.

Collaborate with sourcing, manufacturing, and engineering to develop cost-out strategies, validate changes, and present business cases. Bachelor’s in Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineering and 2–5 years of related experience preferred; Lean