Senior Centrifugal Compressor Development Engineer

Daikin Applied Americas Inc; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 152,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Multiple medical insurance planoptions

Dental and vision insurance

401K retirement plan with employer

Paid time off and holidays

Paid sick time

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Daikin Applied in Plymouth, MN, is seeking a Senior Compressor Development Engineer to advance centrifugal compressor design and prototype development for commercial HVAC products. You will plan and execute design milestones, perform stress, vibration, and DFMEA analyses, work with suppliers, and guide tests from concept through qualification and launch.

A Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and 5+ years of related experience are required; Minnesota base salary ranges from $90,400 to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (Mechanical or Equivalent).
• 5+ years of related experience (Higher level degree can substitute).
• Experience with turbomachinery, preferably centrifugal compressors.
• Experience in common manufacturing capabilities and materials.
• Solid understanding of mechanical engineering principles: stress, fatigue, vibration.
• Knowledge of centrifugal compressor component design (gears, bearings, rotating equipment, casting, machining).
• Experience in product testing and data acquisition, with emphasis on compressor performance validation.
• Basic skills with CAD applications.

Responsibilities

• Create and implement planning for compressor development including design milestones.
• Detailed and advanced centrifugal compressor design from mechanical to electrical components.
• Include complete material selection, gear design, bearing design, housing design, and rotor dynamic analysis.
• Evaluate mechanical aspects to meet life cycle requirements.
• Perform stress, vibration, modal, fatigue analyses of components.
• Lead product development lifecycle from requirements to prototype, qualification, and launch.
• Derive component-level requirements to create part specifications and drawings.
• Communicate with suppliers to determine manufacturability and tolerances.
• Ensure parts are manufactured as specified and within tolerances.
• Apply DFMEA, create pass/fail criteria, and use testing data to validate designs.
• Use simulations to support design performance and reliability.
• Plan and develop test programs for prototypes using DOE as needed.
• Coordinate lab tests, gather data, and analyze results for conclusions.

Skills

Centrifugal compressor design

Turbomachinery

Stress analysis

Vibration analysis

DFMEA

Design of Experiments

Supplier collaboration

CAD

Materials selection

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CAD

Job description

Daikin Applied in Plymouth, MN, is seeking a Senior Compressor Development Engineer to advance centrifugal compressor design and prototype development for commercial HVAC products. You will plan and execute design milestones, perform stress, vibration, and DFMEA analyses, work with suppliers, and guide tests from concept through qualification and launch.

A Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and 5+ years of related experience are required; Minnesota base salary ranges from $90,400 to