Senior NPD Engineer: Centrifugal Compressor Design Lead

Ingersoll Rand; City of Syracuse (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care options

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Employee stock grant

Job summary

Ingersoll Rand is seeking an experienced Senior NPD Engineer to own complex centrifugal compressor design deliverables from concept through launch. The role requires coordinating across Product Management, Manufacturing, Quality, Sourcing, and Service to deliver robust, manufacturable, and cost-effective solutions.

The ideal candidate will have a strong mechanical design background, NX/Teamcenter proficiency, and a track record of delivering released designs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• 5+ years of related design or product development experience with a strong foundation in mechanical design, machinery design, materials mechanics, manufacturing processes, and engineering fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Design ownership: independently develop and release mechanical designs for centrifugal compressor systems and components, including 3D models, drawings, BOMs, and design documentation.
• Product development leadership: translate product requirements into validated designs, working with PM, Manufacturing, Quality, Sourcing, and Service teams to drive decisions to closure.
• Technical accountability: define design documentation, tolerances, manufacturability, serviceability, and engineering trade-offs.
• Customer interaction: communicate design intent and constraints to audiences with varying technical backgrounds.
• Product validation: build prototypes for pre-production testing and apply lessons learned to the design.
• Travel: up to 5% internationally.

Skills

Mechanical design

CAD/PLM

NX

Team collaboration

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

NX

Teamcenter

Job description

Senior NPD Engineer

BH Job ID:

BH-4849-1

SF Job Req ID:

NPD Engineer

Ingersoll Rand is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.

Job Title: Senior NPD Engineer

Location:
Buffalo, NY

About Us

Imagine a company with technology leadership of over 160 years, yet it operates with the energy of a startup. Ingersoll Rand has dedicated itself to Making Life Better for its employees, customers, shareholders, and planets. We produce innovative and mission-critical flow creation and life science technologies - from compressors to precision handling of liquids, gasses, and powers - to increase industrial productivity, efficiency, and sustainability. Supported by over 80+ brands, our products are used in various end-markets including life sciences, food and beverage, clean energy, industrial manufacturing, infrastructure, and more. Across the globe, we're driving growth with an entrepreneurial spirit and ownership mindset. Learn more at irco.com and join us to own your future.

Job Overview

Ingersoll Rand is seeking an experienced NPD Engineer who can thrive inside an interactive and dynamic team where safety, quality, creativity, and continuous improvement are paramount. This role is for a seasoned engineer capable of independently owning complex design deliverables from concept through launch with minimal supervision. The experienced NPD Engineer leads detailed mechanical design, design verification, launch support, and continuous improvement of centrifugal compressor products. Principal responsibilities include translating customer, market, and product requirements into robust mechanical designs, driving engineering definition through CAD/PLM systems, and resolving complex technical problems while collaborating across Manufacturing, Quality, Sourcing, Tendering, and Service teams to deliver reliable, manufacturable, and cost-effective solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Design ownership:
  Independently develop and release mechanical designs for centrifugal compressor systems and components, including 3D models, drawings, bills of material, and design documentation.


• Product development leadership:
  Own the translation of product requirements into practical, validated design solutions, working directly with Product Management, Manufacturing, Quality, Sourcing, and Service teams and driving decisions to closure.


• Technical accountability:
  Take responsibility for mechanical design definition, tolerance analysis, manufacturability, serviceability, and design documentation for new or improved products, applying engineering judgment to trade-offs.


• Customer interaction:
  Serve as a technical point of contact for internal and external customers, effectively communicating design intent, technical constraints, trade-offs, and project status to audiences with varying technical backgrounds.


• Product validation:
  Build centrifugal compressor prototypes to be used for pre-production testing and verification, implementing any lessons learned during the build into the design.


• Travel:
  Ability to travel, including internationally, up to 5%.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering


• 5+ years of related design or product development experience with a strong foundation in mechanical design, machine design, mechanics of materials, manufacturing processes, and/or engineering fundamentals, with a proven track record of delivering released designs.

Preferences:

• Demonstrated experience with centrifugal compressor components, pressure-containing equipment, rotating equipment, or packaged equipment design is highly desirable.


• Proficiency with finite element analysis, tolerance analysis, design automation, and/or computer programming is a plus.


• Hands-on proficiency with CAD and PLM systems (NX and Teamcenter) is strongly preferred.

Core Competencies:

• Strong working knowledge of computer systems and basic Microsoft Office.


• Strong command of the English language and the ability to clearly communicate in writing and speech with peers, leadership, and internal/external customers.


• Ability to quickly understand, condense, and organize complex information to make sound, independent engineering decisions.


• Self-motivated, responsible, detail-oriented, and personable, with the confidence to own outcomes.


• Ability to work collaboratively while independently owning significant deliverables and reliably managing stress, change, and pressure with professionalism.


• Ability to perform critical mental tasks such as decision-making, prioritizing, organizing, and exercising sound judgment to align work with business objectives.

Travel & Work Arrangements / Requirements

• The location for this position is Buffalo, NY. 4 days onsite, 1 day remote.

Pay Range:
The pay range for this role is $85,000-$95,000. The pay range considers a wide range of factors that include a candidate's skills; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and geographic location.

What We Offer At Ingersoll Rand, we embrace a culture of personal ownership - taking responsibility for our company, our communities, and our environment, as well as our individual health and well-being. Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to empower you with the tools and support necessary to take charge of your health, ensuring that together, we can continue to make life better. Our range of benefits includes health care options like medical and prescription plans, dental and vision coverage, as well as wellness programs. Additionally, we provide life insurance, a robust 401(k) plan, paid time off, and even an employee stock grant, among other offerings. These benefits are our commitment to you, so you can be your best at work and beyond.


Ingersoll Rand Inc. (NYSE:IR), driven by an entrepreneurial spirit and ownership mindset, is dedicated to helping make life better for our employees, customers and communities. Customers lean on us for our technology-driven excellence in mission-critical flow creation and industrial solutions across 40+ respected brands where our products and services excel in the most complex and harsh conditions. Our employees develop customers for life through their daily commitment to expertise, productivity and efficiency. For more information, visit www.IRCO.com.


What We Offer


At Ingersoll Rand, we embrace a culture of personal ownership - taking responsibility for our company, our communities, and our environment, as well as our individual health and well-being. Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to empower you with the tools and support necessary to take charge of your health, ensuring that together, we can continue to make life better. Our range of benefits includes health care options like medical and prescription plans, dental and vision coverage, as well as wellness programs. Additionally, we provide life insurance, a robust 401(k) plan, paid time off, and even an employee stock grant, among other offerings. These benefits are our commitment to you, so you can be your best at work and beyond.

Ingersoll Rand is committed to achieving workforce diversity reflective of our communities. We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.

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