Senior Product Engineer - HVAC/R Tools (4-Day Week)

Socket.dev; Bloomington (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) company match

Health insurance

PTO and holidays

Telemedicine

Referral program

Job summary

Socket.dev in Bloomington, MN is seeking a Senior Product Engineer to lead the design of tools and machines for HVAC/R markets. You will guide cross‑functional teams through development, from concept to production, with high autonomy and impact.

The role requires 8+ years in new product design, strong CAD/EDA experience, and leadership skills. On-site, 4-day work week (Mon-Thu, 10-hour shifts) with varied hours during peak periods.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
• 8 years of progressively demanding experience in new product design.
• Understanding of the new product development process.
• Ability to communicate technical information effectively in presentations.
• Knowledge of lean principles.
• 3D CAD knowledge.
• Electrical: Experience with low-voltage PCBA.
• Electrical: Experience with circuit design.
• Electrical: Experience with EDA software.
• Proficiency in reading and writing in English.
• Highly organized, self-motivated and able to work with minimal supervision in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills and ability to manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Leads other engineers in the design of tools and machines, including acting as the lead on some projects.
• Evaluates the progress and results of projects they lead.
• Owns project-level goals involving multiple engineers and helps to break down ambiguous tasks into smaller units, establishing clear milestones for progress measurement.
• Mentors Engineer I, II, and IIIs on their projects, coaching them through complex issues and problems.
• Provides technical leadership, bringing design concepts to production solutions as the subject matter expert in their area.
• Supports department goals by designing test plans and performing testing.
• Provides advanced production line support.
• Develops product specifications for new product ideas.
• Works with vendors to ensure accurate component specifications and dimensional requirements are met upon receipt.
• Supports new production development reporting on work completed at department, new product, and stage-gate meetings.
• Transforms initial rough product designs into working production-ready documents.
• Updates released production documentation utilizing documented change processes.
• Develops Bills of Materials that will be entered into the business system using an ECM Process.
• Responsible for interviews, selection, onboarding, time approval, time-off calendar management, performance reviews, and addressing performance concerns of up to two direct reports.
• Other duties as assigned, including training others on known processes.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

English proficiency

Lean principles

Project management

Team mentorship

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

3D CAD

SolidWorks

Infor ERP

DBWorks/Enterprise PDM

EDA software

Job description

Socket.dev in Bloomington, MN is seeking a Senior Product Engineer to lead the design of tools and machines for HVAC/R markets. You will guide cross‑functional teams through development, from concept to production, with high autonomy and impact.

The role requires 8+ years in new product design, strong CAD/EDA experience, and leadership skills. On-site, 4-day work week (Mon-Thu, 10-hour shifts) with varied hours during peak periods.