Sr. Compressor Development Engineer

daikinapplied; Plymouth (MN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

401K retirement plan

Job summary

Daikin Applied, based in Plymouth, MN, seeks a Senior Compressor Development Engineer to lead advanced centrifugal compressor design and lifecycle testing onsite. You will drive milestones, derive requirements, and interface with suppliers to ensure manufacturability.

The role emphasizes DFMEA, rigorous stress/vibration analyses, DOE-based testing, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver robust, market-ready products.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• 5+ years related experience; higher degree can substitute.
• Experience with turbomachinery, preferably centrifugal compressors.
• Experience in common manufacturing capabilities and materials.
• Strong understanding of stress analysis, mechanics of materials, vibration, fatigue, and failure modes.
• Knowledge of centrifugal compressor component design such as gears, bearings, rotating equipment, motors, casting and machining parts.
• Experience in product testing and data acquisition, with emphasis on compressor performance validation.
• Basic CAD skills.

Responsibilities

• Create and implement planning for compressor development including milestones.
• Perform detailed centrifugal compressor design from mechanical to electrical components.
• Evaluate mechanical aspects to ensure life cycle requirements; include stress/vibration/fatigue analyses.
• Involve in all steps of product development from customer requirements to launch.
• Derive component-level requirements and communicate with suppliers for manufacturability.
• Participate in inspection results to ensure parts meet specs and tolerances.
• Communicate and instruct designers to create specifications and drawings.
• Apply manufacturing/inspection capabilities to specify materials and tolerances; GD&T experience.
• Create robust design using DFMEA; plan tests and analyses with simulation tools.
• Plan and develop test programs for prototypes using DOE as needed.
• Collaborate with teams and document progress throughout development.

Skills

Turbomachinery experience

Centrifugal compressors

Mechanical engineering

Stress analysis

Vibration analysis

DFMEA

CAD skills

Data acquisition

Test design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent

Tools

CAD software

Data analysis software

Job description

Join the world's largest HVAC company, named by Forbes as one of America's Best-In-State Employers 2025! Daikin Applied is seeking a Senior Compressor Development Engineer . The Compressor Development Engineer will interact with lab personnel on prototype concepts. In this role, you will be a part of new product design with the opportunity to enhance commercial HVAC products and strengthen the Daikin brand. Come be a part of an exciting journey at Daikin Applied, where innovation and excellence drive our every endeavor!

Location :

Plymouth, MN - Onsite

Your Responsibilities:

• Create and implement planning for compressor development including Design and Review milestones
• Detailed and advanced centrifugal compressor design from each mechanical component to electrical components used in compressors. This includes the complete centrifugal compressor material selection, gear design, bearing design, housing design, and rotor dynamic analysis of both single and multi-stage compressors
• Evaluate all mechanical aspects to ensure the product designed and developed will meet life cycle requirements. This will include detail stress, vibration, modal, fatigue analysis of all designed components
• Be involved in all steps in the product development process/life cycle, from customer requirements, to design, to prototype manufacturing, to product qualification, to final product implementation and product launch
• Derive component-level requirements from assembly requirements to create part specifications and drawings: Communication with all suppliers and vendors to determine manufacturability
• Participate in inspection results to ensure all designed parts are manufactured as specified, within specified tolerances
• Communicate and instruct designers to create specifications and check part drawings
• Apply common manufacturing and inspection capabilities to choose materials and tolerances. Relevant experience with specifying tight tolerances and GD&T
• Create robust design using DFMEA method during design, analysis and testing
• Create pass/fail criteria of analysis and test results by applying reason and logic to fundamental mechanics
• Use simulation tools to simulate design performance and reliability to support DFMEA
• Plan and develop test programs for prototypes using Design of Experiments as needed for complex problems with many variables
• Communicate and instruct lab technicians to set up tests and gather data to meet the test parameters and accuracy requirements
• Analyze test data and reports, making clear conclusions if designs meet functional, performance, and safety specifications
• Develop parts qualification process/procedure and makes decisions pass/fail from developed criteria
• In-depth involvement in all aspects of the test phase to validate design. Provides detailed analysis based on mathematical, finite element analysis, and experimental data
• Provide accurate and precise product performance results for marketing and sales for product selection
• Collaborate and communicate with other teams in the product development process/projects to ensure the final product meets all objectives and customer requirements in all product areas
• Provide documentation, both high-level and detailed documentation, for all projects and tasks throughout the development process

Your Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree (Mechanical or Equivalent)
• 5+ years of related experience (Higher level degree can be substituted for years of experience)
• Experience with turbomachinery preferably centrifugal compressors
• Experience in common manufacturing capabilities and materials
• Solid fundamental understanding of mechanical engineering principles with a focus on stress analysis, mechanics of materials, vibration, fatigue, and failure modes
• Knowledge of centrifugal compressor component design such as gears, bearings, rotating equipment, motors, casting and machining parts
• Experience in product testing and data acquisition, with emphasis on compressor performance validation
• Basic skills with CAD applications

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with global HVAC principles and practices and Mechanical component design standards (ASHRAE, GB, ISO, etc.)
• Basic knowledge of test data analysis software and tools
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations
• Proficient in writing reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public
• Ability to support the development of highly variable products that can be dynamically configured at the time of order using rules-based engineering tools

Your Benefits:

• Multiple medical insurance plan options + dental and vision insurance
• 401K retirement plan with employer m