Trane Technologies

Chief Engineer - Airside Products

Trane Technologies$94K — $223K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering; 15+ years in engineering/product development, with 5+ years in Airside or Unitary HVAC products.
  • Collaborative and results-oriented with customer focus.
  • Effective leader with ability to influence and build trust across diverse teams.
  • Strong technical communication skills across all organizational levels.
  • Proven capability to navigate and resolve complex issues.
  • Experience in developing and managing Intellectual Property.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain technology roadmaps aligned with business strategy.
  • Oversee engineering technology project portfolio, ensuring alignment with business priorities.
  • Collaborate with corporate engineering teams to facilitate technology development.
  • Ensure New Technology projects integrate with the multi-generation project plan for product development.
  • Encourage the application of Intellectual Property in Airside products.
  • Define and implement Airside modeling and simulation strategies in collaboration with teams.
  • Lead design reviews and mentor teams on solid design processes.

Benefits

  • Flexible work location on Fridays, allowing for a balance of onsite and remote work.
  • Mentorship opportunities with team development and onboarding support.
  • Encouragement of continuous improvement in engineering tools and systems.
  • Collaboration with various teams to enhance technical skills and knowledge.
  • Opportunity for occasional travel, including international, to foster global relationships.
Full Job Description
Where is the work:
Monday to Thursday, work onsite with your colleagues. Fridays, choose your work location, balancing what your work requires.

Job Summary:
The Chief Engineer for the Airside Portfolio of products (including Air Handler Units, Fan Walls, Blower Coils, Fan Coils, Unit Ventilators, Unit Heaters, VAV Boxes, and similar HVAC products) serves as the technical leader for this portfolio. This individual ensures that Airside project teams design robust, reliable products and uphold all elements of product design integrity. This role also acts as a technical mentor, supporting the growth and development of the Airside Engineering team, and fosters an environment of collaboration.

Chief Engineers create, maintain, and oversee execution of technology roadmaps. They provide guidance to Airside Portfolio leaders on which technologies to pursue to meet future market needs and support sustainable business growth. In collaboration with the engineering leader, this role supports the implementation of an effective technical strategy through the Technology Plan and New Technology projects. The Chief Engineer acts as a technical coach for teams leading these initiatives.

This role is accountable for the technical integrity and quality of Engineering deliverables and partners closely with the Advanced Quality Planning team to ensure adherence to processes, rigorous design reviews, and technical standards.

What you will do:
  • Develop, maintain, and communicate technology roadmaps aligned with business strategy.
  • Oversee the engineering technology project portfolio, ensuring New Technology projects address business priorities and deliver required outcomes.
  • Collaborate with Corporate Engineering teams to manage technology development and provide direction through technology roadmaps.
  • Ensure New Technology projects and Engineer to Order projects support the multi generation project plan and can be advanced into New Product Development projects.
  • Promote application of Intellectual Property to Airside products.
  • Partner with teams to define and implement Airside modeling and simulation strategy.
  • Promote consistent and robust design processes that result in design integrity. Coach teams in DFMEA, FRACAS, Design for Reliability, Design for Manufacturing, DVP&R, and documentation review processes.
  • Lead design review process and help teams develop a comprehensive Technical Management Plan. Ensure Subject Matter Experts participate in and approve the Design Reviews
  • Encourage adherence to product architecture and modularity principles in new product designs.
  • Mentor and develop engineering teams. Support the onboarding process. Collaborate with the Training and Development leader to create and deliver training content.
  • Champion continuous improvement in engineering tools, processes, and systems.
  • Support Quality project teams in root cause analysis effort.
  • Ensure teams understand the regulatory environment impacting Airside projects.
  • Foster strong collaborative relationships with engineering leaders, product managers, training and development leader, quality, AQP, portfolio engineering teams, and corporate engineering teams.
  • Expect occasional travel (including some international) of approximately 10% to 20%.

What you will bring:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering and at least 15-years of engineering/product development experience (with at least 5-years of Airside or Unitary HVAC products) is required. An equivalent combination of experience and education may be considered.
  • A collaborative, results-oriented approach with a strong focus on customer needs.
  • Ability to lead through influence, building trust and alignment across diverse teams.
  • Strong technical communication skills with ability to engage effectively at all organizational levels.
  • Demonstrated ability to navigate and resolve complex issues.
  • Experience developing and managing Intellectual Property.

Compensation:

Annual Total Pay Range: $94,000 - $223,000 USD. This position is bonus/incentive eligible.
Disclaimer: We strive to provide competitive compensation for this position, tailored to a variety of factors. The actual compensation will depend on elements such as seniority, merit, geographic location, education, experience, travel requirements, and union designation.

Annual Base Salary Range or Hourly Base Pay Range:
$88,000.00 - $183,400.00
Compensation Type:
Salary
Incentive Eligible:
No
Sales Commission Eligible:
No

Disclaimer: We strive to provide competitive compensation for this position, tailored to a variety of factors. The actual compensation will depend on elements such as seniority, merit, geographic location, education, experience, travel requirements, and union designation. Our compensation range is generally based on the national average for the country. Additionally, benefits may vary depending on the region, business alignment, union involvement, and employee status.

Safety Sensitive Role:
No
The company designates certain roles as Safety Sensitive. Safety Sensitive roles may require that you pass additional drug screening.

About Trane Technologies

Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator. Through our strategic brands Trane and Thermo King, and our portfolio of environmentally responsible products and services, we bring efficient and sustainable climate solutions to buildings, homes and transportation. Our innovative solutions have helped make buildings and homes comfortable, while more energy efficient and environmentally friendly. We also provide transport temperature control solutions that are used in the food, beverage and pharmaceutical sectors. Trane Technologies is committed to achieving carbon neutrality by 2030 and has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for the tenth consecutive year.
Learn more about Trane Technologies
Size
37,000 employees
Market Cap
$39 billion
Industry
Net Income
$854.8 million
5 Year Trend
+0.9%
Revenue
$12.4 billion
NASDAQ

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