Trane Technologies

Controls Product Engineer

Trane Technologies • $105K — $168K *
Technical Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, or Computer preferred) or equivalent technical discipline
  • 3-5+ years of experience in HVAC, building automation, controls, or technical product engineering
  • Strong understanding of commercial building automation systems (BAS), control sequences, and communication protocols (BACnet, Modbus, IoT standards)
  • Proven ability to analyze technical customer requests and translate them into engineering requirements
  • Exceptional written communication skills for technical documentation
  • Experience in developing and delivering technical training curricula and product demonstrations
  • Self-motivated team player with collaborative problem-solving skills

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the technical subject matter expert on building controls products
  • Own and prioritize the product enhancement and feature request pipeline
  • Author and maintain high-quality technical literature, including installation manuals and application guides
  • Design and deliver technical training programs and troubleshooting workshops
  • Lead pilot testing and conduct field outreach during New Product Introduction phases
  • Monitor product quality in the field and coordinate rapid resolution of technical issues

Benefits

  • Health insurance and holistic wellness programs beginning on DAY ONE
  • Family building benefits including fertility coverage and adoption/surrogacy assistance
  • Paid time off including up to 15 vacation days, paid holidays, sick leave, and volunteer/parental leave options
  • 401K match and educational opportunities including tuition assistance
  • Student debt support programs
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.

What's in it for you:
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Product Engineer to join our Controls Product Management team. In this role, you will serve as a technical product expert and champion within our commercial building controls portfolio. You will bridge the gap between development teams and the field, ensuring our products are easy to apply, install, and support. Your focus will be on driving field outreach, authoring high-impact technical literature, leading product training initiatives, and actively managing our product enhancement pipeline to continuously elevate customer experience.

You must possess deep technical curiosity, strong problem-solving skills, and a passion for customer success. By acting as the primary liaison for technical product issues and feature requests, you will translate field feedback into actionable development requirements and ensure our field offices are fully equipped to deliver sustainable, smart building solutions.

What you'll do:
  • Product Expertise & Field Support: Serve as the definitive technical subject matter expert on assigned building controls products, providing advanced application support and engineering guidance to field offices, sales channels, and customers.
  • Enhancement Pipeline Management: Own and prioritize the product enhancement and feature request pipeline, collaborating with Product Managers and R&D teams to turn field feedback into continuous product improvements.
  • Literature & Documentation Development: Author, review, and maintain high-quality technical literature, including application guides, product catalogs, installation manuals, sequence of operations, and engineering specifications.
  • Training & Knowledge Transfer: Specify, design, and deliver technical training programs, product demonstrations, and troubleshooting workshops for internal engineers, field support teams, and external partners.
  • NPI & Field Outreach: Partner with Engineering and Product Management during New Product Introduction (NPI) phases to lead pilot testing, conduct field outreach, and ensure new offerings are fully optimized for application and serviceability.
  • Sustaining Engineering Liaison: Monitor product quality in the field, analyze systemic technical issues, and coordinate with engineering and quality assurance teams to drive rapid resolution and product updates.


What you'll bring:
  • Education & Experience: Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, or Computer preferred) or equivalent technical discipline with 3-5+ years of experience in HVAC, building automation, controls, or technical product engineering.
  • Technical Product Mastery: Strong understanding of commercial building automation systems (BAS), control sequences, IT networks, and communication protocols (BACnet, Modbus, IoT standards).
  • Pipeline & Requirement Management: Proven ability to analyze technical customer requests, evaluate technical feasibility, and translate complex field needs into structured engineering requirements.
  • Literature & Communication: Exceptional written skills with a demonstrated track record of authoring clear, concise technical documentation and translation of complex technical architectures into user-friendly guides.
  • Presentation & Training Facilitation: High-energy communication skills with experience developing and delivering technical training curricula and product demonstrations to diverse audiences.
  • Collaborative Problem Solving: A self-motivated team player who excels at building bridges between highly technical software/hardware engineering teams and commercial, customer-facing organizations.


Annual Base Salary Range or Hourly Base Pay Range:
$105,228.33 - $168,700.00
Compensation Type:
Salary
Incentive Eligible:
Yes
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.

Thrive at work and at home:

  • Benefits kick in on DAY ONE for you and your family, including health insurance and holistic wellness programs that include generous incentives - WE DARE TO CARE!
  • Family building benefits include fertility coverage and adoption/surrogacy assistance.
  • Paid time off includes up to 15 vacation days, paid holidays, sick leave, and additional options to support volunteer and parental leave.
  • 401K match up, educational and training opportunities through company programs along with tuition assistance and student debt support.


Disclaimer: Benefit offerings may vary by site as well as Collective Bargaining Agreements and local/state regulations

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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