Carrier Global Corporation

Staff Engineer - Heat Transfer

Carrier Global Corporation$96K — $192K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering with 7+ years of experience, OR Master's degree with 5+ years, OR PhD with 3+ years of engineering experience.
  • Strong understanding of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat exchanger design principles.
  • Familiarity with two-phase flow, heat transfer, and hydraulic resistance concepts.
  • Experience in mechanical and thermal design using numerical and analytical models, with CFD/FEA knowledge being advantageous.
  • Proficiency in programming languages including EES and MATLAB.
  • Exceptional communication and organizational skills.
  • Ability to manage tasks effectively and creatively solve problems.

Responsibilities

  • Lead technology development programs to meet internal customer demands.
  • Develop and implement new heat exchanger technologies for a wide product range.
  • Seek out innovation opportunities to enhance efficiency and competitiveness.
  • Utilize advanced design and simulation tools for optimizing heat exchanger performance.
  • Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams for successful technology integration.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health care benefits including medical, dental, and vision.
  • Generous retirement benefits.
  • Extensive paid time off, including vacation, sick leave, and personal leave.
  • Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
  • Life insurance and accidental death coverage.
  • Tax-advantaged spending accounts for healthcare and dependents.
  • Tuition assistance for further education.
Full Job Description
About This Role

The Heat Transfer Group in Carrier's Mechanical Center of Excellence is seeking a motivated, results-oriented and experienced Staff Engineer to join our team. The candidate will be a key member of the team providing advanced heat exchanger solutions to Carrier's global HVAC&R portfolio. The candidate's primary responsibility will be to lead modeling-centered technology and product development. They will collaborate with other technology experts, modeling and simulation experts, product design groups, supply chain partners, and others to develop new opportunities to improve the performance, cost, and reliability of Carrier products.

Role Purpose:
  • Work with a diverse team of heat transfer experts
  • Lead technology development programs that will enable career growth
  • Solve engineering problems critical to the reduction in energy use and carbon emissions
  • Join the R&D sector of the leading global HVAC&R company


Key Responsibilities:
  • Manage technology development programs and deliver on-time solutions to internal customers.
  • Develop, validate, and deploy new heat exchanger technologies for Carrier's current and growing range of products.
  • Identify and pursue innovation opportunities that improve efficiency, cost, reliability, and competitiveness of Carrier products.
  • Apply state-of-art design and simulation tools to optimize heat exchanger performance with a focus on compact heat exchangers and electronics cooling
  • Lend expertise to cross-functional product development teams to ensure successful insertion of new technologies in Carrier products.


Required Qualifications:

Must have one of the following:
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering with 7+ years of engineering experience

OR
  • Master's degree in engineering with 5+ years of engineering experience

OR
  • PhD degree in engineering with 3+ years of engineering experience


Preferred Qualifications:
  • Knowledge of the fundamentals of thermodynamics and fluid mechanics as well as heat transfer and heat exchanger design
  • Knowledge of two-phase flow phenomena (liquid-gas), heat transfer, and hydraulic resistance concepts.
  • Experience in mechanical and thermal design using numerical and analytical models; CFD/FEA familiarity is a plus.
  • Experience in computer programming languages; EES and MatLab.
  • Good communication and organization skills
  • Ability to manage critical tasks and complete assignments in a timely manner.
  • Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
  • Ability to creatively overcome obstacles to achieve project objectives.


Pay Range
The annual salary for this position is between $96,000.00 - $192,000.00 annually. Factors which may affect pay within this range include, but are not limited to, skills, education, experience, and other unique qualifications of the successful candidate. The pay range will not be below the minimum wage applicable to the jurisdiction in which the applicant is to be employed.

Other Compensation
This position is entitled to short-term cash incentives, subject to plan requirements.

Benefits

Employees are eligible for benefits, including:
  • Health Care Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision; Wellness incentives
  • Retirement Benefits
  • Time off and Leave: Paid vacation days, up to 15 days; paid sick days, up to 5 days; paid personal leave, up to 5 days; paid holidays, up to 13 days; birth and adoption leave; parental leave; family and medical leave; bereavement leave; jury duty leave; military leave; purchased vacation
  • Disability: Short-term and long-term disability
  • Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment
  • Tax-Advantaged Accounts: Health Savings Account; Health Care Spending Account; Dependent Care Spending Account
  • Tuition Assistance


To learn more about our benefits offering, please click here Work with us | Carrier CorporateThe specific benefits available to any employee may vary depending on state and local laws and eligibility factors, such as date of hire and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Application Deadline
Applications will be accepted for at least 3 days from Job Posting Date: 10 September 2026

Use of AI

Technology-enabled tools may support parts of the recruitment process, with oversight by people.

About Carrier Global Corporation

Carrier is the provider of intelligent climate and energy solutions.

Carrier Global Corporation Careers

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Learn more about Carrier Global Corporation
Size
53,000 employees
Market Cap
$34.9 billion
Industry
Net Income
$1.9 billion
Revenue
$17.4 billion

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