New Product Introduction Engineer

Job Number: 12031

External Description:

About this role

Each day, Carrier is working to meet some of the most unique and exciting global challenges. To maintain our role as a global leader, we continue to seek talented, ambitious individuals to join our team. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and are looking for an opportunity to apply your technical abilities, then we have a great opportunity for you. We are seeking an innovative, data-driven, results-oriented individual to contribute to our continued legacy of innovation.

The candidate will have responsibility for the following in addition to ad-hoc assignments as needed:

• Manage the introduction of new manufacturing products and processes of HVAC technologies for residential applied systems.
• Collaborate with various organizations to support the development of the new program to ensure a seamless transition into stable productionized manufacturing processes. 
• Evaluating material systems for manufacturability and reliability.
• Partner with operations, engineering, quality, and materials to understand and translate design and process engineering requirements into product line design components, subsystems, and products.

Key Responsibilities 

You will have the opportunity to build your technical and leadership skills within one of the following or similar tracks: mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, Industrial engineering, or controls engineering. In addition, you will have exposure to formal and on-the-job training by:

• Lead the introduction of new product and processes into operations.
• Driving design for manufacture and field service throughout the development process.
• Ensuring requirements are met before releasing new product / processes into production.
• Developing cutting edge manufacturing processes.
• Identifying equipment and executing capital plans to meet new program.
• Communicating program status to various levels of the company.
• Collaborating with configuration control and design engineering regarding product tooling and design to ensure effectual production methods.
• Working closely with production to develop, coordinate, and implement technical training for employees related to new product / process introduction.
• Work with Safety to proactively evaluate EHS hazards and risks before introducing new product / process into operations to ensure that new work areas are always safe.
• Leading or Participating in Kaizen teams and 3P events.
• Understanding of lean principles and systems thinking is needed to effectively lead the projects and process improvement initiatives. 
• Working with Vendors or internal personnel to develop and build new tools and fixtures for advanced manufacturing processes.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
• 5+ years experience in manufacturing engineering, design engineering or New Product Introduction.
• 3+ years experience leading projects in a cross functional environment.
• 3+ years of experience with Microsoft; Excel, Project, PowerPoint, and Word.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated technical skills.
• Master’s degree is a plus.
• Experience in heat exchanger or HVAC manufacturing is preferred.
• Program Management certification is a plus, or ability to obtain certification within 12 months in the role.
• Self-starter with the ability to learn quickly.
• Proactive and results-driven; thrives in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing with diverse audiences including cross-functional team members, senior leaders, global suppliers, and external customers including service managers and technicians.
  

Job Number: 30220986

Community / Marketing Title: New Product Introduction Engineer

Location_formattedLocationLong: Indiana, US