Lead Engineer - Design
Oragadam, IN
Job Description
Danfoss is looking for Lead Engineer - Design.
Job Responsibilities
• Lead the engineering team and technical solutions for the existing and new product development projects in Refrigeration domain.
• Provide technical leadership and support for the design, development, and qualification of commercial cooling systems components and/or sub-assemblies relating to vapor compression refrigeration systems.
• Development includes technical solutions of projects through product lifecycle, including: Feasibility study, designing from concept to final release to production using effective tools & software, creating functional prototypes, testing and design verification.
• Develop acoustic and vibration solution integrating the experimental test (noise chamber, nozzle chamber, thermodynamic, heat transfer) and simulation (CFD, Noise & Vibration, Structural and Modal).
• Integrate CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamic) analysis with internal/External laboratory testing results to reach best in class solutions.
• Use effective software tools to analyze results, carry out technical research, write-up analysis, and present results for new product development.(Technology projects)
• Responsible for aligning engineering and business objectives, within line of business unit to maintain continuous flow of sustainable, innovative, high-quality products.
• Create engineering documentation or approve documentation created by others that are required to develop and manufacture high quality products such as design specifications, guidelines etc.,
• Support lab technicians and engineers to test components, assemblies, and products to validate the engineering specifications.
• Provide Engineering proposals, calculations, data resources for line of business (LOB) and product engineering Team to support project scope and design intent definition.
• Lead and execute the materialised projects according to Danfoss project development process (PDP) which involves DFMEA, Product safety & risk assessment, design for production /service etc,
• work with cross functional team to define project plan with specific milestones and deliverables.
Background & Skills
• Bachelor / master’s degree in engineering
• 10 to 12 years of experience in a similar role/field with a product development focus and technical management background. (Refrigeration Systems)
• Experience with Thermodynamics/Mechanical simulation tools/computational fluid dynamics
• Proficient in Engineering simulation software such as Ansys, Fluent, Vapcyc etc.,
• Ability to work independently and make logical decisions.
• Be able to deal with a challenging environment with Matrix organization.
• Applying engineering principles, developing mechanical models, interpreting test data, and model simulation
• Well versed in Refrigeration (Vapor compression) system modeling through theoretical cycles/ engineering tools.
Danfoss – Engineering Tomorrow
At Danfoss, we are engineering solutions that allow the world to use resources in smarter ways - driving the sustainable transformation of tomorrow. No transformation has ever been started without a group of passionate, dedicated and empowered people. We believe that innovation and great results are driven by the right mix of people with diverse backgrounds, personalities, skills, and perspectives, reflecting the world in which we do business. To make sure the mix of people works, we strive to create an inclusive work environment where people of all backgrounds are treated equally, respected, and valued for who they are. It is a strong priority within Danfoss to improve the health, working environment and safety of our employees.
Following our founder’s mindset “action speaks louder than words”, we set ourselves ambitious targets to protect the environment by embarking on a plan to become CO2 neutral latest by 2030.