Principal Design Engineer Advanced Development & Strategic Projects

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We are seeking a Principal Design Engineer to support advanced development and strategic engineering projects across our Air and Water product portfolio with an initial emphasis on heat pump water heating and related high-efficiency technologies. This role will define product concepts evaluate new technologies and guide complex projects from early development through readiness for production in coordination with strategic partners. The ideal candidate will combine strong technical judgment with the ability to coordinate design work across engineering manufacturing strategic partners and suppliers.Principal Design Engineer - Advanced Development & Strategic ProjectsUSA Louisville KY

Essential Responsibilities:

• Lead advanced development and strategic engineering projects for new products technologies and product platforms with initial focus on heat pump water heating and related high-efficiency technologies.

• Translate business customer and regulatory needs into product requirements technical plans and development priorities.

• Define system architectures and lead tradeoff decisions involving performance cost quality reliability schedule and customer experience.

• Coordinate design development with strategic partners and suppliers including responsibilities milestones deliverables reviews and acceptance criteria.

• Lead joint technical reviews resolve design issues and maintain alignment between internal and partner engineering teams.

• Work closely with manufacturing to make design decisions that support manufacturability assembly quality capacity cost and launch readiness.

• Engage manufacturing early in development and incorporate factory feedback into product architecture component design tolerances and production processes.

• Lead prototype builds technical evaluations testing and design verification activities.

• Analyze test and production data identify risks and drive practical design improvements and corrective actions.

• Collaborate with product management program management sourcing quality service controls electronics and regulatory teams.

• Assess emerging technologies components materials and manufacturing approaches for future products.

• Transition advanced-development concepts into formal new product introduction programs with clear requirements risks and technical readiness.

• Communicate technical decisions partner performance project risks and recommendations to engineering and business leadership.

MinimumQualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline

• 7 years of experience in product design systems engineering advanced development or related engineered-product development

• Experience leading complex product or technology development from concept through validation and production readiness

• Strong understanding of mechanical design system integration thermodynamics heat transfer fluid systems or related engineering fundamentals

• Experience coordinating technical work with manufacturing suppliers or external development partners

• Ability to make balanced design decisions considering performance manufacturability cost quality reliability and timing

• Experience with prototyping testing data analysis root-cause analysis and corrective actions

• Ability to lead through influence and align cross-functional teams without direct authority

• Strong written and verbal communication skills including communication with technical and business leadership

• Ability to manage multiple strategic workstreams in an environment with changing priorities and technical uncertainty

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering Systems Engineering Thermal Sciences or a related discipline

• Experience with heat pump water heaters HVAC refrigeration water heating appliances or other energy-efficient products

• Experience developing products jointly with global suppliers strategic partners research organizations or universities

• Experience working with manufacturing teams on design for assembly process capability pilot builds and production launches

• Experience developing technology roadmaps and transitioning advanced concepts into production programs

• Familiarity with product safety energy-efficiency regulatory and certification requirements

• Experience mentoring engineers developing intellectual property or serving as a technical authority

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By further embedding Zero Distance into our People and Culture framework we will continue to build a deeply connected organization. We are cultivating a culture of engagement belonging and connection because while attracting new talent remains a priority retention is a cornerstone of our strategy.

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