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Mechanical Engineer II - HVAC products
Mesa, AZMechanical Engineer II – Climate Systems
Role Overview
We are seeking a Mechanical Engineer with experience in HVAC and refrigeration systems to support the development of climate control products. This role focuses on system-level mechanical design, validation, and production support for rooftop air conditioners, heat pumps, and related mobile cooling/heating solutions.
The ideal candidate has hands-on product development experience and is comfortable working across design, testing, and manufacturing environments.
Primary Responsibilities
Technical Qualifications
Experience Profile
Work Environment
Role Overview
We are seeking a Mechanical Engineer with experience in HVAC and refrigeration systems to support the development of climate control products. This role focuses on system-level mechanical design, validation, and production support for rooftop air conditioners, heat pumps, and related mobile cooling/heating solutions.
The ideal candidate has hands-on product development experience and is comfortable working across design, testing, and manufacturing environments.
Primary Responsibilities
- Design and develop mechanical subsystems for RV air conditioning and refrigeration products, including sheet metal structures, molded components, heat exchangers, housings, and assemblies.
- Contribute to full product development cycles from early concept through production launch.
- Perform system-level analysis including airflow management, thermal considerations, vibration robustness, and manufacturability.
- Create detailed 3D models, component drawings, and assembly documentation using modern CAD tools.
- Apply GD&T principles to ensure proper fit, function, and manufacturability across multi-component assemblies.
- Conduct tolerance stack-up analyses to evaluate dimensional variation and assembly performance.
- Support prototype builds, alpha units, and pilot production runs.
- Develop and execute mechanical test plans; analyze performance data and recommend design refinements.
- Partner with manufacturing teams to improve cost, quality, reliability, and assembly efficiency.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives including value analysis/value engineering (VAVE) efforts.
- Collaborate with electrical, controls, and thermal engineering teams to ensure complete system performance.
- Experience designing electromechanical products, preferably HVAC or refrigeration systems.
- Working knowledge of refrigeration system components and packaging considerations.
- Strong CAD proficiency (SolidWorks or comparable platform).
- Experience managing product data within a PLM system.
- Familiarity with finite element analysis tools for structural or vibration evaluation.
- Demonstrated capability in detailed drawing creation and GD&T application.
- Experience performing tolerance stack-up analysis across assemblies.
- Understanding of structured product development processes (stage-gate or equivalent).
- Ability to troubleshoot manufacturing and field performance issues.
- Experience designing for manufacturability across processes such as:
- Machined components
- Injection molded plastics
- Die cast components
- Sheet metal stampings and formed parts
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
- Approximately 3–6 years of product development experience.
- Background in air conditioning, refrigeration, or thermal system design strongly preferred.
- Combination of engineering office work and hands-on involvement in lab and manufacturing environments.
- Exposure to prototype builds, environmental testing, and production validation activities.
- Limited travel (approximately several trips annually).