AprilAire is an industry leading provider of healthy air solutions who is committed to our mission; everyone deserves healthy air. You will join a team of professionals who are passionate, customer focused, adaptable, and leading the way for new HVAC technologies and innovative thinking. We are proud to be in over 7 million homes and look forward to our continued success. Give your career a breath of fresh air today and consider joining our team!

AprilAire is currently seeking a Senior Engineer to join our Dehumidification team here at our Sun Prairie Innovation Center! In this role you will help lead projects and serve our growing dehumidification product line. If you're looking for a highly visible role where you'll have the opportunity to be involved from new product conception to deployment, consider applying today!

As a Senior Engineer you will be tasked with responsibilities in the following key areas:

• Preparing engineering specifications
• Providing technical product support to the organization
• Developing cost effective, innovative new product design solutions and improving existing designs
• Identifying and implementing changes to improve value and product robustness

Leadership Accountabilities

• Improve and integrate the design and development of product within the New Product Introduction (NPI) team.
• Prepare and approve production documentation
• Identify product or productivity improvement opportunities
• Collaborate with other functional groups as a technical resource for product line.
• Be a technical voice in design reviews and design decisions.

Execution

• Move designs forward to completion through innovation and collaboration
• Execute project schedules, budgets, and performance deliverables.
• Contribute to continuous improvement activities such as warranty analysis, cost reduction, and alternate components evaluations
• Use engineering problem solving tools and methods to systematically solve production or customer issues.

Process

• Ensure adherence to processes such as FMEA, Warranty, FRACAS, PCO, NPI, and Quality Audit.
• Collaborate with others in the Engineering team and other departments to accomplish goals and solve issues
• Provide status and information to keep stakeholders informed and engaged of progress on key activities.
• Provide prompt communication to stakeholders on important event occurrences.

Technical

• Support purchasing of materials:
  • Evaluate alternate components against product specifications
  • Assist in qualifying vendors to meet product requirements
  • Provide application support to Product Management and Customer Service
  • Provide technical input for Continuous Improvement projects (Cost and Quality)
  • Collaborate with Lab Operation team and Product Approval team
    • Design experiments for product development and problem solving
    • Develop test plans to validate product design
  • Support manufacturing and operations
    • Ensure product design allows for a robust, quality assembly process
  • Follow engineering and problem-solving principles in the execution of day-to-day work
  • Provide technical input in NPI activities and Engineering design reviews.
  • Government and Regulatory Management
    • Know key requirements of safety and regulatory standards pertaining to products
    • Participate in and lead activities to ensure products and processes stay in compliance 

A successful candidate for this role will have:

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering or similar discipline
• 5+ years of experience required in designing and manufacturing refrigeration systems in appliances, HVAC products, or automotive products
• Solid understanding of residential and/or light commercial HVAC sealed systems
• Develop/Troubleshooting refrigeration sealed systems, including, but not limited to:
  • Analyzing psychometrics, thermodynamics, and fluid mechanics
  • Develop requirements for key components selection for both refrigeration and air-moving systems
  • Product prototyping, constructing test plans and conducting developmental testing
  • Investigating field returned warranty units and develop solutions as needed
• Experience in the design of high volume products is desirable
• Experience working within industry codes and standards.
• Passion for improving Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) and achieving the goal of healthy air.
• Experience leading or having a primary role on a team to bring new products to market using a New Product Development process.
• Working knowledge of SolidWorks
• Industry experience in consumer products, commercial products and/or electronic products that are mass produced.
• Working knowledge of regulations, standards, and codes such as those produced or endorsed by, but not limited to, IEC, IEEE, NEMA, NEC, UL, AHRI, and ASHRAE.
• Understanding of environmental, reliability & qualification testing.
• Understanding of Design for Six Sigma is a plus

A GREAT PLACE TO WORK FOR ALL!  At AprilAire our employees are our most important resource. That's why we offer comprehensive benefits and unique company perks, and why we create a shared purpose in giving back to our communities.

We care about your health by providing...

• a comprehensive health insurance plan 
• dental and vision insurance
• flexible spending account
• progressive wellness programming for you and your family (including fitness programs and incentives) 

We care about your wellbeing by providing...

• vacation and holiday pay
• summer hours
• dress for the day (casual dress code)
• free coffee and popcorn
• employee discounts on AprilAire products
• a fantastic team environment

We care when you need it most by providing...

• company-sponsored short and long term disability plans
• parental leave
• employee assistant program
• identity theft protection
• bereavement pay

We care about your financial wellness by providing...

• 401(k) with company match and generous profit sharing
• three types of life insurance coverage
• college savings plan
• scholarship awards

We care about your growth by providing...

• tuition reimbursement program
• learning and development opportunities

We care about our community by...

• giving back to local charities through fundraising, volunteering, and charitable events
• sponsoring employees and immediate family members for their participation in charitable events

AprilAire does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms. Regardless of past practice, all resumes submitted by search firms to any team member at AprilAire without a valid written search agreement in place for that position will be deemed the sole property of AprilAire, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by AprilAire as a result of the referral or through other means. Search agreements must be made with a member of the AprilAire Human Resources team to be considered valid.

Applicants have rights under federal and state employment laws:

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)  En Español

Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)  En Español

Wisconsin Family and Medical Leave Act (WFMLA)  En Español

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