Staff Engineer

Country: Switzerland

Location: Kriens, Switzerland

Role: Staff Engineer (m/f/d) Climate Solutions

Contract: Permanent Contract, Full Time

Why Carrier?

Carrier is the world leader in heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC), refrigeration and cold chain technology. We invented modern air conditioning, and our team of pioneers and innovators has a long history of developing new technologies.

We offer an ever-evolving range of industry-leading services and solutions aimed at creating healthier homes, buildings and shipping environments to reduce environmental impact. We recognize diversity and inclusion as a driver of growth and innovation and remain a leader because we have an exceptional workforce that puts the customer first.

For our subsidiary Carrier Innovation Technologies, we are looking for a Staff Engineer (m/f/d) Climate Solutions in the Kriens/Luzern region on a permanent basis and as soon as possible.

Role Responsibilities:

• Support the development and deployment HVAC technologies that offer breakthrough advantages, e.g., X-caloric cooling and alternative cycles with natural refrigerants, independent dehumidification and heat pumps, by performing modeling and simulation, and experimental analysis.
• Support and deliver techno-economic and risks analysis of alternatives to current HVAC&R technologies. Understand and develop trade-off analysis between reliability, availability, service and maintenance models.
• Collaborate closely with universities and research institutions in the areas of alternative HVAC&R technologies, and energy systems.

Required Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in science or engineering fields (e.g., mechanical engineering, HVAC&R/buildings engineering).
• Proven ability to understand and evaluate HVAC&R, e.g., vapor-compression cycles, chillers and heat pumps, and/or transport refrigeration systems.
• Experience in the calculation and modeling of thermodynamic energy conversion cycles.
• Knowledge and experience in model verification and validation; statistical data analysis.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Two years of industry experience or a PhD in a related field.
• Experience in the HVAC industry, specifically in residential/commercial heating and cooling.
• Experience with alternative cooling technologies, such as electrocaloric, elastocaloric, magnetocaloric, and indoor environmental quality, independent dehumidification.
• Proficiency in model and simulations tools applicable for the building and HVAC industry (e.g. EnergyPlus, Modelica, Ansys/CFD analysis).
• Proficiency in numerical methods, such as non-linear optimization, integration, and solving differential equations.
• Knowledge of statistics, reliability and techno-economic analysis.
• Knowledge of system engineering methodologies, design of experiments.
• Ability to create designs of experimental set-ups to validate modeling and simulation data, to direct experimental work, and to comprehend experimental setups and analyze data.
• Work in psychrometric chamber set-ups.
• Ability to quickly understand and adapt to new technologies and processes.
• Team oriented personality, capability to work well in multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams.

Your journey with us:

We always strive to provide a fair and valuable hiring process for everyone. If you are selected, you will go through the following stages:

• First conversation with our sourcing/recruiting team.
• Interview with the manager.

Carrier is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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