Staff Engineer, Mechanical Engineering

About Carrier

Carrier Global Corporation, global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions, is committed to creating innovations that bring comfort, safety and sustainability to life. Through cutting-edge advancements in climate solutions such as temperature control, air quality and transportation, we improve lives, empower critical industries and ensure safe transport of food, lifesaving medicines and more. Since inventing modern air conditioning in 1902, we lead with purpose: enhancing the lives we live and the world we share. We continue to lead because of our world-class, inclusive workforce that puts the customer at the center of everything we do. For more information, visit corporate.carrier.com or follow on Carrier social media at @Carrier.

About this position
Join Carrier’s Technology & Components – Compression Technology team as a key engineering leader helping evolve and sustain next‑generation compressor platforms. In this role, you’ll take end‑to‑end ownership of design changes—from early concept and detailed design through validation and production release—working hand‑in‑hand with manufacturing and suppliers to ensure smooth industrialization. You’ll also play a central role in resolving manufacturing, operational, testing and quality investigations with urgency and technical rigor, using data-driven engineering and quality tools to strengthen robustness, improve manufacturability, and reduce cost while protecting performance and reliability.

Based in Charlotte, NC, this position offers broad visibility and global collaboration across engineering, design, and operations teams. It’s an ideal opportunity for a driven, self-directed mechanical engineer with deep experience in turbomachinery or other high-speed rotating equipment, and a strong working understanding of real-world manufacturing processes such as casting, forging, CNC machining, balancing, lubrication, and bearings—translating technical insight into practical, high-confidence decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate dedicated design/drafting resources to execute compressor design changes from concept through production release, partnering closely with manufacturing and suppliers to ensure successful implementation.
• Collaborate within a global, cross-functional team (engineering, design, and operations) to develop, sustain, and continuously improve compression product platforms, with focus on quality, cost, and manufacturability.
• Drive timely evaluation and resolution of manufacturing and quality investigations, using structured problem-solving and data-driven decision making.
• Apply engineering and quality methods/tools to enhance design robustness, improve manufacturability, and reduce product cost while meeting component performance and quality requirements.
• Support the integration of new technologies into greenfield compression projects, ensuring alignment with platform strategy, producibility, and performance targets.
• Develop troubleshooting guidelines for operational, performance and reliability issues of centrifugal compressors
• Drive sustaining and cost reduction initiatives

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering.
• 7+ years of experience designing, developing, and supporting the production of mechanical equipment.

Preferred Qualifications (assets)
Other qualifications you may have that would be beneficial in this role include:

• Experience in turbomachinery, high speed rotating equipment, compressors or turbines.
• Effective communication skills, teamwork, pro-active, and the ability to work effectively in a multi-cultural global organization are essential. 
• Knowledge of thermodynamics, quality tools, and GD&T are preferred.

Additional information

• Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without restriction; visa sponsorship is not available.

Pay Range

The annual salary for this position is between $96,000.00 - $192,000.00 annually. Factors which may affect pay within this range include, but are not limited to, skills, education, experience, and other unique qualifications of the successful candidate.

Other Compensation

This position is entitled to short-term cash incentives, subject to plan requirements.

Benefits

Employees are eligible for benefits, including:

• Health Care Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision; Wellness incentives

• Retirement Benefits

• Time off and Leave: Paid vacation days, up to 15 days;