Senior Project Engineer - Centrifugal

About Us

We are a global climate technologies company engineered for sustainability. We create sustainable and efficient residential, commercial and industrial spaces through HVACR technologies. We protect temperature-sensitive goods throughout the cold chain. And we bring comfort to people globally. Best-in-class engineering, design and manufacturing combined with category-leading brands in compression, controls, software and monitoring solutions result in next-generation climate technology that is built for the needs of the world ahead.  

Whether you are a professional looking for a career change, an undergraduate student exploring your first opportunity, or recent graduate with an advanced degree, we have opportunities that will allow you to innovate, be challenged and make an impact. Join our team and start your journey today! 

Job Description:

The Centrifugal Senior Project Engineer is part of Copeland’s advanced technology oil-free centrifugal team.  As part of the centrifugal advanced technology team this role will play a key role in the technology advancement of Aero-LiftTM technology for additional applications.

As a Centrifugal Senior Project Engineer, You Will:

• Ready products, features and components for New Product Development. Take early stage TRL’s 1-3 and advance to TRL 4–5 through structured problem solving and design of experiment.

• Ideate, Fabricate and Validate advancements to Copeland core oil-free technologies such as oil-free bearings, high speed motors, control algorithms, and centrifugal compression

• Develop both analytical and empirical validation procedures for compressors and its components

• Work with new product development team and other worlds areas to transfer validated technologies for commercialization

• Provide critical thinking and an inquisitive mindset to advance design development of centrifugal technology

• Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, planning, marketing, manufacturing, procurement, and others

Required Education, Experience & Skills:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace Engineering, or equivalent combination of work and educational experience.

• Five (5) years of work experience in industrial / technical field, or equivalent

• High degree of learning agility

• Demonstrated problem solving skills

• Excellent oral and written communication skills

Preferred Education, Experience & Skills:

• Experience with bearing design, turbo-machinery and HVAC is a plus

• Experience with mechanical systems, compression equipment, high speed rotating motion mechanisms, rotor dynamics, electrical components, fixture design or other manufacturing process experience.

• Design for experiments, manufacturing, assembly, and production design techniques

• Experience with 3D CAD software such as NX (preferred), SolidWorks, Autodesk Inventor and use of FEA for mechanical analyses

• Experience with GD&T and tolerance stack-up

Onsite Work Arrangement:

This role is based fully onsite, and not eligible for hybrid or remote work opportunities 

Why Work in the Greater Miami Valley Area

Our facility is located in Sidney, OH, conveniently located within driving distance to several larger cities, such as Dayton, Troy, and Columbus. The area’s generally low costs of living, excellent school systems,  and low crime rates create a family-friendly environment. The area is home to several growing communities with restaurants, festivals, shopping, and arts scenes that make them exciting places to live and work.

About Our Location

Our newly renovated Sidney campus has 1M square feet of manufacturing floor with an additional 120k square feet of leading-edge lab facilities. This location is the headquarters for our HVACR Americas business unit. Through our many years of compressor expertise, our products help bring comfort and convenience to refrigeration, commercial, industri