Sr. Supervisor, Metallurgy

Summary

The Advanced Materials Engineering (AME) group is responsible for development, design and implementation of new materials, technology, and applications.  The AME group is currently seeking a manager to oversee the application of new materials and structures to Carrier’s products.  The manager will work with global, cross-disciplinary teams to apply model-based design and verification tools and methods to develop the next generation of materials for a full range of HVAC/R equipment and systems for buildings and transport applications. The Sr. Supervisor - Metallurgy will have 3 to 4 direct reports. This Sr. Supervisor works Monday through Friday, daytime hours, in addition to participating in 1 or 2 global meetings per month, which are outside of normal business hours.

This is an onsite position located at: Carrier in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the metallurgical and materials engineering strategy supporting HVAC product research, development, and commercialization.
• Manage a team of metallurgical engineers, materials scientists, and laboratory personnel, including performance management, coaching, and talent development.
• Define and execute materials technology roadmaps aligned with business objectives, product innovation goals, and regulatory requirements.
• Provide technical leadership for material selection, alloy development, coatings, joining technologies, and corrosion mitigation solutions.
• Drive development of next-generation materials that improve efficiency, durability, manufacturability, sustainability, and cost competitiveness of HVAC systems.
• Lead root-cause investigations and failure analyses related to corrosion, fatigue, fracture, wear, braze integrity, and manufacturing defects.
• Partner with product engineering, design, manufacturing, sourcing, quality, and reliability teams to ensure successful product development and launch.
• Establish and oversee laboratory testing programs, including corrosion testing, mechanical property evaluation, environmental exposure testing, and metallographic analysis.
• Develop and maintain materials specifications, engineering standards, qualification procedures, and best practices.
• Manage R&D budgets, capital investments, laboratory resources, and project portfolios to meet business and technical objectives.
• Support intellectual property development through invention disclosures, patent generation, and technical publications where appropriate.
• Ensure compliance with applicable safety, environmental, industry, and regulatory standards impacting HVAC materials and manufacturing processes.
• Drive continuous improvement in materials characterization methods, data analytics, and engineering processes.
• Maintain a safe working environment, following all procedures and PPE requirements.
• Must be self-driven and capable of conducting extensive development without frequent supervisor input.
• Must maintain an acceptable attendance, performance and discipline record.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Materials Science, Engineering, or a Technical field.
• 3+ years of experience in materials technology development and implementation to product.
• 3+ years of experience in research and development with HVAC or manufacturing industry experience.
• Willing and able to participate in after-hours global meetings approximately 1-2 times per month.
• Willing and able to travel up to 10% of the year - domestic and international.

Preferred Qualifications

• Excellent communications skills are needed to provide oral and written reports to internal and external customers.
• Self-motivated, willing to work on a variety of projects, and have excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Capable of working in a team-oriented environment across a multi-cultural global organization.
• Demonstrated expertise in ferrous and non-ferrous alloys, corrosion, brazing, joining technologies, coatings, and failure analysis.
• Experience supporting product development and commercialization in HVAC, refrigeration, automotive thermal systems, appliances, or related industries.
• Strong understanding of material characterization techniques, mechanical testing, metallography, and corrosion testing methods.
• Expertise in basic software operation (Microsoft office) required.  Familiarity with specialty software for analysis, tracking and simulation (Minitab, JMP, Labview, Ansys/Nastran FEA, etc) would be a significant benefit.
• Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing, RedX, and Six Sigma process improvement techniques would be a benefit.