Staff Electrical/Electronic Systems Engineer

Carrier is the leading global provider of healthy, safe and sustainable building and cold chain solutions with a world-class, diverse workforce with business segments covering HVAC, refrigeration, and fire and security. We make modern life possible by delivering safer, smarter and more sustainable services that make a difference to people and our planet while revolutionizing industry trends. This is why we come to work every day. Join us and we can make a difference together.

Built on Willis Carrier’s invention of modern air conditioning in 1902, Carrier is a world leader in heating, ventilating, air-conditioning, and refrigeration systems, building controls and automation, and fire and security systems. We constantly build upon our history of proven innovation with new products and services that improve global comfort and efficiency. Our refrigeration segment is delivering confidence in the connected cold chain through healthy, safe, sustainable, and intelligent solutions that transport, monitor, and preserve the world’s perishables and pharmaceuticals.

About this role:

Carrier has an exciting opportunity for a Staff Electrical/Electronic Systems Engineer to join its Carrier Transicold Controls, Connectivity & Electrical Engineering team located in Syracuse, NY. Our team is providing game changing solutions to make Carrier’s truck trailer and container transportation refrigeration units sustainable, smarter, and connected. Our products are undergoing a radical transformation into fully electric, intelligent refrigeration systems that are more efficient and reliable. We design, develop, and support electrical systems including the specification of intelligent, connected power conversion, electronic microcontroller systems, and connectivity devices. We are continuously adopting new development technologies and capabilities to deliver advanced solutions for a safe and sustainable cold chain.

The Staff Electrical/Electronic Systems Engineer will be a technical leader as part of our team to create efficient, high quality, and reliable intelligent electrical and electronic systems for Carrier transportation refrigeration units. The position is focused on design and qualification of power supply, power conversion as well as specification and qualification of electronic controls and connectivity systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• The position requires onsite presence because of the need to use lab equipment and tool

• Work in a team leading the definition and qualification of electronic controls and electrical systems, power generation and conversion components, connectivity devices and their relationships

• Help defining and documenting the interface between electronic controls and electrical system as well as with mechanical and structural components and the external environment, including power interfaces and signal I/O

• Identify and evaluate business requirements (performance, reliability and cost) and transform into engineering requirements

• Support the development of control platform roadmaps to ensure commonality across product lines.

• Work on integration of electrical & electronic systems for transportation refrigeration including batteries, power generators and power conversion modules interfacing with the electrical grid

• Specify requirements for power conversion and electronic controls and interface with suppliers to ensure components meet system requirements

• Use modeling and design tools, perform analytical calculations, verify, and test on lab prototypes and proof of concepts

• Troubleshoot problems on existing products, engage in root cause analysis activities

Required Qualifications:

• 10+ years of relevant experience as electrical/electronic systems engineer

• Bachelors Degree

Preferred Qualifications:

• Leadership in electro-mechanical design and electronic systems specification and qualification

• Development and ownership of electric schematics, write electrical systems requirements

• Experience with leading the specification and qualification for production of hardware requirements of control and connectivity/IoT devices (I/O, computation, and communication)

• Understanding of electrical analysis, electrical protection power consumption

• Experience with wiring, connectors, harnessing

• Comfortable with both collaborative and independent work in a global team setting

• Experience with power supplies, batteries, power converters

• Familiarity with HVAC&R equipment and systems

• Experience in new product design and qualification, design failure mode analysis

• Proficient