Sr. Engineer - Advanced Manufacturing Automation

About Carrier:

Carrier, 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 the safe transport of food, life-saving 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 Carrier on social media at @Carrier.

About This Role:

As a Sr. Engineer - Advanced Manufacturing Automation, you will lead the full lifecycle of automation delivery—from design and commissioning to long-term sustainment. You’ll pair deep technical expertise in PLC, HMI, and safety systems with a sharp financial lens, using cost modeling and ROI analysis to prioritize high-impact projects. By bridging the gap between engineering and Finance, you will identify and validate "hard savings" while providing technical leadership to external integrators. A data-driven problem solver at heart, you will ensure all automated solutions are high-performing, cost-effective, and rooted in a rigorous safety-first culture.

Job Description: 
 

1) Automation Delivery Across Products & Processes (Technical Core)
 

Heat Exchanger Automation

• Water‑cooled (shell‑and‑tube): tube bundle handling, tube‑to‑tube sheet joining (expansion and/or seal welding), shell/nozzle welding, and automated pressure/leak test systems.

• Air‑cooled (finned‑tube coils): tube insertion/expansion, header/manifold joining (brazing), automated coil leak/pressure testing, and coil handling/fixturing.
   

Final Assembly Automation

• Implement flexible automation/assist solutions for heavy assembly, refrigerant charging systems, piping/brazing/welding support, sensor installation, control integration, and end‑of‑line (EOL) test automation and reporting.
   

2) Controls, Test Systems & Manufacturing Digital Integration

• Own or support PLC/HMI/safety logic for manufacturing automation systems. Rockwell / Allen Bradley, Siemens are the typical PLC used.

• Drive reliability improvements through enhanced diagnostics, alarm rationalization, and fault recovery.

• Build/expand automated test capabilities (pressure/leak/functional) with recipe‑based execution and data capture. LabVIEW is typical test automation.

• Enable or improve traceability and test data capture through MES interfaces or structured data collection.
   

3) Business Case, ROI & Hard Savings Ownership (What Makes This Role Different)

• Identify and quantify hard savings opportunities tied to automation:

  • Labor reduction (direct touch time, overtime reduction, staffing flexibility)

  • Scrap and rework reduction (weld defects, leaks, brazing defects, coil/piping rework)

  • Downtime reduction / uptime gains (availability improvements and reduced lost units)

  • Yield / FPY improvement (fewer retests, fewer escapes, reduced MRB burden)

  • Warranty/field failure reduction where attributable to process improvements

  • Energy and consumables reductions (where meaningful: gas, nitrogen, helium, tooling wear, etc.)
     

• Build clear automation investment cases (CapEx requests) including:

  • Baseline losses and constraints

  • Proposed solution options (buy/build/integrate)

  • Payback period, NPV/IRR (when applicable), and sensitivity analysis

  • Implementation costs (equipment, integration, downtime, training, spares)
     

• Prioritize project pipeline with focus on:

  • Fast payback (e.g., ≤12–24 months) for many initiatives

  • Scalable solutions that can replicate across lines/products

• Own benefits realization:

  • Create a savings tracking plan with Finance

  • Validate savings post‑implementation (30/60/90 days and quarterly)

  • Put controls in place to su