Senior Manufacturing Engineer

PDS Tech Commercial is partnering with a leader in the HVAC manufacturing Industry to find a Senior Manufacturing Engineer ready to solve complex challenges, optimize production, and help shape the future of advanced air-cooled chiller manufacturing.

Charlotte, NC

$53/hour

2ndshift, 8 or 10 hour shifts as needed and 3rd shift available.

2nd shift will need to be able to work either:

• Mon-Thu, 10 Hours, 4:30 PM - 3:00 AM

• Mon-Fri, 8-hours, 2:30-11:00

• Mon-Fri, 8 hours, 10:30p-7:00a

If you’re an engineer who thrives at the intersection of mechanical systems, electrical integration, controls, and manufacturing excellence, this is an opportunity to make a measurable impact on products, processes, and production performance.

As a Senior Manufacturing Engineer, you’ll serve as a primary technical resource for air-cooled chiller manufacturing operations. You’ll tackle complex production challenges, develop and improve manufacturing processes, support new product introductions, and lead continuous improvement initiatives.

Your work will directly influence safety, quality, delivery, cost, throughput, and manufacturability—helping ensure products are built efficiently, consistently, and to the highest standards.

• Provide day-to-day manufacturing engineering support for air-cooled chiller production.
• Lead resolution of complex issues involving mechanical assemblies, electrical systems, controls, and product testing.
• Identify and eliminate manufacturing constraints affecting safety, quality, delivery, and cost.
• Develop and improve processes for mechanical assembly, electrical integration, and factory testing.
• Lead continuous improvement projects designed to increase quality, throughput, and manufacturing efficiency.
• Create and maintain work instructions, process flows, manufacturing documentation, and standard operating procedures.
• Partner with Industrial Engineering on factory flow, capacity, and productivity initiatives.
• Troubleshoot electrical assemblies, control panels, wiring, sensors, actuators, and communication networks.
• Interpret electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and controls documentation.
• Support root-cause investigations involving electrical, controls, and software-related production issues.
• Troubleshoot mechanical assembly challenges involving refrigeration systems, piping, structural assemblies, and electromechanical components.
• Improve assembly methods, tooling, fixtures, and material presentation.
• Collaborate with Product Engineering to enhance manufacturability and assembly efficiency.
• Support new product launches through process development, production readiness, and manufacturing validation.
• Participate in design reviews and provide Design for Manufacturability (DFM) feedback.
• Work cross-functionally with Operations, Quality, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, Maintenance, and Product Engineering.

• Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or Technology.
• 5+ years of manufacturing engineering or automation experience.
• Strong understanding of both mechanical and electrical systems.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex manufacturing and production issues.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.

• Experience with industrial communication protocols such as Ether Net/IP, Profinet, or Modbus.
• Familiarity with Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) integration and data collection systems.
• Exposure to Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma…