Advanced Manufacturing Staff Engineer

Carrier Global Corporation, 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.

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As an Advanced Manufacturing Staff Engineer , you will play a key role in developing and implementing advanced manufacturing and mechanical automation solutions across HVAC manufacturing operations.

This position combines mechanical automation, equipment and fixture design, industrialization, project execution, and financial ownership . You will identify manufacturing opportunities, translate them into scalable technical solutions, build strong CAPEX business cases, and ensure that projects deliver measurable improvements in labor efficiency, scrap, downtime, yield, quality, and overall operational performance.

You will work cross-functionally with Manufacturing, Product Engineering, Quality, EHS, Finance, Operations, and external suppliers to take automation projects from concept and design through commissioning, production launch, and sustained performance.

As an Advanced Manufacturing Staff Engineer , you'll be responsible for:

Lead the development and implementation of mechanical automation solutions for HVAC products and manufacturing processes, including water-cooled shell-and-tube heat exchangers, air-cooled finned-tube coils, and final assembly operations. Develop automation solutions for tube handling, tube-to-tubesheet joining, shell and nozzle welding, brazing, coil handling and fixturing, refrigerant charging, sensor installation, and automated pressure and leak testing. Develop flexible automation and manufacturing assistance solutions for heavy assembly processes, piping, brazing, welding, controls integration, and end-of-line testing and reporting.

Lead the conceptualization and integration of subassembly systems, translating product, process, ergonomics, quality, safety, and capacity requirements into robust and scalable mechanical solutions. Develop and validate 3D mechanical designs and 2D drawings for workstations, fixtures, tooling, clamping devices, assembly aids, and material handling systems. Apply GD&T, tolerance analysis, DFM/DFA principles, material selection, datums, locating strategies, ergonomics, maintainability, safety, and poka-yoke principles to manufacturing equipment and tooling.

Coordinate the fabrication, assembly, installation, debugging, and validation of fixtures and subassembly equipment in collaboration with suppliers, Product Engineering, Quality, EHS, Manufacturing, and Operations. Lead industrialization and production release activities, including dimensional validation, capability studies, run-at-rate, technical documentation, work instructions, training, change control, and handoff to operations. Identify and quantify hard-savings opportunities through automation, including direct labor reduction, overtime reduction, scrap and rework reduction, downtime improvements, increased availability, improvements in yield and FPY, warranty reduction, and optimization of energy and consumables.

Develop CAPEX business cases that clearly define baseline losses and constraints, proposed technical solutions, implementation costs, payback period, and, when applicable, NPV, IRR, and sensitivity analysis. Prioritize automation projects based on business impact, scalability, technical feasibility, and ROI, with a focus on solutions that can be replicated across manufacturing lines and products. Partner with Finance to establish savings tracking plans and validate realized benefits following implementation, including 30/60/90-day and quarterly reviews.

Implement controls to sustain project benefits through standard work, training, audits, and operational follow-up. Lead suppliers and system integrators throughout the complete project lifecycle, including requirements definition, RFQs, technical evaluations, acceptance…