Senior Mechanical Engineer

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About Nortek Air Solutions:

With its roots tracing back to 1935, Nortek Air Solutions offers the innovation and expertise of the largest group of custom heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) brands in North America for your commercial, industrial, or institutional indoor environment. Nortek Air Solutions products are better by design, our custom engineered products bring you the optimal solutions for maximizing energy efficiency, reducing annual operating costs, improving indoor air quality, and achieving low sound levels.

With a custom offering of high-quality systems in multiple shapes, sizes, and configurations for new construction and renovation or retrofit applications, Nortek Air Solutions is making the world safer, healthier, and more productive. NAS is affiliated with the following industry‑leading brands of HVAC solutions:
Governair, Huntair, Mammoth, Temtrol, Venmar, Ventrol, and Webco Air Handling Systems.

Job Summary:

Nortek Air Solutions is seeking a talented and creative Research and Development Mechanical Engineer who thrives on innovation and efficiency to join the Innovation Team at our Oklahoma facilities. As a member of the Innovation team, you will be an integral member of a multi‑disciplinary, cross‑functional team dedicated to bringing pioneering technologies to market through research, development, prototyping, and testing centered within our nationally recognized laboratories.

With a focus on acoustics, vibrations, aerodynamics, energy efficiency, controls, electronics, thermal design, and mechanical systems, the team works not only with other Nortek facilities and employees but also with a wide range of customers, suppliers, distributors, and strategic partners. The successful candidate will help cultivate innovation by taking an active role in modeling, prototyping, evaluating, testing, and collaborating with others to explore and demonstrate solutions and concepts critical to the future of our business.

* There is no sponsorship or relocation available for this position.

• Collaborate closely with cross‑functional teams exploring new ideas and approaches to enhance product performance and develop new innovative technologies.
• Utilize technical expertise and knowledge of materials and manufacturing processes to optimize product design for efficiency and cost‑effectiveness.
• Assist in all facets of new product development.
• Conduct design simulations, prototyping, testing, analyses, and team reviews to ensure designs meet technical, performance, and quality standards.
• Stay updated on industry trends, technological advancements, and best practices to drive continuous improvement in product design and development processes.
• Occasional travel may be required within North America (up to 1 or 2 times per year).
• Help with innovation pipeline concepts and design and present updates to senior leadership.
• Mentor less experienced team members across a multidisciplinary engineering team.

• Character focused with demonstrated leadership potential
• Interest in research and development
• Experience with ANSYS Mechanical Enterprise and CFD Premium, from a simulation user aspect and licensing administrator aspect
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with proficiency in data analysis and interpretation
• Experience with 3D modeling systems, with a preference given to those with Autodesk Inventor experience
• Good documentation, project management, and organization skills
• Strong engineering aptitude with a focus on mechanical system design in a manufacturing environment – with a preference given to those with HVAC system experience
• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field with a preference given to those with an advanced degree
• Seven to twelve years of engineering experience

• Ability to handle confidential R&D projects appropriately
• Safety focused
• Accurate
• Alert
• Motivated
• A…