Senior Refrigeration Engineer

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Position Summary

The Senior Refrigeration Engineer will play a key role in building Suzhou's long-term ULT product capability by supporting product industrialization, system optimization, validation, localization, and future technology development.

This role will work closely with Global R&D, Manufacturing, Quality, Suppliers, and Service teams to improve product competitiveness, solve complex technical issues, and gradually establish system-level refrigeration expertise within the Suzhou organization.

Key Responsibilities

Refrigeration System Engineering

• Analyze and optimize ULT refrigeration system performance.
• Support compressor selection, matching, and system tuning.
• Conduct thermal balance, pull-down, energy consumption, and cooling capacity analysis.
• Drive refrigeration system performance improvement and cost reduction initiatives.

Technical Problem Solving

• Lead root cause investigations for refrigeration-related failures.
• Support field quality issue resolution and customer escalation analysis.
• Drive corrective and preventive actions for reliability improvement.

NPI & Industrialization

• Support Alpha, Beta, and Pilot builds.
• Collaborate with Global R&D on new platform development.
• Ensure manufacturability and readiness for product launches.

Supplier Development & Localization

• Support localization of refrigeration components and subsystems.
• Participate in supplier qualification and dual-source initiatives.
• Conduct technical reviews and capability assessments with suppliers.

Validation & Reliability

• Support performance and reliability testing.
• Participate in validation planning and test result analysis.
• Drive continuous improvement based on field feedback and validation findings.

AI & Digital Engineering

• Utilize AI and digital tools to accelerate root cause analysis and technical problem solving.
• Apply data analytics to identify trends and optimization opportunities.
• Build digital knowledge repositories for refrigeration system expertise.
• Support predictive analysis for reliability and field performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Refrigeration, Thermal Engineering, HVAC, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in refrigeration system design, development, or application engineering.
• Experience with ULT, cascade refrigeration systems, compressors, heat exchangers, and refrigeration controls preferred.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting capability.
• Experience with AI-assisted engineering tools, data analytics, or digital engineering workflows preferred.

Success Metrics

• Improve refrigeration-related FPY and field quality performance.
• Support successful launch of NPI programs.
• Deliver measurable cost reduction through system optimization and localization.
• Build internal refrigeration knowledge base and technical standards.
• Complete at least one AI or data-driven engineering improvement project annually.