Lead Engineer – Auto Applications
Orbia
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Houston • Texas • United States
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Salary
💰 $108,000 - $200,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Leads the Auto Applications Research and Development efforts in support of the OF&EM’s Refrigerants Business Unit, particularly related to Orbia’s new and emerging refrigerant options.
- Provide technical support for the Auto segment on a global basis (US, Europe, Asia).
- Sustain & contribute to project management framework, governance, and associated business systems and processes to deliver strategic business initiatives in close coordination with leaders and their teams.
- Works with commercial (business development, sales and marketing) teams to understand customers’ needs in the Auto segment.
- Translate customer needs into product development for automotive applications support.
- Represent voice of market applications in the development of F&EM's Auto applications technology roadmap, via active participation in long term technology planning.
- Ensure Orbia’s representation in Auto industry bodies (such as SAE committees).
Requirements
- Must be able to travel up to 30% of the time and have experience working individually/remotely/onsite
- Highly motivated with a proven track record of managing applications development projects within the automotive and/or stationary thermal management industry
- Precision mindset – must follow standards and standard laboratory work practices.
- Understanding of thermodynamics and heat exchanger systems
- Advanced modeling or simulation experience
- Excellent presentation skills
- Time management, goal achievement, analytical and conceptual thinking, project coordination and planning
- Graduate degree – Chemical or Mechanical Engineering
- 10+ years’ experience allowed in lieu of graduate degree
- PhD degree - preferred
- 5+ years engineering/science experience
- Technically advanced/superior level position
Benefits
- 401k with a 6% company match (the company will automatically contribute an extra 3% of your plan-eligible pay to your 401k)
- Multi-tier benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision) that you can tailor for yourself and dependents which include Employer-paid Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, & Life Insurance
- Wellness Employee Assistance Program (EAP), paid parental leave, Fitness & Weight-loss Reimbursement
- Additional benefits include tuition reimbursement, 11 paid company holidays, paid vacation time, paid sick time, career development opportunities, and many other benefits in a collaborative culture that focuses on work & work-life balance, innovation, & teamwork.
- Benefits start on day one!
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
applications developmentthermodynamicsheat exchanger systemsmodelingsimulationproject managementlaboratory work practicesengineeringchemical engineeringmechanical engineering
Soft Skills
presentation skillstime managementgoal achievementanalytical thinkingconceptual thinkingproject coordinationplanningmotivationcommunicationleadership
Certifications
PhD