Midea is one of the world's largest home appliance brands, offering the most comprehensive selection of products in the world to fully serve the needs of day-to-day living at home, at work, or anywhere else you go. In North America we strive to aim high, put the customer first, transform, and innovate the marketplace, utilizing our commitment, dedication, inclusion, and partnership with our teams. We are a global company with over 150,000 employees and operations in more than 195 countries. As a publicly listed company, we are also ranked #245 as a Fortune Global 500 company and offer one of the most comprehensive ranges in the home appliance industry. Midea America is a subsidiary of Midea with over 200 employees in the US and we are expanding our presence in North America.
Essential Job Responsibilities
Will be responsible for the research and development of North American Refrigerator Products, including sealed systems, airflow, and thermal design, feature development, collaboration, and the establishment of plan of actions and milestone tracking.
Complete design and development of new product functional parts as required.
Develop technology to expand intellectual property portfolio for Refrigerator Products.
Work to improve lab testing capabilities and guide team on improved processes to ensure test lab reproducibility and repeatability.
Comply with regulatory changes (such as from DOE and EPA) and industry standard requirements to introduce and recommend product changes.
Research the fields of sealed systems, air flow, and thermal technology and organize technical research on key core technologies, focusing on the aforementioned.
Conduct theoretical analysis of refrigerator systems to model and test component designs.
Actively participate in technical project reviews and innovation research projects.
Cooperate cross-functionally with various internal, external, and international engineering teams to jointly carry out project work.
Collaborate with project managers and Refrigeration R&D team to create multi-generational technical plan roadmaps.
Derive detailed root cause analyses and develop both design and quality improvement projects-based field returns of Refrigerator Products.
Provide expert level of analysis on field returns and provide timely reports and updates to overseas R&D team and North American Refrigeration leadership.
Implement projects and special tasks as needed.
Required Education and Experience:
Required Education: Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent.
Experience in heat transfer, fluid dynamics, and thermodynamic analysis of vapor compression refrigeration cycles.
Preferred Experience:
Experience working in product development and innovation.
Experience with UG, Creo, SolidWorks, AutoCAD or other similar modelling software.
CFD, FEA, and statistical experience.
Familiarity with patents and technology trends in refrigeration.
Job Skills:
Hands on ability to prototype.
Familiar with plastics manufacturing, metal fabrication, and brazing systems.
Good communication skills both written and verbal.
Strong problem solving and analytical skills.
Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize tasks appropriately.
A self-starter and self-disciplined in accomplishing tasks.
Strong desire to learn with ability to be self-taught.
Travel to China will be required <10% annually.
Midea America Corp. is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.