Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)
Environmental Conditions
Office
Job Description
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.
