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The Senior Development Engineer will lead the development of next-generation commercial HVAC products for our data center customers. This role is ideal for engineers with experience in HVAC, refrigeration, thermal systems, or new product development who want technical ownership of complex commercial HVAC equipment from concept, design, validation, and certification through production launch.\nAs a Senior Development Engineer, you will serve as the technical lead for major systems and subsystems, working across Mechanical, Controls, Electrical, Manufacturing, Quality, and Supply Chain teams to deliver innovative, reliable, and cost-effective solutions. You will play a key role in advancing new technologies, improving product performance, and mentoring engineers while helping shape the future of commercial HVAC systems. Come be a part of an exciting journey at Daikin Applied, where innovation and excellence drive our every endeavor!\nLocation: Staunton, VA or Plymouth, MN - Hybrid\nYour responsibilities:\nDevelop electro-mechanical products of significant complexity, supporting program quality, cost, and schedule\n\nDevelop test plans and perform testing of components, sub-systems, and total systems, supporting performance, reliability, and industry certification\n\nWork cross-functionally with groups such as design, test, manufacturing, sales, and supply chain to ensure product design meets business needs\n\nDrive the execution of the new product development phase-gate process, demonstrating appropriate design maturity and growth across various milestones\n\nHave technical ownership of sub-system or system designs\n\nAct as technical lead for programs\n\nDrives innovation around tools and product design\n\nYour Qualifications:\nBachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent\n\n8+ years of relevant experience\n\nStrong understanding of mechanical concepts such as thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, structures, materials\n\nHands-on experience testing electro-mechanical equipment\n\nAbility to problem solve within engineering and technical concepts\n\nAble to effectively communicate technical information to an audience in a presentation setting\n\nCapabilities with PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) tools\n\nKnowledge of cross-functional groups such as Controls, Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Design, Quality, etc.\n\nUnderstanding of New Product Development processes\n\nKnowledge of Lean principles\n\nAbility to translate product requirements into engineering concepts\n\nKnowledge of engineering tools and analysis methods such as DOE, DFMEA, DVP&R\n\nProject Management capabilities; ability to estimate work tasks and support project planning activities\n\nKnowledge of vapor compression cycle\n\nCapabilities in modeling/simulation tools such as MATLAB, ANSYS, VapCyc, etc\n\nKnowledge of systems engineering and architecture\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\nMaster’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent\n\nYour Benefits:\nDaikin Applied offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:\nMultiple medical insurance plan options + dental and vision insurance\n\n401K retirement plan with employer contributions matching 100% of the first 3% of employee contributions and 50% on the next 2% of employee contributions\n\nCompany provided life insurance + optional employee-paid voluntary life insurance, dependent life coverage, and voluntary accident coverage\n\nShort-term and long-term disability\n\n3 weeks of paid time off for new employees + 11 company-paid holidays\n\nVacation accrues on a monthly basis, unless applicable federal, state, and local law requires a faster accrual\n\nPaid sick time in accordance with the federal, state, and local law\n\nPaid parental leave and tuition reimbursement after 6 months of continuous service\n\nWork visa sponsorship is not available for this position.\nThe typical annual base salary for this position ranges from $90,400-188,700 + 10% bonus in Virginia and Minnesota. 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