Heat Pump Specialist R&D

Carrier Commercial Refrigeration is one of the world's leading providers of innovative refrigeration technology. We remain at the forefront of progress thanks to the dedication of all our employees who place the customer at the heart of everything they do.

With 400 passionate employees and 20,000 installations worldwide, Profroid is the European leader in the manufacture of refrigeration and heating equipment using the natural refrigerant R744 for commercial and industrial applications. Our unique range of products, manufactured in Aubagne, allows us to meet the specific needs of our customers with responsiveness and commitment to quality.

Within our R&D engineering department, you will be in charge of leading projects and participating to the design, development and sustaining of our range of Heat Pumps. In this role, you will be working together with different departments (Supply chain, manufacturing, quality, marketing etc.) to meet the cost, lead time and quality KPIs of your projects.

Responsibilities:

You will be in charge of:

• Leading Technically new projects, from building the specifications together with our marketing team to the product release on the market.
• Designing CO2 Transcritical Heat Pump Systems.
• Benchmarking and monitoring latest technology trends.
• Technically qualifying new components and suppliers (frequent contacts with suppliers).
• Create and pilot lab tests performed in internal and/or external laboratories.
• Creating technical and regulatory content.
• Creating manufacturing orders for prototypes or special products and following-up their manufacturing assembly.
• Industrializing new and current product ranges (technical data management in our ERP, selection software, commercial brochures etc.)
• Applying continuous improvement on our ranges based on customers, field service and manufacturing feedback.

You will occasionally travel (domestic and international) for after sales support, tradeshows, supplier visits etc.

Qualifications :

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in the field of Thermodynamics, energy and mechanical engineering.
• A minimum of 3-5 years of experience in a similar position, ideally in the Heat Pump R&D and/or Application field or heating equipment industry.
• Problem Solving Approach.
• Your main assets:
  • You have an excellent technical knowledge in thermodynamics, heat exchangers (evaporators, defrost system), Controls and hydraulic systems.
  • You speak a professional French and English.
  • You are able to manage projects within a cross-functional team and can work in an international context.
  • You are autonomous, thorough and able to change ideas into solutions.
  • You are polyvalent, curious and not afraid of change.