Lead R&D Engineer

We’re looking for people who put their innovation to work to advance our success – and their own. Join an organization that ensures a more secure world through connecting and protecting our customers with inventive electrical solutions.

Key role responsibilities

Product Development & Technical Leadership: Lead system-level design and development for refrigeration and air-conditioning products, defining product architecture and aligning solutions with customer requirements, regulatory standards, and business objectives.

Cross-Functional Execution: Partner with designers, mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, firmware engineers, product management, manufacturing, and quality teams to develop and launch high-quality air conditioning, chiller, heat exchanger, and filter fan products.

Technology Innovation: Drive research and development of vapor-compression systems, explore emerging technologies, and implement innovative design approaches that influence the broader technology roadmap.

Analysis, Simulation & Validation: Provide technical direction for calculations, analyses, simulations, specifications, and validation strategies, including test planning and qualification to internal, industry, and regulatory standards.

Engineering Excellence: Mentor early- and mid-career engineers, strengthen cross-functional collaboration, and contribute to engineering standards, best practices, and process improvements that enhance efficiency, quality, and product scalability.

qualifications and experience

Education & Experience: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a closely related discipline, with 10+ years of HVACR industry experience focused on system-level design and product development for refrigeration and air-conditioning systems.

Refrigeration System Design: Proven expertise in fixed- and variable-speed vapor-compression systems, including system architecture, component selection, and performance optimization.

Heat Exchanger & Thermal Systems: Strong working knowledge of tube-fin, microchannel, and plate heat exchangers, including liquid-to-air and liquid-to-liquid applications and selection methodologies.

Testing, Validation & Controls: Extensive hands-on experience in HVACR performance and reliability testing, including capacity validation, COP/EER evaluation, transient behavior, and long-duration reliability testing under varied operating conditions. Strong understanding of component- and system-level validation, including compressor modulation, expansion devices, fan control, protection logic, and their impact on stability, efficiency, and operational robustness.

Standards, Tools & Simulation: In-depth knowledge of UL, ASHRAE, AHRI, and other refrigeration and air-conditioning standards. Hands-on experience with SolidWorks or similar CAD tools for HVAC/refrigeration component and system modeling; refrigeration system modeling and simulation experience is preferred.

Leadership & Communication: Demonstrated ability to lead technical topics across cross-functional teams, influence decisions across multiple functions, solve complex and ambiguous technical challenges, and communicate effectively with both technical and business stakeholders.

WE HAVE:

A dynamic global reach with diverse operations around the world that will stretch your abilities, provide plentiful career opportunities, and allow you to make an impact every day

nVent is a leading global provider of electrical connection and protection solutions. We believe our inventive electrical solutions enable safer systems and ensure a more secure world. We design, manufacture, market, install and service high performance products and solutions that connect and protect some of the world's most sensitive equipment, buildings and critical processes. We offer a comprehensive range of systems protection and electrical connections solutions across industry-leading brands that are recognized globally for quality, reliability and innovation.

Our principal office is in London and our management office in the United States is in Minneapolis. Our robust portfolio of leading electrical product brands dates back more than 100 years and includes nVent CADDY, ERICO, HOFFMAN, ILSCO, SCHROFF and TRACHTE. Learn more at www.nvent.com .

Commitment to strengthen communities where our employees live and work

We encourage and support the philanthropic activities of our employees worldwide

Through our nVent in Action matching program, we provide funds to nonprofit and educational organizations where our employees volunteer or donate money

Core values that shape our culture and drive us to deliver the best for our employees and our customers. We’re known for being:

Innovative & adaptable

Dedicated to absolute integrity

Focused on the customer first

Respectful and team oriented

Optimistic and energizing

Accountable for performance

Benefits to support the lives of our employees

At nVent, we connect and protect our customers with inventive electrical solutions. People are our most valuable asset. Inclusion and diversity means that we celebrate and encourage each other’s authenticity because we understand that uniqueness sparks growth.