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Lead Technician - Industrial Machinery

Danfoss
Danfoss Salary
Cleveland, OH Full Time
POSTED ON 6/5/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/4/2026
The Impact You'll Make

Danfoss is seeking a Lead Technician to support testing, validation, and continuous improvement activities for industrial clutch and brake products. This role operates within a fast-paced engineering and manufacturing environment and is responsible for executing experiments, maintaining test equipment readiness, and ensuring reliable, high-quality product performance. This position plays a critical role in supporting product development and production by analyzing test results, maintaining equipment standards, and enabling continuous improvement initiatives.

Sponsorship is not available for this position.

What You’ll Be Doing
Responsibilities for this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Set up, execute, and document engineering experiments to support product development, validation, and continuous improvement initiatives
  • Analyze and interpret test data to identify trends, evaluate product performance, and support engineering recommendations
  • Maintain and verify calibration of test equipment to ensure accuracy, reliability, and compliance with established standards
  • Perform basic fabrication and assembly of test fixtures and prototypes to support testing activities
  • Troubleshoot and support technical equipment to ensure consistent and efficient operation in test and manufacturing environments
  • Collaborate with engineering and cross-functional teams to improve testing processes and product performance

Required Qualifications
What We're Looking For

  • Associate degree, two-year technical degree in a relevant field, or working expereince in similar field
  • Minimum of five years of relevant technical or manufacturing experience
  • Strong mechanical aptitude with hands-on experience using test equipment and manufacturing tools
  • Proficiency with instrumentation and related software used for test setup, data acquisition, and analysis
  • Preferred qualifications Bachelor’s degree in engineering, engineering technology, or a related field
  • Experience troubleshooting and maintaining technical equipment in an engineering or manufacturing environment
  • Hands-on experience with industrial clutches and brakes, including assembly, testing, troubleshooting, or maintenance

Job Criteria

  • Demonstrated ability to learn and apply new and existing technologies quickly and effectively
  • Highly detail-oriented, self-motivated, and proactive with a strong sense of ownership
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to collaborate across teams
  • Ability to work in a manufacturing environment, including sitting or standing for extended periods
  • Ability to safely lift up to 50 lbs

What You'll Get From Us
At Danfoss, we believe that a diverse and inclusive workplace fosters creativity, innovation, and a broader perspective in decision-making. When you consider this job posting, do you feel like your profile is not a perfect match? Numerous studies have found that women and people of color are more likely to apply only when they meet all requirements listed in the job posting. Even if you do not check all the boxes, we encourage you to apply anyway. We are curious to find out how you can bring new insights to the role or to Danfoss as an organization.

We are excited to offer you the following benefits with your employment:

  • Bonus system
  • Paid vacation
  • Retirement plan
  • Personal insurance
  • Opportunity to join Employee Resource Groups
  • Employee Referral Program

Ready to Make a Difference?

If this role excites you, we’d love to hear from you! Apply now to start the conversation and learn more about where your career can go with us.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected category.

Danfoss engineers solutions that increase machine productivity, reduce emissions, lower energy consumption, and enable electrification.

Our solutions are used in such areas as refrigeration, air conditioning, heating, power conversion, motor control, industrial machinery, automotive, marine, and off- and on-highway equipment. We also provide solutions for renewable energy, such as solar and wind power, as well as district-energy infrastructure for cities.

Our innovative engineering dates back to 1933. Danfoss is family-owned, employing more than 39.360 people, serving customers in more than 100 countries through a global footprint of 95 factories.

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