What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Platform Research Engineer-Scroll Compressor Structure Design position at Midea Group?
Midea America Corp. is one of the world’s largest home appliance brands, offering the most comprehensive selection of products in the world to fully serve the needs of day-to-day living at home, at work, or anywhere else you go. In North America we strive to aim high, put the customer first, transform and innovate the marketplace, utilizing our commitment, dedication, inclusion and partnership with our teams. We are a global company with over 150,000 employees and operations in more than 195 countries. As a publicly listed company, we are also ranked #245 as a Fortune Global 500 company and offers one of the most comprehensive ranges in the home appliance industry. Midea America is a subsidiary of Midea with over 200 employees in the US and we are expanding our presence in North America.
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Senior Platform Research Engineer
Location: Plano, Tx
Job Responsibilities
1. Independent Design of Scroll Compressor Core Components: Lead the structural design of scroll compressor core components (orbit & fix scroll), including innovative design/optimization of scroll profiles, structural strength/stiffness, and technical drawings.
2. Cross-Functional Collaboration for Manufacturing: Collaborate closely with machining, quality, and supplier teams to deeply participate in process discussion and formulation, ensuring machining precision and final quality meet design specifications.
3. Performance Optimization & Reliability Validation: Conduct performance optimization iteration of scroll components based on simulation analysis and experimental test results, and comprehensively evaluate/verify long-term reliability of designs.
4. Failure Analysis & Improvement: Take charge of in-depth failure mechanism analysis for scroll plate failure cases from engineering tests or market feedback, and develop/implement effective improvement solutions.
5. Knowledge Transfer & Team Development: Document personal design experience to compile scroll design standards and guidelines, organize internal technical training regularly, and support team growth to enhance overall scroll design capabilities.
Qualifications
1. Education: Master’s degree or above.
2. Major: Mechanical Engineering, Fluid Machinery, Engineering Mechanics, Refrigeration Engineering, or related fields.
3. Experience: 5 years of experience in scroll (orbit and fix scroll) structural design, with in-depth understanding and practical expertise in scroll profile theory.
4. Technical Skills:
(1)Proficient in 3D CAD software (e.g., Creo, SolidWorks, UG) and 2D drafting standards.
(2)Familiar with common machining processes for scroll plates and their impact on design.
(3)Preferred: Experience with finite element analysis tools for structural strength and fatigue analysis.
Midea America Corp is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.