Hybrid Lead Engineer – Auto Applications

at Orbia

• Job title: Lead Engineer – Auto Applications
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $108,000 - $200,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Postgraduate Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Houston, United States

About the role

• Auto Applications Lead Engineer overseeing refrigerant R&D and technical support for automotive applications. Collaboration with commercial teams and representation in industry standards development.

Responsibilities

• Leads the Auto Applications Research and Development efforts in support of the OF&EM’s Refrigerants Business Unit, particularly related to Orbia’s new and emerging refrigerant options.
• Provide technical support for the Auto segment on a global basis (US, Europe, Asia).
• Sustain & contribute to project management framework, governance, and associated business systems and processes to deliver strategic business initiatives in close coordination with leaders and their teams.
• Works with commercial (business development, sales and marketing) teams to understand customers’ needs in the Auto segment.
• Translate customer needs into product development for automotive applications support.
• Represent voice of market applications in the development of F&EM's Auto applications technology roadmap, via active participation in long term technology planning.
• Ensure Orbia’s representation in Auto industry bodies (such as SAE committees).

Requirements

• Must be able to travel up to 30% of the time and have experience working individually/remotely/onsite
• Highly motivated with a proven track record of managing applications development projects within the automotive and/or stationary thermal management industry
• Precision mindset – must follow standards and standard laboratory work practices.
• Understanding of thermodynamics and heat exchanger systems
• Advanced modeling or simulation experience
• Excellent presentation skills
• Time management, goal achievement, analytical and conceptual thinking, project coordination and planning
• Graduate degree – Chemical or Mechanical Engineering
• 10+ years’ experience allowed in lieu of graduate degree
• PhD degree - preferred
• 5+ years engineering/science experience
• Technically advanced/superior level position

Benefits

• 401k with a 6% company match (the company will automatically contribute an extra 3% of your plan-eligible pay to your 401k)
• Multi-tier benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision) that you can tailor for yourself and dependents which include Employer-paid Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, & Life Insurance
• Wellness Employee Assistance Program (EAP), paid parental leave, Fitness & Weight-loss Reimbursement
• Additional benefits include tuition reimbursement, 11 paid company holidays, paid vacation time, paid sick time, career development opportunities, and many other benefits in a collaborative culture that focuses on work & work-life balance, innovation, & teamwork.
• Benefits start on day one!