About this role
Work Schedule Standard (Mon-Fri) Environmental Conditions Office Job Description
Position Summary The Senior Refrigeration Engineer will play a key role in building Suzhou's long-term ULT product capability by supporting product industrialization, system optimization, validation, localization, and future technology development. This role will work closely with Global R&D, Manufacturing, Quality, Suppliers, and Service teams to improve product competitiveness, solve complex technical issues, and gradually establish system-level refrigeration expertise within the Suzhou organization.
Key Responsibilities Refrigeration System Engineering
• Analyze and optimize ULT refrigeration system performance. • Support compressor selection, matching, and system tuning. • Conduct thermal balance, pull-down, energy consumption, and cooling capacity analysis. • Drive refrigeration system performance improvement and cost reduction initiatives. Technical Problem Solving
• Lead root cause investigations for refrigeration-related failures. • Support field quality issue resolution and customer escalation analysis. • Drive corrective and preventive actions for reliability improvement. NPI & Industrialization
• Support Alpha, Beta, and Pilot builds. • Collaborate with Global R&D on new platform development. • Ensure manufacturability and readiness for product launches. Supplier Development & Localization
• Support localization of refrigeration components and subsystems. • Participate in supplier qualification and dual-source initiatives. • Conduct technical reviews and capability assessments with suppliers. Validation & Reliability
• Support performance and reliability testing. • Participate in validation planning and test result analysis. • Drive continuous improvement based on field feedback and validation findings. AI & Digital Engineering
• Utilize AI and digital tools to accelerate root cause analysis and technical problem solving. • Apply data analytics to identify trends and optimization opportunities. • Build digital knowledge repositories for refrigeration system expertise. • Support predictive analysis for reliability and field performance.
Qualifications
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Refrigeration, Thermal Engineering, HVAC, Mechanical Engineering, or related field. • 5+ years of experience in refrigeration system design, development, or application engineering. • Experience with ULT, cascade refrigeration systems, compressors, heat exchangers, and refrigeration controls preferred. • Strong analytical and troubleshooting capability. • Experience with AI-assisted engineering tools, data analytics, or digital engineering workflows preferred.
Success Metrics
• Improve refrigeration-related FPY and field quality performance. • Support successful launch of NPI programs. • Deliver measurable cost reduction through system optimization and localization. • Build internal refrigeration knowledge base and technical standards. • Complete at least one AI or data-driven engineering improvement project annually.