**Country**:
Mexico
**Location**:
LOC5016: Carrier - Plant E, Carretera. Villa de García Km 3.0, Santa Catarina, 66350 Mexico
**Role**:Staff Engineer, Advanced Materials Engineering
**Location**:CMX
**Full/ Part-time**:full time
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Carrier Global Corporation, global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions is committed to creating solutions that matter for people and our planet for generations to come. From the beginning, we've led in inventing new technologies and entirely new industries. Today, we continue to lead because we have a world-class, diverse workforce that puts the customer at the center of everything we do.
**About the role**
This position will have a critical role in supporting local manufacturing through evaluation of alternate materials, processes and suppliers for continuous improvement and value engineering. We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled engineer with a strong background in materials science and engineering. They will act as a local lead for both materials engineering and related central research and development teams, providing technical direction, development opportunities and oversight for a small team of engineers and technicians. They will coordinate across a network of global Carrier labs to maximize efficiency and drive consistency.
**Key Responsibilities**:
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- Support materials and component development with detailed evaluations, analysis, reporting and communication.
- Communicate to management and internal customers on plans, risks and results, through both written and verbal channels in English and Spanish.
- Balance significant workload (support multiple projects, lead several projects). Propose priorities and readily shift activities to maximize impact.
- Develop new methodologies, equipment and capabilities to characterize and qualify materials and components, along with associated standard work.
- Conduct failure analysis as necessary factory issues, document results and propose root cause.
- Clearly articulate value of work conducted; proactively mitigate schedule risks and implement improvements.
- Assist in the development of the local team, recommending and developing training in areas of expertise.
- Maintain a safe working environment, following all procedures and PPE requirements.
- Must be self-driven and capable of conducting extensive development without frequent supervisor input.
- Must maintain an acceptable attendance, performance and discipline record.
**Requirements**:
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As a minimum you must have:
- 8-12+ years of experience in research and development and/or factory support required with HVAC or adjacent manufacturing industry experience (appliance, automotive, etc) preferred.
- BS in Materials, Chemistry, or Engineering with 8-12+ years relevant experience materials technology development, implementation to product and/or manufacturing.
- MS or PhD in Materials or Chemical Engineering with 4-8+ years relevant experience materials technology development, implementation to product and/or manufacturing.
- Manufacturing process and materials property validation and the associated equipment (microscopy, hardness, metallurgical mounts, etc) experience strongly preferred.
- Experience with mechanical characterization and testing methods, including tensile, bending, fatigue, high temperature testing, as well as a good understanding of microstructure/ mechanical properties relationships.
- Good background in metal processing and manufacturing processes, including sheet metal forming, extrusion, drawing, casting, welding and brazing processes.
- Expertise in aluminum, copper and steel materials, processing and failure modes required. Familiarity with governing specifications (ASTM, ASME, ISO) strongly preferred.
- Experience with electromechanical systems including heat exchangers, compressors, motors and structural elements or similar systems preferred.
- Expertise in basic software operation (Microsoft office) required. Familiarity with specialty software for analysis, tracking and simulation (Minitab, JMP, Labview, Ansys/Nastran FEA, etc) would be a significant benefit.
**Benefits**
We are committed to offering competitive benefits programs for all of our employees, and enhancing our programs when necessary.
- Have peace of mind and body with our health insurance
- Drive forward your career through professional development opportunities
**Our commitment to you**
Our greatest assets are the expertise, creativity and passion of our employees. We strive to provide a great place to work that attracts, develops and retains the best talent, promotes employee engagement, fosters teamwork and ultimately drives innovation for the benefit of our customers. We strive to create an environment where you feel that you belong, with diversity and inclusion as the engine to