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Principal Refrigeration Engineer

Expired

Job Description:

Principal Refrigeration Engineer (w/m/d)
Salary - €85,000
Düsseldorf
German and English speaking

My client one of the worlds largest beverage dispensing and cooling retailers who operate in 20 countries are currently looking for a Principal Refrigeration Engineer to join their team. Based in Dusseldorf you will be working to provide the industry's most dependable integrated beverage and ice solutions. You will join a team of industry experts across the globe. Due to my clients international position, you must be able to speak German and English fluently.


Primary Responsibility:
Responsible to plan, conduct, supervise and assume the responsibility for one or more complex projects from concept through implementation with full consideration of timeliness, technical specification, quality and cost.

This position requires knowledge of engineering design principles and practices in mechanical and system design, refrigeration, heat exchangers, mechanisms and material selection.

Specific Functions:

  • Reports to segment engineering manager.
  • Responsible for leading the design and technology integration in support of new product introduction; coordinates project work to meet the completion time and cost limits to the satisfaction of the sponsor.
  • Builds high quality and cost-effective solutions into the project results.
  • Develops and selects technologies, establishes test and design requirements based on program objectives.
  • Effectively communicate technical and commercial program status to project sponsors.
  • Executes in a matrix based organization, responsible for delivering system level technologies to the project lead.
  • Specific technical responsibilities include refrigeration design, system controls and heat exchanger design.
  • Keeps up to date with applicable emerging technical developments and supports development of the refrigeration technology roadmap.
  • Usually maintains contact with customers and suppliers regarding technical information and the program plans in cooperation with other departments.
  • Supports divisional funding through presentations of project plans to potential sponsors.
  • Trains, counsels and guides other members of the technical staff.
  • Effectively apply adaptive thinking to create unique solutions to assigned problems.


Required Skills and Experience:

  • Minimum 5 years' experience as Refrigeration Engineer
  • Master's Degree preferred.
  • Experience with demonstrated progression leading development of major sub-system designs.
  • Proven ability to optimize multiple sub-system designs for quality and cost while meeting the overall system requirements.
  • Proven ability to develop design requirements based on a top level system specification.
  • Applicable technical experience includes refrigeration system design, control system development and heat exchanger application and design.
  • Experience with component selection/system sizing and familiarity with appliance refrigerants.
  • Experience with thermodynamics, heat transfer, CFD, statistics software, and 6 sigma tools.
  • Experience with agency standards (NSF, UL, CE)
  • Computer literate in all Microsoft Office applications.
  • Experience with A3 or A2L refrigeration systems is strongly desired
  • Experience with 3D modeling (Preferably Pro/e) is a plus
  • Experience with hot and cold liquid dispensing is a plus


Matchtech acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers and is part of Gattaca Plc.
Gattaca Plc provides support services to Matchtech and may assist with processing your application.

  • Job Type

    Permanent, Full Time

  • Work Authorisation

    No

  • Industry Sector Other