CareerPlan

Refrigeration Engineer – Heat Pumps (f/m/div.)

Cacia, Aveiro, ptFull-time2026-11-12 → 2026-11-15
Hybrid

Core

Design, optimize, and validate robust refrigeration circuits for residential Air-to-Water heat pumps from concept to production.

Role type

Senior IC refrigeration engineer (heat pumps)

Builds

Residential Air-to-Water heat pump outdoor units

Domain

HVAC / Thermodynamics / Refrigeration

Required skills

Thermodynamics, Fluid mechanics, Heat transfer, Refrigeration cycle design, Laboratory testing, Root-cause analysis, FMEA, MATLAB/Simulink

Preferred skills

Natural refrigerants (R290) handling, Sensor integration, Control engineering, DFMA, 8D methodology

Technologies

MATLAB, Simulink, Microsoft Office

Responsibilities

Develop and optimize refrigeration circuits and core thermodynamic components; Perform refrigeration cycle calculations and experimental thermodynamic analyses; Create and maintain technical specifications for refrigeration components; Plan, execute, and evaluate laboratory tests for refrigeration circuits; Conduct failure diagnostics and root-cause analysis on refrigeration loops; Collaborate with manufacturing plants during product industrialization and mass production ramp-up.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC