Senior Design Engineer – Cooling
The Palmer Group · thepalmergroup.com
FitchburgSenior3+ yrs
The job in short
Cooling system thermal design.
AirflowInsuranceCompliance
Details
- Found
- 9 d ago · posted 2026-08-19
- Location as listed
- Fitchburg, Wisconsin
- Role
- Mechanical Engineer
- Source
- The company’s own careers site
Full description
Join a team focused on advancing refrigeration technology for residential appliances. In this role, you’ll help create and improve cooling, airflow, ice-making, and water dispensing systems that enhance product performance and efficiency. You’ll collaborate on new product development, evaluate innovative solutions, and help resolve technical challenges throughout the design and manufacturing process. Apply now!
Work Model:
• On-Site
What You Will Do:
• Develop refrigeration components and systems that meet safety, regulatory, and performance requirements from project kickoff to production launch
• Design and develop water dispensing, ice-making, and airflow delivery systems for refrigeration applications
• Translate concepts into design solutions while contributing both independently and in cross-functional team environments
• Analyze design alternatives and select solutions that optimize cost, performance, and quality
• Troubleshoot issues across energy compliance, assembly, safety, fabrication, quality, reliability, and testing functions
What You Will Need to Be Successful:
• Bachelor’s degree
• At least 3 years of experience in this area
• Strong knowledge of refrigeration systems, with expertise in thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, and heat transfer
• Comprehension of electric heating systems and basic circuits and controls
• Prior experience with injection molding processes and sheet metal fabrication
Benefits Overview:
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401k
Interested and qualified candidates can contact Andy Birkenholz at (319) 449-1200 or email [email protected].
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