Lead Engineer (HVAC)

Location: Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Work onsite Monday through Thursday; choose the work location on Fridays according to business needs. Travel up to 10–15% per year is required.

Annual base salary: $88,000–$125,790.

Company

hirify.global develops sustainable and efficient climate solutions for buildings, homes, transportation, and data centers through brands including Trane and Thermo King.

What you will do

• Lead and support engineers and designers through planning and execution of project deliverables.
• Provide technical guidance, mentoring, onboarding, coaching, and support for complex engineering decisions.
• Support sales order execution, including bids, submittals, order release, BOM development, model generation, and customer-specific product configurations.
• Review engineering outputs, drawings, specifications, and product records for accuracy, quality, compliance, and completeness.
• Partner with manufacturing, operations, quality, product management, and laboratory teams on DFM, testing, validation, production support, and field issue resolution.
• Drive design improvements, root cause analysis, corrective actions, risk assessments, cost and margin improvements, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering.
• 7–10 years of product design experience.
• Experience leading projects using PDP or an equivalent phase-gate process.
• Strong problem assessment, analysis, problem-solving, communication, and team-performance skills.
• Ability to identify critical issues and deliver timely solutions.
• Ability to work onsite in Lexington Monday through Thursday and travel up to 10–15% annually.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in Engineering.

Culture & Benefits

• Health insurance and holistic wellness programs for employees and families from day one.
• Fertility, adoption, and surrogacy assistance.
• Paid vacation, holidays, sick leave, volunteer leave, and parental leave options.
• 401(k) matching, training and educational programs, tuition assistance, and student debt support.