Staff/ Lead Engineer

Job DescriptionJob DescriptionDescription: Now HiringStaff / Lead EngineerLocation: Greenville, MIReports to: Engineering LeadershipDepartment: Engineering / Refrigeration & Thermal SystemsComposition Brands is seeking a Staff / Lead Engineer to serve as the primary technical integrator and system architect for refrigeration platforms.

This role establishes engineering standards, sets verification and validation strategies, and drives advanced design-for-robustness practices to ensure platform-level quality, performance, and long-term field reliability across our Marvel, U-Line, and Viking Refrigeration brands. The Staff / Lead Engineer provides the highest level of technical leadership for refrigeration platform development, guiding architecture, reliability, supplier strategy, manufacturing integration, and cross-functional engineering decisions.

Perks you can expect from us

A competitive benefits package including 401(k) matching
Company provided life insurance, short and long-term disability insurance
Paid time off at start
Paid holidays
Tuition reimbursement
Employee referral programExpected Hours of Work:This is a full-time position.

Position Overview:The Staff / Lead Engineer provides the highest level of technical leadership for refrigeration platform development, guiding architecture, reliability, supplier strategy, manufacturing integration, and cross-functional engineering decisions from concept through production.

Responsibilities

Establish multi-year platform architectures and technical roadmaps for refrigeration systems, with emphasis on performance efficiency, system robustness, lower-impact refrigerants, and simplified assembly. Author comprehensive system-level V&V strategies and oversee advanced testing matrices that stress components under extreme environmental conditions, such as high ambient temperatures and door-ajar moisture loading. Set standards for DFSS, DFM, DFA, DFMEA, and 3D tolerance stack-up processes. Drive strategic BOM structures and master routing design within ERP systems.

Lead executive-level root-cause investigations for complex, systemic failure modes, including frost accumulation, charge leaks, and structural degradation, and implement permanent countermeasures. Partner with Procurement, Quality, and Supplier Development Engineering to evaluate strategic components such as compressors, heat exchangers, and controls and to optimize capital-tooling capability. Serve as the top technical authority in Technical Design Reviews, mentor senior engineers, and drive continuous improvement across the engineering organization.

Requirements: Minimum Qualifications:Education: Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Thermal Sciences, or HVAC-R.Experience: 8+ years of technical leadership in thermal systems, HVAC-R, or refrigeration development, or 6+ years with a relevant master's degree.

Technical Skills: Expert mastery of thermodynamic cycles, system-level V&V, the SolidWorks/PDM ecosystem, ERP architecture, DFSS methodology, and NPI governance.

Preferred Qualifications

Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering with a specialized focus on thermal-fluid dynamics, refrigeration, or reliability engineering.
10+ years of consumer or commercial refrigeration platform-development experience.
Demonstrated ability to establish design-for-reliability systems that reduce field-service rates.
Deep technical leadership experience managing multi-site and cross-functional teams through complex engineering-change escalations.

Working Conditions

Ability to work in office, laboratory, and manufacturing environments.
Frequent walking on the production floor and within laboratory areas.
Ability to wear required personal protective equipment, including safety glasses, hearing protection, and safety-toe footwear, as required. Compensation details: 80000-115000 Yearly SalaryPIce6deea9c9c7-25405-41440371