Hvac Systems Senior Design Engineer - Cab
Descrizione dell'offerta
The position is embedded in the Cabin Systems team within the Body Engineering department of a leading European OEM.
The candidate will act as a technical reference for the design and development of HVAC systems across Light, Medium, and Heavy commercial vehicles, with full ownership of selected subsystems and components.
The scope includes Diesel, CNG/LNG, Battery Electric and Fuel Cell vehicle applications.
This role is expected to take technical leadership on design maturity – from concept feasibility to serial release – ensuring integration, performance, cost, and compliance within a co-design and supplier-driven development model.
HVAC perimeter includes: HVAC units, HV/LV heaters and PTCs;
air ducts;
louvers;
dry/wet auxiliary heaters;
parking coolers;
condensate drains;
air quality sensors;
and control logics.
Essential responsibilities
- Act as design authority on assigned HVAC systems or components
- Define interface architecture, packaging and integration constraints with the vehicle team
- Perform and review 3D/2D CAD models and validate technical documentation
- Support system sizing and early simulation (1D, CFD, FEA);
perform pressure drop and thermal performance analysis
- Drive the specification of HVAC components, including filtration, flow control, heat exchangers, actuators, flaps, sensors, insulation and sealing
- Lead co-design activities with suppliers and coordinate external engineering service providers
- Define and maintain requirements (MBSE approach is a plus);
contribute to system documentation and product cards
- Ensure cross-functional alignment with validation, purchasing, manufacturing and quality teams
- Promote best practices, reuse and lessons learned across projects
- Prepare all technical correspondence and documentation in English
Requirements
- Master's or Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Automotive or Mechatronics Engineering
- Minimum 5–7 years of experience in HVAC system development in the automotive/commercial vehicle industry
- Proven ability to work with co-design partners and drive system delivery end-to-end
- Sound knowledge of HVAC layout, functional performance and physical integration
- Expertise in CAD (CATIA V5/V6);
experience with PDM tools
- Working knowledge of 1D thermo-fluidic simulation and/or CFD/FEA is a strong plus
- Experience in climate chamber or vehicle testing environments is an advantage
- Familiarity with MBSE and requirement management tools is appreciated
- Strong communication, autonomy and teamwork skills in international contexts
- Fluent in English and Italian (spoken and written);
additional languages are a plus
Digital Skills
- MS Office 365, Outlook and Teams
- Catia V5 / V6
- PLM Teamcenter