Joiner

Job Description About the Role We are seeking a skilled Project Engineer to join our team and build internal engineering capacity for our commercial kitchen exhaust hood product line . Your primary focus will center on hood airflow performance, fan system specification, fire suppression integration, and navigating complex regulatory certification regimes. While your day-to-day focus is on hood systems, this role explicitly includes the flexibility to provide cross-project support for other high-priority initiatives. Specifically, your electrical engineering and certification expertise will be tapped to help drive our new outdoor electric patio heater development project. This is a unique opportunity for an engineer who wants deeper, broader product exposure than they would find at a traditional hood manufacturer. Core Responsibilities Ventilation Product Line Leadership System Design & Optimization: Design and modify commercial hood systems with a heavy focus on airflow performance, capture/containment efficiency, and noise reduction characteristics. Compliance & Certification: Lead and manage testing laboratory certification workflows for UL 300A (our core standard), EN 60335 (for the Canadian market), UL 710, UL 507, and ETL. Ensure continuous compliance with NFPA-96 standards. Fire Suppression Integration: Integrate leading fire suppression systems (ANSUL, Range Guard, Amerex, etc.) into hood designs to maintain certified, seamless protection. Electrical & Fan Specification: Specify and integrate fan systems, motors, drives, VFDs, and supporting electrical components. Cross-Project Support & General Engineering Electric Product Development: Apply your electrical and controls expertise to support our outdoor electric patio heater development project, including navigating UL 1278 and EN 60335 certifications. CAD Modeling: Create new product drawings and modify existing models in SolidWorks. Operations & Document Collaboration: Specify components and provide technical inputs to the Engineering Services Coordinator on Bill of Materials (BOMs), part numbers, and supplier selection. Provide technical content for installation and operation manuals. Manufacturing & Field Support: Act as the engineering point of contact to resolve plant production issues and technical customer inquiries regarding company products. Position Requirements Must-Have Qualifications (Firm Filters) Education: Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering (BSME) or Electrical Engineering (BSEE). Experience: 3+ years of industry product engineering experience at a commercial ventilation, hood, foodservice equipment, fan, or similar manufacturing environment. Career Track: Total post-graduation work experience exceeds 4 years (this should not be your first job post-graduation). Compliance Mindset: Direct experience navigating UL or ETL certification regimes for ventilation, electrical, or appliance equipment, alongside a strong electrical safety mindset (familiarity with NEC/NFPA-70). Software: High proficiency in SolidWorks (or equivalent 3D modeling software). Nice-to-Have Qualifications (Strong Assets) Specific Industry Standards: Direct experience with UL 300A, UL 710, NFPA-96, or EN 60335 (range hoods for the Canadian market). Target Competitor/Industry Exposure: Past engineering experience within the commercial kitchen ventilation space or broader foodservice industry exposure. Specialized Systems: Direct experience with fire suppression integration (ANSUL, Range Guard, Amerex) or fan system/motor controls/VFD specifications. Controls & Automation: Experience with Building Automation Systems (BAS), commercial HVAC controls, or familiarity with PLC programming (RSLogix, Siemens TIA Portal, Mitsubishi GX Works). Cross-Application Skills: Background in acoustic/noise engineering for fan systems, or experience with heat pump/electric heating products. #J-18808-Ljbffr