Lead Engineer - Systems, Controls Hardware Architect

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Minneapolis, MN, USA
In-Office
134K-187K Annually
Expert/Leader
Greentech • Other
The Role
Leads embedded controls hardware architecture for Thermo King products, defining technology standards, roadmaps, design processes, and reusable hardware platforms. Evaluates hardware technologies, oversees PCB and electronics design, ensures cybersecurity, regulatory, quality, and functional compliance, and mentors controls engineering teams. The role requires collaboration across software, systems, product, telematics, and platform engineering teams, with up to 5% travel.
Summary Generated by Built In

Be a part of our mission! As a world leader in creating comfortable, sustainable, and efficient climate solutions for buildings, homes and transportation, it's our responsibility to put the planet first. For us at Trane Technologies, and through our businesses including Trane® and Thermo King,  sustainability is not just how we do business—it is our business.  Do you dare to look at the world's challenges and see impactful possibilities?  Do you want to contribute to making a better future?  If the answer is yes, we invite you to consider joining us in boldly challenging what's possible for a sustainable world.

Learn about our benefits designed for you to Thrive at work and at home. 

We boldly go.

Where is the work:

Monday to Thursday, work onsite with your colleagues. Fridays, choose your work location, balancing what your work requires.

What’s in it for you: 

Are you ready to shape the future of sustainable, intelligent climate technology? As our next Controls Hardware Architect at Thermo King, you will pioneer modern embedded controls hardware architectures and development practices across our product lines and steer the creation of our next-generation solutions. In this pivotal technical leadership role, you will take full ownership of functional, technical, and integration architectures for embedded controls hardware, ensuring robust connectivity with Thermo King’s internal ecosystems as well as the external systems and devices relied on by our customers, dealers, and partners. You will partner with the architecture team and cross-functional colleagues, set the benchmark for world-class controls solutions and champion end-to-end development from concept through execution.

 

What you will do: 

  • Serve as technical expert for embedded controls hardware architecture technology stack definition, leading analysis and improvements to design simplicity, modularity & re-use to provide embedded controls hardware capabilities across Thermo King products
  • Create and govern architecture standards, cybersecurity, wireless electronics, and modularity component roadmaps across product models, platforms, and regions with key engagement activity with Product management, Product Platform engineering, Telematics, and Controls teams
  • Evaluate and select appropriate embedded controls hardware technologies and platforms for solution development.  Lead tradeoff analysis and recommendations, preparing and presenting architectural reports to senior management
  • Create embedded controls hardware design process standard work guidelines, templates/tools (ie, system diagrams, calculation spreadsheets, error checking, etc…) to improve product development cycle time, promote consistency across teams, and to enable rapid innovation with a high degree of reuse
  • Provide technical leadership and mentoring to controls hardware engineering teams; supporting the design, review, and implementation of controls hardware electronics components
  • Ensure embedded controls hardware meets all functional, security, regulatory (e.g., wireless, cybersecurity compliance), and quality requirements for industrial and transportation environments
  • Multi-region travel up to 5% may be required

Key Competencies & Skillset:

  • Proficient in embedded controls hardware selection, PCB design, layout, schematic capture, and use of design/development tools (e.g. Altium Designer, Cadence Allegro, Siemens Xpedition/PADS Professional, etc…), including design for signal integrity and controlled impedance layer stack-up techniques.
  • Experience with microprocessor and microcontroller architectures along with various communication links (CAN, SPI) and their impact on embedded hardware design.
  • Experience with IoT wireless electronics hardware selection and product design (RF, analog, digital electronics design) and components.  Knowledge of radio technologies such as cellular / GPS / WiFi / BT standards and certifications.
  • Experience with industrial connectivity protocols such as CAN, J1939, Modbus, MQTT, OPC-UA, secure IP-based protocols, and Automotive Ethernet (100Base-T1, 10Base-T1S)
  • Knowledge of UML, SysML, or MBSE for system modeling and design
  • Working knowledge of DevOps tools (e.g., GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, etc..)

 

What you will bring:

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science or related technical field with 10 years of experience
  • Previous experience leading embedded controls hardware development or leading electronics architecture definition preferred
  • Strong organizational, leadership, and communication skills for working in cross-disciplinary teams (software, hardware, systems engineering)

Annual Base Salary Range or Hourly Base Pay Range:

$133,633.33 - $186,830.00

Compensation Type:

Salary

Incentive Eligible:

Yes

Sales Commission Eligible:

No

Disclaimer: We strive to provide competitive compensation for this position, tailored to a variety of factors. The actual compensation will depend on elements such as seniority, merit, geographic location, education, experience,  travel requirements, and union designation.   Our compensation range is generally based on the national average for the country.  Additionally, benefits may vary depending on the region, business alignment, union involvement, and employee status.

Thrive at work and at home:


  • Benefits kick in on DAY ONE for you and your family, including health insurance and holistic wellness programs that include generous incentives – WE DARE TO CARE!
  • Family building benefits include fertility coverage and adoption/surrogacy assistance.
  • Paid time off includes  up to 15 vacation days, paid holidays, sick leave, and additional options to support volunteer and parental leave. 
  • 401K match up, educational and training opportunities through company programs along with tuition assistance and student debt support.    

Disclaimer:  Benefit offerings may vary by site as well as Collective Bargaining Agreements and local/state regulations


Safety Sensitive Role:

No

The company designates certain roles as Safety Sensitive. Safety Sensitive roles may require that you pass additional drug screening.

We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits and programs. We are an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, pregnancy, age, marital status, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any legally protected status.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science, or a related technical field
  • 10 years of professional experience
  • Proficiency in embedded controls hardware selection, PCB design, layout, schematic capture, and hardware design tools
  • Experience with signal integrity and controlled impedance layer stack-up techniques
  • Experience with microprocessor and microcontroller architectures and communication links such as CAN and SPI
  • Experience selecting and designing IoT wireless electronics, including RF, analog, and digital components
  • Knowledge of cellular, GPS, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth standards and certifications
  • Experience with CAN, J1939, Modbus, MQTT, OPC-UA, secure IP-based protocols, and Automotive Ethernet
  • Knowledge of UML, SysML, or MBSE
  • Working knowledge of DevOps tools such as GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps
  • Previous experience leading embedded controls hardware development or electronics architecture definition
  • Strong organizational, leadership, and communication skills for cross-disciplinary teamwork

Trane Technologies Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Trane Technologies and has not been reviewed or approved by Trane Technologies.

  • Retirement Support — Retirement programs are highlighted by a strong 401(k) with company matching and additional employer contributions, plus student-loan–linked matching in the U.S. Some roles also note legacy pension coverage and automatic enrollment features that reinforce long-term savings.
  • Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is described as comprehensive, spanning medical, dental, vision, telehealth, mental-health/EAP resources, and wellness offerings. Materials also point to day-one eligibility in many roles and added programs like fertility, family-building, and menopause support.
  • Parental & Family Support — Family support includes paid parental leave, adoption/surrogacy assistance, and inclusive eligibility extending to domestic partners and dependents. Policies for caregiving and expanded family planning benefits are emphasized in recent company materials.

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The Company
HQ: Davidson, NC
10,001 Employees

What We Do

At Trane Technologies, we challenge possible by thinking bigger, acting bolder and taking actions that not just improve our own performance but influence global change. Our world contends with unprecedented challenges. Our future has never been more uncertain. Urbanization is dramatically reshaping our communities, our resources are more constrained that ever before, and climate change is accelerating at an astonishing rate. We believe it is time to challenge industry norms and be at our most creative every day. To get there, we’ve committed to ambitious sustainability goals and we will change the way the world heats and cools buildings and moves refrigerated food, medicines, and other perishables. Global change starts when we each have the courage to act. And when we act, we boldy go. Won’t you join us?

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