Location can be Louisville, KY or Dallas, TX

Midea America Corp. is a U.S. subsidiary within Midea Group, the Fortune 500 giant known for making life easier for millions around the globe. As the world’s top maker of home appliances, Midea is proud of its 166,000+ employees and presence in 200+ countries, including here in the U.S.

Headquartered in Parsippany, N.J., with an innovation hub in Louisville, Kentucky, Midea America provides practical innovations that surprise and delight, creating moments to cherish at home.

Midea's lineup of appliances - from refrigerators to air conditioners, laundry solutions and floor care - are high quality, reliable, and affordable. By thoughtfully engineering performance, convenience, and design into every product, Midea delivers on the promise of every appliance.

To further our growth in North America Midea is looking for a regulatory engineer who will be responsible for regulatory and agency-related items for the unitary/central AC and light commercial HVAC strategies for the North American Residential Air Conditioning team. The core focus areas include state and federal regulatory strategy, compliance, and test standards.

Essential Job Responsibilities:

• Lead the external agency and regulatory affairs engagement for unitary and light commercial ducted and ductless products, developing a regulatory strategy informed by overall product strategy and division alignment.
• Actively participate in AHRI, ASHRAE, and industry committees to proactively develop new technical testing standards, certification and compliance procedures including key DOE & Energy Star testing standards.
• Assist product planning with expertise in building code guidelines and regional specific design requirements, as well as having knowledge of the differences in various regions of the US and the impact those differences have on product planning and design.
• Assist other engineers with design-related issues & problem solving.
• Help with new product field tests for the category – assist with safety & compliance requirements.
• Review product literature, packaging, rating labels, etc. for product compliance and ensuring product meets various agency requirements.
• Assist product team with competitive analysis/teardowns and market research to gain insights, ensuring product plan and overall strategy is updated per the regulatory trends.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
• 5+ years’ experience with air conditioning products or related field.
• Familiarity with product development.
• Goal-oriented & self-managed.
• Excellent communication skills along with strong analytical and technical writing ability.
• Ability to thrive in a collaborative team environment.
• Ability to adapt both written and verbal communications effectively depending on internal or external audience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in similar field from an accredited university.
• History of working with global colleagues.
• Residential HVAC product experience with compliance and/or testing experience.
• Familiarity with regulatory process and standards.

Midea America Corp. is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.