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Compression Lab Engineer

Carrier

East Syracuse, NYJob$53–106K/yrSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago

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Compensation
$53–106K/yr
Location
East Syracuse, NY
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Carrier seeks a Compression Lab Engineer for its Syracuse R&D center. The role maintains, calibrates, troubleshoots, repairs, and upgrades compressor performance and reliability test stands, including their data acquisition systems. The engineer also collaborates on test-stand modifications, guides lab technicians, and maintains lab process documentation. The position requires an engineering or engineering technology degree and at least two years of HVAC/R systems experience.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

HVAC/R SystemsMechanical SystemsElectrical SystemsPiping SystemsLabVIEWPLC ProgrammingHeat TransferFluid MechanicsThermodynamicsElectrical Power SystemsControl SystemsInstrumentation SystemsSingle-Phase and Three-Phase PowerVariable Frequency DrivesPID ControlsTransducersFlow MetersLab InstrumentationElectrical Test EquipmentYokogawa Power AnalyzersMicrosoft OfficeVisioWritten CommunicationVerbal CommunicationOrganizationInterpersonal SkillsAnalytical SkillsIndependent Work

Qualifications

Associate's in Engineering or Engineering Technology2+ Years HVAC/R Systems ExperienceBachelor's in Engineering or Engineering TechnologyMechanical or Electromechanical Engineering DegreeUniversal EPA 608 Certification

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

About Carrier

Carrier Global Corporation, global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions, is committed to creating innovations that bring comfort, safety and sustainability to life. Through cutting-edge advancements in climate solutions such as temperature control, air quality and transportation, we improve lives, empower critical industries and ensure safe transport of food, lifesaving medicines and more. Since inventing modern air conditioning in 1902, we lead with purpose: enhancing the lives we live and the world we share. We continue to lead because of our world-class, inclusive workforce that puts the customer at the center of everything we do. For more information, visit corporate.carrier.com or follow on Carrier social media at @Carrier.

About this role

We are seeking a Compression Lab Engineer to join our Compression Engineering team at our R&D center located in Syracuse, New York. Responsibilities include maintenance, calibration, trouble shooting and repair, and design upgrades of compressor performance and reliability test stands. Ability to perform hands on work with mechanical and electrical systems including knowledge of best practices for piping systems to minimize restrictions and pressure drop as well as power and control system wiring per NEC (National Electric Code) and UL (Underwriters Laboratory) code compliance.

Key Responsibilities

  • Perform maintenance, trouble shooting and repair of calorimeter and reliability test stands.

  • Maintain lab data acquisition computers installed on compressor test stands.

  • Maintain and revise LabVIEW data acquisition software and PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) code for all test stands.

  • Management and storage of test data generated from compressor testing.

  • Collaborate with compression engineering team to design and implement modifications and upgrades to existing test stands.

  • Guide compression lab technicians in operation and calibration of test stands.

  • Maintain and develop lab process standard work documentation.

Required Qualifications:

  • Associate’s degree in engineering or Engineering technology with 2+ years of HVAC/R systems experience.

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  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering or engineering technology.

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Preferred Qualifications:

  • Degree in Mechanical or Electromechanical Engineering

  • Experience with HVAC/R systems including having or ability to get a universal certification EPA 608

  • Working knowledge of heat transfer, fluid and thermodynamics.

  • Working knowledge of electrical power, control and instrumentation systems.

  • Experience with programming of National Instruments-LabVIEW data acquisition systems and knowledge of Allen-Bradley Programable Logic Controllers.

  • Experience with single phase and three phase electrical power systems, VFDs, PLCs, PID Controls, transducers, flow meters, lab instrumentation and electrical test equipment including Yokogawa Power Analyzers.

  • Proficient PC skills including Microsoft office programs and ability to create schematics and diagrams using Visio or similar software.

  • Excellent written and verbal communication, organizational, interpersonal, and analytical skills are required.

  • A portion of time will be spent working with and supporting the Engineering and Laboratory staff.

  • In addition to the responsibilities and requirements listed above, the person should be self-motivated and capable of working independently. The ability to thrive in a fast-paced changing environment is essential to succeed in this position.

Pay Range

The annual salary for this position is between $53,000.00 - $106,000.00 annually. Factors which may affect pay within this range include, but are not limited to, skills, education, experience, and other unique qualifications of the successful candidate. The pay range will not be below the minimum wage applicable to the jurisdiction in which the applicant is to be employed.

Other Compensation

This position may be entitled to short-term cash incentives, subject to plan requirements.

Benefits

Employees are eligible for benefits, including:

  • Health Care Benefits : Medical, Dental, Vision; Wellness incentives

  • Retirement Benefits

  • Time off and Leave : Paid vacation days, up to 15 days; paid sick days, up to 5 days; paid personal leave, up to 5 days; paid holidays, up to 13 days; birth and adoption leave; parental leave; family and medical leave; bereavement leave; jury duty leave; military leave; purchased vacation

  • Disability : Short-term and long-term disability

  • Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment

  • Tax-Advantaged Accounts: Health Savings Account; Health Care Spending Account; Dependent Care Spending Account

  • Tuition Assistance

To learn more about our benefits offering, please click here Work with us | Carrier Corporate (https://www.corporate.carrier.com/careers/work-with-us/) . The specific benefits available to any employee may vary depending on state and local laws and eligibility factors, such as date of hire and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Carrier EEO Statement and Accommodations Process

Carrier is 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, age, disability or veteran status or any other applicable state or federal protected class. Carrier provides affirmative action in employment for qualified individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with section 503 of Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act.

If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, participate in an interview, or otherwise engage in the hiring process, please contact us at [email protected] . We will make every effort to meet your needs in accordance with applicable laws.

Application Deadline

Applications will be accepted for at least 3  days from Job Posting Date: 14 October 2026

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How this job compares

Set against the 7,265 open Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$53–106K/yr
  • New York median$117–170K/yr226 salary ranges
  • US median$114–178K/yr3,795 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $80K, is 45% below the New York median midpoint ($144K) — in the lowest quarter of Engineering salary ranges in New York.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 335 open Engineering jobs in New York and 7,265 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New York
Experience
This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience — less than three in four Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 5,014 postings).
Education
3,759 of the 7,265 open Engineering jobs (52%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 5, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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