Refrigeration Engineer

Role: Refrigeration Engineer
Location: Smithville, TN 37166

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About The AES Group:
The AES Group is a premier technology and engineering consulting company that has been bringing businesses and talent together for over 20 years to deliver innovative solutions that have the greatest positive impact on society. AES has helped over 40 business enterprises, including Fortune 500 companies, engage their customers, empower their employees, and transform their business operations with the power of cloud, data, AI, engineering, and other emerging technologies. 

Skills & Key Responsibilities:
Design and Development

• Design and optimize evaporators, condensers, compressors, chillers, and related refrigeration components.
• Develop thermal systems using CFD, thermodynamic modeling, and engineering simulation tools.
• Apply heat transfer, fluid flow, and refrigeration cycle principles to system design.
• Select refrigerants, materials, and components based on safety, performance, cost, and environmental impact.
• Support ammonia-based refrigeration systems, including plate freezers, chillers, cold rooms, and flake ice machines.
• Ensure compliance with AHAM, ASHRAE, environmental, and applicable engineering standards.

Testing and Validation

• Conduct prototype and system-level testing to verify performance and reliability.
• Analyze cooling capacity, pressure, temperature, energy consumption, and refrigerant flow.
• Troubleshoot heat transfer, pressure drop, refrigerant distribution, and component performance issues.
• Perform root-cause analysis and support corrective actions.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure successful system integration.

Optimization and Innovation

• Research advancements in refrigeration, HVAC, compressors, refrigerants, and heat exchanger technologies.
• Improve system energy efficiency, reliability, manufacturability, serviceability, and cost-effectiveness.
• Evaluate design alternatives using simulation, testing, and technical analysis.
• Support continuous improvement and environmental compliance initiatives.

Documentation and Communication

• Prepare schematics, calculations, specifications, test plans, and technical reports.
• Maintain accurate engineering and validation documentation.
• Present design updates, test findings, risks, and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Provide technical support during prototype development, production, installation, and commissioning.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Refrigeration Engineering, Thermal Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience with industrial refrigeration, HVAC, cooling, or thermal systems.
• Strong knowledge of ammonia-based refrigeration systems and safety practices.
• Experience with evaporators, condensers, compressors, chillers, freezers, cold rooms, and heat exchangers.
• Familiarity with AHAM and ASHRAE standards.
• Experience with CFD, thermal analysis, or thermodynamic modeling tools.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills.

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