SK Enmove Americas Inc. - HVAC Technical Manager / Specialist Job Summary This position reports directly to the Technical Director, HVAC Business, Americas and serves as a key technical leader supporting the commercialization and growth of SK Enmove's next-generation refrigerant business across North America. The primary role of the HVAC Technical Manager / Technical Specialist is to bridge complex customer needs with innovative refrigerant solutions, helping establish SK's next-generation refrigerant blends as the industry standard across stationary air-conditioning, mobile air-conditioning, heat pump, and data center cooling applications.
This position provides technical leadership throughout the business development process by evaluating application feasibility, supporting OEM customers, collaborating with global R&D and commercial teams, and representing SK Enmove at key industry organizations including ASHRAE, AHRI, SAE, and ICCC. The successful candidate will combine strong engineering expertise with customer-facing technical support to accelerate commercialization and market adoption of environmentally sustainable refrigerant technologies.
This is a fully on-site position based in Houston, TX. Physical presence in the office is an essential function of this role. Remote work or hybrid arrangements are not available for this position.
Essential Functions
- Provide technical leadership and early-stage engineering support for new business opportunities involving next-generation refrigerant technologies.
- Evaluate technical feasibility of customer applications and develop compelling technical value propositions that align with customer needs and business objectives.
- Serve as the primary technical interface for OEM customers by providing timely technical support, application guidance, product recommendations, and issue resolution.
- Build and maintain strong technical relationships with OEMs, engineering teams, component suppliers, laboratories, and other industry stakeholders.
- Perform HVACR system simulations using engineering software (GT-SUITE, AMESim, or equivalent) to evaluate system performance, optimize refrigerant applications, and support product commercialization.
- Collaborate closely with global R&D, engineering, regulatory, and commercial teams to accelerate development and market introduction of new refrigerant solutions.
- Coordinate physical and chemical testing through internal R&D organizations and third-party laboratories to validate refrigerant performance and application requirements.
- Utilize AI-enabled engineering tools and emerging digital technologies to improve refrigerant development, system analysis, and engineering productivity.
- Monitor competitive technologies, market trends, regulatory developments, and customer requirements to identify new business opportunities.
- Represent SK Enmove within technical committees and industry organizations such as ASHRAE, AHRI, SAE, and ICCC by participating in working groups, presenting technical findings, and promoting SK's technical capabilities and refrigerant technologies.
- Support customers in understanding regulatory developments related to refrigerants, including F-Gas regulations, environmental requirements, and applicable industry standards.
- Prepare and deliver technical presentations for customers, industry conferences, technical committees, and internal business meetings.
- Manage multiple technical projects simultaneously while effectively balancing customer priorities, business objectives, and project deadlines.
- Support product commercialization from concept through customer qualification and market launch.
- Work effectively both independently and within global cross-functional teams.
- Maintain proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, engineering software, and technical reporting tools.
- Perform additional duties and special projects as assigned.
