Aftermarket Product Development Manager

About the Position

We are looking for an Aftermarket Product Development Manager to join Carrier, a global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions. This role is pivotal in driving business growth through new product development, product enhancements, and introducing connected elements for aftermarket applications within the transport refrigeration industry.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of new aftermarket products from concept to launch, ensuring they meet safety, regulatory, and quality standards.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, coordinating with cross-functional teams to achieve aggressive project timelines and KPIs in cost, quality, and performance.
• Collaborate with Sales & Marketing and the dealer network to gather key customer needs and establish value propositions for new aftermarket offerings.
• Work with Engineering and Service to define and execute test plans, iterate design to improve functional performance and serviceability, and validate through field trials.
• Support Supply Chain in supplier selection, supplier sample qualification, and new product introduction (NPI) forecast to accelerate product launches and time to market.
• Identify and develop IoT sensing, connectivity, and electrification solutions that enhance existing offerings and accelerate the organization’s digital strategy.
• Serve as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) on the Aftermarket offerings.
• Drive sustaining issue resolution and offer technical insight on existing products.
• Manage product lifecycle strategy and identify parts obsolescence risks to trigger redesign or replacement actions for discontinued components.
• Support Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning (SIOP) and Excess & Obsolete (E&O) processes with product insight and lifecycle consideration.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• 7+ years of combined product development experience in transport refrigeration, refrigeration, HVAC, and heavy-duty trucking
• 3+ years of project management

Nice to Have

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering
• Strong working knowledge of refrigeration systems and components, with excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
• Excellent project management, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills with demonstrated capacity in multitasking.
• Proficiency in Product Lifecycle Management systems (e.g., Windchill), ERP systems (e.g., JDE or SAP), and CAD tools (SolidWorks, Creo, or similar).
• Proficiency in MS Office and collaboration tools (e.g., MS Teams, Zoom).
• Ability to travel occasionally to support field trials and customer visits.
• Experience in transport refrigeration systems and components.
• Experience in electrical design, power electronics, IoT sensing, or battery power management components.
• Ability to think outside the box and navigate through ambiguity to create innovative solutions.
• Self-driven, motivated, and excels in a dynamic environment.
• Advanced degree in engineering (MS or higher).

We Offer

• Competitive Salary: Annual salary between $96,000.00 - $192,000.00
• Short-term Cash Incentives: Subject to plan requirements
• Health Care Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision; Wellness incentives
• Retirement Benefits
• Time off and Leave: Paid vacation days, paid sick days, paid personal leave, paid holidays, 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

About the Company

Carrier Global Corporation 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 the 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.

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 the 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 the Job Posting Date: 27 October 2026

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Use of AI

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