Project Engineer

Job Type

Full-time

Description
Join a mission-driven team improving indoor air quality while driving sustainability.
At RenewAire, you'll lead meaningful work that helps people breathe better—at home, at work, and in their communities. As a
Project Engineer
, you will guide new product development from concept through launch, shaping the next generation of high-performance energy recovery ventilation equipment.

For over 40 years, RenewAire has been a leader in energy-efficient indoor air quality solutions. Rooted in Madison, WI, we're proud to hold Green Globes, LEED Gold, and ENERGY STAR certifications. We pair innovation with a people-centric, fun, and collaborative culture where your ideas genuinely matter.

What You'll Do
As a key driver of new product development, you will:

• Lead cross-functional project teams and keep development efforts on schedule.
• Translate product plans and specs into clear timelines and deliverables.
• Make design decisions that drive safety, quality, reliability, cost, and manufacturability.
• Prepare detailed drawings, design documentation, test plans, and specifications.
• Conduct and analyze technical testing; ensure product certifiability and performance.
• Coordinate with manufacturing, supply chain, quality, and external suppliers to maintain project momentum.
• Estimate project costs and support accounting with accurate project charge data.
• Facilitate project gate reviews with leadership and communicate progress across teams.
• Support continuous improvement projects, manufacturing engineering, and technical problem-solving.
• Contribute to multiple projects simultaneously in a dynamic engineering environment.

Who You Are
You bring a blend of leadership, creativity, and technical expertise. Successful Project Engineers at RenewAire demonstrate:

• Strong leadership and the ability to guide teams with minimal oversight
• Excellent problem-solving and original thinking
• Strong interpersonal skills and relationship-building across departments
• Clear and confident communication (written and verbal)
• Technical accuracy, planning, and attention to detail
• Resilience, flexibility, and a passion for innovation
• Hands-on aptitude for testing and analysis

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering required
• Master's degree in Engineering a plus
• 10+ years of engineering project experience
• Experience designing HVAC equipment or systems strongly preferred
• Energy recovery wheel experience a plus
• SolidWorks proficiency (intermediate to advanced)
• Strong grasp of engineering/design principles and manufacturing processes
• Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, and MS Project
• Strong communication, organization, and analytical skills
• Ability to lead teams and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to pass pre-employment background check and drug screen

Why RenewAire

• A collaborative, people-first culture
• Work that directly improves indoor air quality and sustainability
• Meaningful ownership over innovative product development
• A stable, growing company with over four decades of leadership in the IAQ industry

Keywords
Project Engineer, Engineering Leadership, Product Development, HVAC, Energy Recovery Ventilation, ERV, Energy Recovery Wheel, SolidWorks, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, New Product Development, NPD, Technical Project Management, Design Engineering, Indoor Air Quality, IAQ, Sustainability, Madison Wisconsin Engineering Jobs, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Continuous Improvement, Product Design, Engineering Jobs WI.
Requirements
Physical and Mental Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to see, talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to sit and use hands along with fingers, to handle or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.

The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Must be able to understand issues, problems, and opportunities and make timely, sound decisions. Take responsibility for decisions and understand the impact and implications of decisions and provide feedback as necessary. Communicate with other employees and customers, perform an assortment of administrative tasks, and have personal management skills. Possess advanced customer service skills, the ability to develop professional relationships with customers and employees. Demonstrate attention to detail and exert high effort and focus on very busy days. Must be able to make sound decisions and remain calm under high pressure situations. Must continually identify personal knowledge and perspective gaps and self-educate.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those encountered while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to a production environment with mechanical assembly operations, and vehicles. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the position and is not an exhaustive list of skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities or working conditions associated with it.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.