JOB TITLE: Refrigeration Systems Designer
About FIC S.P.A.
FIC S.P.A. is an Italian leader in heat-exchange technologies founded in 1951. Based in Chiavenna, north of Milan, our modern facility covers over 40,000 m², with 130 employees operating internationally (active in 60 countries) and known for high reliability, strong know-how, certified processes and innovation in thermal exchange solutions based on pillow plate technology. Our product lines include milk cooling tanks; process and food-grade tanks; water chillers (including falling film, ice accumulation and chilled water solutions); eutectic plates; and other industrial / refrigeration / heat-exchange systems.
Role Overview
As a Refrigeration Systems Designer, you will be a technical leader in our R&D; team. You will contribute to designing, developing, validating, and adapting refrigeration systems across FIC’s product strategies. You will work cross-functionally to anticipate regulatory changes, respond to market trends, and ensure our products are safe, compliant, high-performing, and meet customer expectations.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead design, development, and validation of new refrigeration systems / components for milk cooling tanks, process tanks, water chillers.
- Oversee validation testing (performance, durability, efficiencies, safety), from prototype through production release.
- Work with product marketing and sales teams to monitor market trends, competitor benchmarking, and define product specifications accordingly.
- Customize and adapt existing product platforms to customer requirements while maintaining design quality, cost, and performance.
- Analyze and track regulatory requirements in global markets for refrigeration and food processing; ensure product designs comply and adapt product versions as regulations evolve.
- Collaborate with procurement to evaluate, select, and approve components, suppliers and new technologies.
- Partner with manufacturing and quality teams to improve production efficiency, and quality indices.
Qualifications
- Master’s or Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
- At least 5 years of experience in product development of HVAC&R; systems, industrial refrigeration, or food / process equipment.
- Strong technical expertise in thermodynamics, refrigeration technologies and heat exchangers.
- Experience in system modeling, simulation, validation / testing of thermal systems.
- Excellent communication skills; ability to work cross-functionally with multiple stakeholders.
- Fluent in English.
Why Join Us
- Work for a leading company in the market, known globally for high performance and reliability.
- Opportunity to significantly influence product innovation, and technological direction.
- Commitment to technical and professional development — we invest in people, offer learning, training opportunities.
- Collaborate within multidisciplinary teams in an environment that values accountability, initiative, and technical excellence.
- Be part of a company combining tradition & stability with continuous innovation, sustainability, and international expansion.
Location: Mese (SO)
Employment Type: permanent - Tempo pieno
If this sounds like your next challenge, we’d love to hear from you. Please submit your updated CV for us to contact you.