• Job Description

  Req#: WD30186927

  Summary:

  • JCI is looking for a highly motivated professional that will provide ingenuity and technical expertise in a world-class organization.

  • This person will lead the engineering team to design and deploy new product development initiatives. This includes ownership of all engineering design elements and processes. This position collaborates with the engineering test lab to ensure design validation testing is successful.

  • This position interfaces with product marketing throughout the product development process to facilitate a product that meets requirement and is efficiently and effectively deployed.

  • This position also interfaces with operations to ensure production readiness and design for manufacturing is implemented.

  Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  The Engineering Manager is responsible for leading a team of mechanical and electrical engineers/designers to design, develop, test, qualify and troubleshoot commercial HVAC equipment. This includes Fan Coil Units, VAV Terminal Units and Air Handler Units. Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

  R&D

  • Perform technology reviews

  • Develop technology roadmaps for subsystems

  • Work with suppliers to develop solutions for new products

  • Align R&D with future product roadmap

  • Collaborate with global engineering teams on technology and best practices

  Product development

  • Provide input for product roadmap & project requirements

  • Oversee project resources

  • Oversee project schedule

  • Oversee project budget and cost

  • Oversee FMEA, test plans, and performance data

  • Oversee prototype and pre-production builds

  • Oversee design documentation & BOM creation

  • Collaborate with project management to ensure project requirements are met and/or revised per design limitations

  • Collaborate with manufacturing engineering to implement design for manufacturing production validation builds

  • Collaborate with the project managers to establish and meet milestones and track action items to identify and resolve issues

  Engineering

  • Act as a subject matter expert for either mechanical or electrical engineering principles

  • Formulate test plans and analyze results to make informed design engineering decisions

  • Ensure AHRI, ASHRAE, and regulatory standards are followed

  • Oversee international engineering priorities

  Processes & Documentation

  • Initiate continuous improvement to reduce project cycle time and increase product quality and performance

  • Oversee Engineering document control

  • Support Engineering ISO audit reviews

  • Oversee Engineering change requests and approvals

  • Oversee Engineering indirect material approvals

  Staff and Admin

  • Create, manage, and deliver training for:

  • Product development process and tasks

  • Technical subjects and design guides

  Safety

  • Ethics & Integrity

  • Employee onboarding and development

  • Establish employee goals and conduct quarterly reviews

  • Perform organizational talent reviews and employee development plans

  • Support employee engagement and recognition

  Supervisory Responsibilities

  • This job has supervisory responsibilities for the Largo, FL engineering team.

  • Qualifications

  • To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Leadership and strong attention to detail is essential to be successful. Must be able to creatively problem solve while using the materials and facts at hand. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills working in a cross-functional environment is critical. Strong planning and forecasting skills. Ability to lead a team with a high degree of integrity and trust.

  Education and/or Experience

  • Bachelor’s Degree (B.S.) in Mechanical, Electrical, or Aerospace engineering from an accredited four-year College or University is required. Master’s preferred.

  • Experience in leading a small to medium engineering team required.

  • 5+ years of experience with formal product development process.

  • 5+ years of experience with either mechanical or electrical design.

  Communication Skills

  • Proficiency with English language is required.

  • A candidate must possess the ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, government regulations, and agency standards. They must also possess the ability to write reports, business correspondence, work instructions, effectively present information, and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the public.

  
  Mathematical Skills
  A candidate must possess the ability to calculate values such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, volume, air flow, heat transfer, and sound power by applying concepts from algebra, geometry, statistics, trigonometry, differential equations, and physics.

  Reasoning Ability
  A candidate must possess the ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited information exists. They must also be able to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

  Computer Skills
  To perform this job successfully, an individual must show proficiency with MS Office products.

  Other Qualifications
  Must be willing to travel up to 20% of the time to respective laboratory or manufacturing locations and business offices.

  Physical Demands

  • The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform 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 regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee may be required to climb or balance. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 25 pounds, occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds.

  Work Environment
  The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
  

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  Johnson Controls International plc. is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a qualified individual with a disability or any other characteristic protected by law. To view more information about your equal opportunity and non-discrimination rights as a candidate, visit EEO is the Law . If you are an individual with a disability and you require an accommodation during the application process, please visit here.

• About the company

  Johnson Controls International is an American Irish-domiciled multinational conglomerate headquartered in Cork, Ireland, that produces fire, HVAC, and security equipment for buildings.

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