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Sr Manager Factory Product Engr
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Apodaca-MX
At Johnson Controls, you'll be part of a team that's shaping the future of smart, sustainable buildings. As Engineering Director, you'll have the opportunity to build and develop high-performing product engineering teams across multiple sites, implement best practices that drive operational excellence, and directly impact product quality and manufacturing efficiency.
What will you do:
Johnson Controls is hiring an Engineering Director to lead product engineering teams across four manufacturing facilities in Texas and Mexico:
• The role focuses on driving engineering excellence, developing technical capabilities, and managing engineering changes within HVAC operations.
• Candidates should have deep HVAC product knowledge and experience managing geographically distributed teams.
• The position requires bridging product design with manufacturing realities.
• Strong expertise in thermodynamics, control systems, and manufacturing methods is essential.
• Engineering teams must actively support production operations.
• Regular travel to facilities in Texas and Mexico is required.
How will you do it:
• Lead and develop product engineering teams across four manufacturing facilities in Texas and Mexico, establishing consistent standards, processes, and technical capabilities.
• Drive engineering technical skill building initiatives across core disciplines including thermodynamics, control systems, and manufacturing methods, identifying capability gaps and implementing training programs to elevate team competency.
• Own and optimize the engineering change process across all facilities, ensuring disciplined change management, proper documentation, validation, and seamless coordination between product engineering and manufacturing operations.
• Ensure engineering team members attend daily production line meetings at the beginning of each shift for every product line, providing real-time technical support and driving rapid issue resolution.
• Provide technical leadership on HVAC system design, thermodynamic performance, refrigeration cycles, heat transfer, and fluid dynamics as they relate to product testing, debugging, and manufacturing.
• Guide teams on control system use, sensor applications, and system performance validation in production environments.
What are we looking for:
Required:
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related engineering field.
• 12+ years of engineering experience in HVAC or related industries, with at least 7 years in engineering leadership roles.
• Strong technical foundation in thermodynamics, heat transfer, refrigeration systems, and HVAC system design.
• Solid understanding of control systems, sensors, and system integration, and electrical system debugging.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing methods including fabrication, welding, brazing, assembly, wiring, and quality processes.
• Excellent communication skills in English; Spanish proficiency highly valued given facility
locations.
• Willingness and ability to travel regularly (30-40%) to facilities in Texas and Mexico.
• Strong project management and cross-functional collaboration skills.
What do we offer:
• Competitive compensation.
• Professional growth opportunities.
• A collaborative culture built on innovation and excellence.
Johnson Controls does not request pregnancy or HIV testing as a condition for hiring, continued employment, or promotion, in accordance with its commitment to labor equality and non-discrimination.
