Energy Systems Technical Manager

Yazaki North America, Inc.; Portugal; Teletrabalho; EUR 110 000 - 150 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Yazaki North America, Inc. is seeking an Energy Systems Technical Manager for our European plant. Role focuses on technical leadership of the European team in engineering, applications, and service, ensuring support for water absorption chillers, HVAC systems, and related thermal solutions.

You will coordinate with Japan for alignment, customization, and knowledge transfer, while building a multi-country partner network and managing technical risks across projects.

Qualificações

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering / HVAC.
• 5-8 years in technical/engineering roles with HVAC.
• Experience in water absorption chillers and industrial cooling.
• Experience setting up service and maintenance networks.
• Strong customer-facing technical experience.
• Ability to travel and work in multi-country environments.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.

Responsabilidades

• Provide technical leadership and build the European technical team.
• Ensure capability to support water absorption chillers and HVAC systems.
• Define technical processes, standards, and service procedures.
• Lead technical training and capability development for teams and partners.
• Coordinate with HQ in Japan for alignment, product customization, and escalation.
• Ensure reliable technical delivery throughout project lifecycles.

Conhecimentos

Technical leadership

HVAC expertise

Water absorption chillers

Multi-country coordination

English proficiency

Customer-facing

Project management

Formação académica

Bachelor's or Master's in Engineering / HVAC

Ferramentas

MS Office

Descrição da oferta de emprego

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Founded in 1929, Yazaki is a Japanese full systems supplier of wire harness, electrical, data products and solutions enabling vehicle electrification, connectivity, and autonomy integration. More than 235,000 committed and highly motivated employees in 45 countries make us one of the most successful international automotive suppliers. Join a family-owned company committed to being environmentally friendly in every aspect of its business, contributing to society, and inspiring trust. To strengthen our team, we are looking for aEnergy Systems Technical Manager in our plant in [[location]].

Main tasks & responsibilities:

• Technical Leadership & Organization Building
• Build, structure, and lead the European technical team (engineering, applications, service), Ensure full technical capability to support:
• Water Absorption Chillers
• Auxiliary HVAC systems (cooling towers, heat recovery, controls, hydraulics)
• Define technical processes, standards, service procedures, and documentation
• Lead technical training and capability development for internal teams and partners
• Coordinate closely with Japan for:
• Technical alignment
• Product customization
• Knowledge transfer and escalation

Customer & Market Interface (HVAC & Industrial Clients)

• Act as the senior technical interface with customers, including:
• Industrial sites
• OEMs
• Energy and utility-related clients
• Support commercial discussions with:
• HVAC system architecture input
• Absorption chiller selection and sizing
• Integration into existing thermal systems
• Lead technical assessments, feasibility studies, and system validation
• Ensure reliable technical delivery throughout project lifecycle

Service & Maintenance Network Setup

• Manage relationships with:
• HVAC distributors and system integrators
• Local service providers and engineering firms
• Internal engineering teams and HQ experts
• Build a reliable, multi-country technical partner ecosystem
• Ensure alignment across commercial, technical, and service stakeholders

Operational & Strategic Contribution

• Define the technical roadmap for absorption chiller deployment in Europe
• Support scaling of HVAC operations across multiple countries
• Identify and mitigate technical, service, and operational risks
• Contribute to product and service strategy based on European market needs

Requirements:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering / HVAC
• Experience in WFC
• Experience 5-8 years with areas:
• Technical or engineering roles
• Strong experience in HVAC industry (mandatory)
• Water Absorption Chillers (mandatory)
• Industrial cooling and thermal systems
• Demonstrated experience in setting up service and maintenance networks
• Extensive customer-facing technical experience
• Prior exposure to matrix, JV, or multi-stakeholder environments preferred
• Experience operating in multi-country / international environments
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Proficiency in English.
• Microsoft tools.
• Availability to travel

At Yazaki, we arecommitted to providing equal employment opportunities for everyone which extends to all aspects of the employment relationship.

We are looking forward to receivingyour application and to get to know you. We wish you all the success in your application!

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