Data Center Thermal Systems Architect — Staff Lead

Alloy Enterprises; New Freedom (York County); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson Controls is seeking a Staff Data Center Thermal Systems Engineer for the Advanced Technology & Innovation group. This onsite role (minimum 3 days/week) is based in New Freedom, PA, with relocation possible for commuting distance.

You will lead as a system-level expert across thermal product families, driving long-range planning, architecture definition, and cross-domain integration while mentoring engineers and coordinating multi-discipline teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
• 10+ years experience with multiple released thermal products/systems.
• Chiller industry experience, or large industrial HVAC industry experience.
• System-level expertise across thermal product families.
• Expert in multiple technical domains (thermal, controls, electrical, mechanical).
• Microsoft 365/Excel (including basic macros/VBA for data analysis and reporting).
• CAD proficiency (SolidWorks, Creo, or equivalent).
• Engineering calculations and documentation (MathCAD, EES, or equivalent).
• Heat transfer analysis (conduction, convection, two-phase).
• Strong cross-domain knowledge across thermal, controls, electrical systems—generalists with 80% mastery across domains highly valued.

Responsibilities

• Lead long-range planning for thermal product families and systems; serve as thermal system architect.
• Own product family thermal architecture; define integration architecture ensuring platform compatibility.
• Define and coordinate specifications for product families; establish thermal performance standards.
• Influence improvements to thermal system development processes across the organization.
• Supervise technical team of 2-5 engineers plus technicians; lead multi-domain thermal integration efforts.
• Strategic communicator representing thermal organization in planning; mentor Senior and Principal Engineers.

Skills

Python scripting

Excel/macros/VBA

Cross-domain knowledge (thermal/auto/电

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

SolidWorks

Creo

MathCAD

EES

ANSYS Fluent

Star-CCM+

OpenFOAM

MATLAB/Simulink

Job description

Johnson Controls is seeking a Staff Data Center Thermal Systems Engineer for the Advanced Technology & Innovation group. This onsite role (minimum 3 days/week) is based in New Freedom, PA, with relocation possible for commuting distance.

You will lead as a system-level expert across thermal product families, driving long-range planning, architecture definition, and cross-domain integration while mentoring engineers and coordinating multi-discipline teams.