Staff Engineer – Chiller SME

YDU JC Air Cond & Ref Inc.- Dubai; United States; On-site; USD 115,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus program

Paid time off

401K plan

Medical benefits

Dental & vision

Training opportunities

Employee discounts

Job summary

Johnson Controls is seeking a Staff Engineer – Chiller SME to lead multi-functional teams across regions to improve air-cooled screw chiller products used in Data Center and Mission Critical applications. The role requires deep mechanical and HVAC refrigerant design expertise and the ability to guide teams technically.

You will engage in DFMEA/SFMEA, design reviews, and reliability testing, while generating training content and service literature.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering; 8–10 years in HVAC or equivalent.
• Proven ability to lead an execution team and coordinate resources.
• Willingness to travel up to 15% domestically and internationally.
• Six Sigma and multilingual English plus Spanish/Chinese preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional teams to drive continuous improvement.
• Resolve complex design and application issues in chillers.
• Develop DFMEA/SFMEA and design reviews.
• Create service literature and training content.
• Collaborate across global design, manufacturing, and service teams.

Skills

Mechanical Engineering

Leadership

Communication

Travel readiness

Six Sigma

Spanish/Chinese

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Graduate degree (preferred)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Build your best future with the Johnson Controls team! As a global leader in smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings, our mission is to reimagine the performance of buildings to serve people, places, and the planet. Join a winning team that enables you to build your best future! Our teams are uniquely positioned to support a multitude of industries across the globe. You will have the opportunity to develop yourself through meaningful work projects and learning opportunities. We strive to provide our employees with an experience focused on supporting their physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. Become a member of the Johnson Controls family and thrive in an empowering company culture where your voice and ideas will be heard – your next great opportunity is just a few clicks away!

What we offer

• Competitive base salary and a comprehensive bonus program
• Three weeks paid vacation in a calendar year/holidays/sick time/three PTO days in a calendar year
• Comprehensive benefits package including 401K, medical, dental, and vision care - Available day one
• Extensive product and on the job/cross training opportunities
• Encouraging and collaborative team environment
• Dedication to safety through our Zero Harm policy
• Providing Scheduling and management support
• JCI Employee discount programs (The Loop by Perk Spot)
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What will you do:

The Staff Engineer – Chiller SME is proactive in leading and/or participating on multi-functional teams (manufacturing, design, quality, supply chain) with team members located in different regions, globally, to drive continuous improvement of products and processes for air-cooled screw chiller products used in Data Center and Mission Critical applications. As an authority, you will help guide the teams technically to resolve complex product design and application issues based on years of product experience, education and training. The candidate will have extensive knowledge of chiller operations with a focus mechanical and HVAC refrigerant design.

How you will do it:

• Communicates at the appropriate technical level to resolve issues for Product Technical Support, Field Technicians and customers.
• Participates on product development teams with emphasis on DFMEA’s, SFMEA’s design reviews, reliability test plans, design for manufacturing and helping to coordinate and follow up on field testing.
• Works with the Technical Communications Group, is responsible for the technical content of service literature which includes Installation and Operations Manuals, Service Manuals, Service Information letters, and Service Bulletins for air cooled chiller products.
• Also, responsible for providing input for the technical content of training materials.
• Communicates with design, manufacturing, and service groups globally sharing lessons learned and best practices to prevent issues from arising on new products being introduced into the marketplace and improve product quality and cost.
• Participates on Warranty Teams to stay abreast of field issues and participate with multi-disciplined teams to find root cause and corrective actions for resolution of these issues.
• Must be proactive, stepping in to take the lead, coordinating and directing actions, to resolve issues as the situation may require.
• Works with Engineering team to test programs to validate potential methods of reducing human intervention for service and maintenance of chillers and their components.
• Work closely with the chiller product teams in generating service enabling product enhancements that consider the best balance of cost, performance, and reliability.
• Works closely with the Product Teams on Chiller Retrofit offerings and finding ways to move from time-based maintenance recommendations to proactive condition-based recommendations.
• Utilize warranty returns as a source of content from component tear downs, to troubleshooting content for knowledge exchange.
• Assists in Root Cause Analysis (RCAs) to drive corrective field actions and reduce future failures.

What we look for:

• Required Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Mechanical Engineering with a minimum of 8-10 years of related work experience, or minimum of 15 years related work experience in HVAC equipment or a similar field supporting Data Centers or other Mission Critical Applications
• Demonstrated ability to lead an execution team successfully, including the coordination of other Johnson Controls resources
• Interpersonal skills to effectively connect with both internal and external customers
• Effectively communicates project progress, issues, financial status and customer satisfaction to senior management as required
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Good organizational skills with attention to detail
• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite Applications
• Demonstrated ability to simultaneously lead a large and diverse number of projects with professionalism, cooperation, and persistence
• Able to travel both Domestic and International up to 15%
• Preferred Graduate degree
• Experience accessing and using manufacturing systems
• Six Sigma skills
• Ability to speak Spanish and/or Chinese

HIRING SALARY RANGE: $115,000.00 – 150,000.00 USD Annual. Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data. This position includes a competitive benefits package. For details, please visit the About Us tab on the Johnson Controls Careers site. https://jobs.johnsoncontrols.com/about-us #ChillerEngineer #HVACEngineering #DataCenterCooling #MissionCritical #MechanicalEngineering #RefrigerationSystems #StaffEngineer #NowHiring

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