Job Description:

Johnson Controls is powered by your talent. We are the power behind the customer mission. Together we are building a world that’s safe, comfortable and sustainable. Our diverse global team creates innovative, integrated solutions to make cities more connected, buildings more intelligent and environments more comfortable and secure. We are all about improving outcomes for our partners. Tomorrow needs your talent. Tomorrow needs you. So let’s talk today.

What you will do:

Responsible for research, development, and new fan product implementation, mechanisms, electrical circuits, and existing design adaptations for commercial and industrial HVAC products and parts.

How you will do it: 

• Design, fabricate, test, and evaluate new products and existing product per design criteria defined by Project Management, Sales and Product Marketing Department.


• Create part, assembly, and drawing files in SolidWorks software for HVAC products, including the use of VBA to automate the creation of SolidWorks files.


• Help Quality Assurance and Sales/Marketing for the investigation of field complaints.


• Work with Manufacturing Engineering to ensure design specifications are maintained, eliminate waste, recommend design changes, and evaluate process improvements.


• Test, evaluate and compare competitor’s products, materials, design, performance, and application.


• Review preliminary performance data, costing, production requirements, and scheduled milestone/completion dates during feasibility stage for new product implementation.


• Interface with clients, engineers, architects, procurement, and manufacturing by answering questions regarding Commercial and Industrial fan lines.


• Participate in meetings, seminars, and training sessions to stay apprised on new developments in technology, tools, and resources.  This may include participation in AMCA, UL, DOE, ASHRAE and AHRI committees.


• Work with procurement department to identify, qualify, and approve vendors and outside sources for purchased components, including the creation of engineering specifications.


• Generate of technical reports, graphs, and marketing illustrations to define/illustrate systems performance and operating characteristics.


• Maintain and support project Gantt charts controlled by Project Managers.


• Follow and comply with company work and safety rules.


• Supervisory Responsibilities                                                     
  
  
  
  • This job has minimal supervisory responsibilities.
  
  
  
  

What we look for:

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.  Strong attention to detail is essential to be successful as a Design Engineer.  A candidate must be detail oriented and be able to creatively solve problems while using the materials and facts at hand.  Excellent interpersonal skills and flexibility to work on multiple projects and assignments is critical.

Education and/or Experience                                                    

Bachelor’s Degree (B.S.) in Mechanical, Electrical or Aerospace Engineering from an accredited four-year College or University, and one to three years of hands on SolidWorks experience is required.  Three to Five years of experience working directly on new Product Implementation preferred on a staged gate project system.  Experience with Autodesk Revit, VBA, and experience with sheet metal forming and fabrication, air movement principles and fan/blower laws a plus.

Communication Skills                                                   

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 standardization 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 should have proficiency with MS Office products, an understanding of Autodesk Revit, and show proficiency with SolidWorks including automating designs within SolidWorks using VBA. Experience with AS400 is a plus.

Other Qualifications                                                     

Must be willing to travel up to 20% of the time to respective manufacturing locations in the US and Mexico to perform quality audits and follow up on the production of products.

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 is frequently required to climb or balance. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds, occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and 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. 

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, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information, please view EEO is the Law. If you are an individual with a disability and you require an accommodation during the application process, please visit www.johnsoncontrols.com/careers.

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