European Chiller Engineering Design Manager

Johnson Controls

Dublin-Dublin-Ireland, Ireland

Full Time

Posted October 5, 2026

Energy Efficiency

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Job Description

The Chiller Engineering Design Manager is responsible for leading a multidisciplinary design organization supporting new product development, product enhancements, and sustaining engineering design activities across the portfolio of Chiller Products serving the EMEA market.

Key Responsibilities

Lead and develop a multidisciplinary Mechanical and Electrical Design organization responsible for delivering new product development, product enhancement, and sustaining engineering design activities for the EMEA Chiller portfolio.
Deliver high-quality engineering design outputs that meet business objectives, product roadmaps, customer expectations, regulatory requirements, and manufacturing needs.
Drive design excellence through effective resource planning, prioritization, talent development, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Ensure adherence to engineering design standards, methodologies, and governance processes, driving quality, compliance, efficiency, and consistency across all engineering deliverables.
Build strong partnerships with manufacturing teams in Nantes, France and Izmir, Turkey to support Design for Manufacturing, product industrialization, engineering change implementation, and overall operational excellence.
Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement across the Design organization.
Support the company's European growth strategy by developing local engineering capabilities, strengthening organizational capacity, and building a scalable design function.
Promote alignment between local business priorities and global engineering strategies, standards, and best practices.
Develop and maintain strong relationships with Engineering, Manufacturing, Product Management, Quality, Supply Chain, and other key stakeholders to ensure successful execution of business and product objectives.
Strengthen the contribution, visibility, and influence of the European Design organization within the company's global engineering network.

Requirements

Strong understanding of engineering drawing standards, product documentation, configuration management, and engineering change processes.
Knowledge of mechanical and electrical design principles and engineering development processes.
Experience with CAD and PLM systems, including engineering data management and product lifecycle processes.
Understanding of product development methodologies, stage-gate processes, and design governance.
Familiarity with industry standards, regulatory requirements, and product certification processes.
Knowledge of engineering process standardization, continuous improvement, and digital engineering practices.
Proven ability to build, lead, and develop high-performing technical teams.
Strong coaching, mentoring, and talent development skills.
Exceptional stakeholder management skills with the ability to effectively influence across engineering, manufacturing, product management, and global functional organizations.
Demonstrated capability in resource planning, workload prioritization, and organizational scaling.
Strong decision-making and problem-solving skills in a fast-paced engineering environment.
Experience leading organizational change, process improvement, and transformation initiatives.
Experience within the HVAC, Chiller, Building Technologies, Industrial Equipment, or Applied Systems industries.
Experience leading engineering standardization, automation, or digital transformation initiatives.
Familiarity with European regulatory and certification requirements.
Experience supporting multi-site manufacturing environments and international engineering teams.
Working knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement methodologies.
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