Sr Staff Engineer - Chillers - Power Electronics - Hybrid

***This position is a Hybrid opportunity which requires incumbent to be located within a commutable distance from our state of art design facility in New Freedom, PA. This facility is located 30 miles from the Baltimore area.***

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What We Offer:

• Competitive salary

• Paid vacation/holidays/sick time

• Comprehensive benefits package including 401K, medical, dental, and vision care - Available day one!

• On the job/cross training opportunities

• Encouraging and collaborative team environment

• Dedication to safety through our Zero Harm policy

• Hybrid opportunity offering options to work from both home and the JADEC facility in New Freedom, PA. You will manage your time based on business needs/requirement for in person attendance at our JADEC R&D Facility for meetings, actions, ongoing investigations, etc.

What You Will Do:

We are looking for a proactive associate to work directly with our design and product teams to introduce new product introduction (NPI) of chiller platforms detailing on the power electronics of the unit / design. In addition, the person will be writing technical literature for the new platforms and troubleshooting chiller issues in our engineering facilities, manufacturing plants, and customer / field installations.

Leading and/or participating on cross functional teams (i.e., manufacturing, design, quality, supply chain) with team members located in different regions, globally, to drive continuous improvement of products and processes to improve the performance of the power electronics.

How You Will Do It:

• Participates on product development teams with emphasis on DFMEA’s, design reviews, reliability test plans, design for manufacturing and helping to coordinate and follow up on field testing.

• Working with the Technical Communications Group is responsible for the technical content of service literature which includes Installation and Operations Manuals, Service Manuals and Repair Parts List for centrifugal and industrial chillers.

• Provides support 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 to the marketplace and improve product quality and cost.

• Interacts globally with internal Design Engineering, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Engineering, Supply Chain, Management, Quality, and Service groups as well as component suppliers regarding component quality and failure modes.

• Participates on Warranty Teams to keep 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.

​What We Look For:

• Bachelor's degree in manufacturing, mechanical or electrical engineering and a minimum of eight (8) years’ of experience with the design, operation and/or manufacturing of scroll and screw chillers (or similar products) OR fifteen (15) years’ of chiller experience (in lieu of a bachelor's degree).

• Experience working on product development team with knowledge of Product Development Process(es) including design reviews, DFMEA’s and product reliability testing.

• Ability to work as part of multifunctional team.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite Applications (Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint) as well as Internet software and E-mail.

• Must be able to communicate optimally to all levels within the organization and be proficient in English.

• Domestic and International travel is required (approximately 15% of time).

Preferred:

• 15 years of experience in NPI.

• Ability to speak Spanish and Mandarin.

• Proven Six Sigma skills

• Experience using Power BI

About the manager…

My name is Daniel Woodring, I have been working with the York / JCI team for 28 + years. I have worked within our manufacturing plants as a product line supervisor, Quality Engineer for product lines as well as a supplier Quality Engineer. I then transferred to provide technical support to our field technicians for compressors and eventually supported the team as the manager. I currently have been provided the opportunity to work directly with our Tier III technical support team of Subject Matter Experts (SME). This team is engaged with clients, field technicians, design engineers, as well as all levels of leadership within JCI on a global basis. This is a multifaceted position working with many aspects of the business such as new designs, identifying, and presenting reliability and serviceability risk, working on mature design improvements, crafting literature for the platforms, and visiting plants to participate in quality audits and reviewing how chillers are manufactured.

I am a leader that recognizes your impact and will advocate for you. Johnson Controls has a lot of work to do and if you join us, you will get global experience and be listened to for improvements to our team and our processes.

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