About Johnson Controls
Johnson Controls, a global leader in thermal management, mission-critical building systems, energy efficiency, and decarbonization, helps customers use energy more productively, reduce carbon emissions, and operate with the precision and resilience required in rapidly expanding industries such as data centers, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, advanced manufacturing, and higher education.
For more than 140 years, Johnson Controls has delivered performance where it really matters. Backed by advanced technology, lifecycle services and an industry-leading field organization, we elevate customer performance, turn goals into real-world results and help move society forward.
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What you will do
Johnson Controls is hiring! As a Lead Design Specialist, you will be responsible for all New Product Development, Product Improvement, and Sustaining Changes to a given product line. As the ‘Owner’ of the product line, you will help advise on complex design and engineering decisions, maintain schedules to complete large scale projects on time, and help delegate work to the supporting design team. You will work hand in hand with the Product Design Managers to ensure that initiatives are completed accurately, to the highest standard, and in a time effective manner. You will also be responsible for mentoring and guiding junior roles, as well as implementing process improvements for the team. As an Expert Level CREO user, you’ll be looked to for advise and guidance on time, value, and accuracy improvement measures that could be implemented as ‘best practice.
This is a remote position for US based candidates. Sponsorship is not available.
How you will do it
Displays leadership experience as an individual contributor
Perform design tasks with or without engineering data to allow generation for finished drawings by other drafters.
Assign and manage work within the product area to meet deadlines, while developing product design skills in team. Guide and mentor other drafter titles in the design of product.
Maintain contact and understanding with manufacturing engineers from each manufacturing facility to ensure the best design from a manufacturing standpoint.
Plan, coordinate, and oversee design/drafting activities related to general design assignments. Delegate tasks, as appropriate, to provide development opportunities for team members.
Report on project progress in both written and verbal form for engineering, engineering management, customers and suppliers.
Function as a technical member of an engineering project team, engineering change team or material review board.
Prepare company standards and procedures.
Provide recommendations on practices within design specialty to engineers. Create best practice documentation, implementing new procedures within design/drafting to streamline the process and decrease design to market time. Develop global standards with the design process and implement them with other design centers.
Perform studies to investigate and recommend new CAD and design hardware and software.
Assist engineers with task level engineering duties including but not limited to selection of chiller component, weight distributions, airflow calculations, heat transfer calculations and electromechanical systems.
What we look for
Required
4+ years of CREO modeling expertise
Large mechanical assembly design
Basic understanding of team leadership qualities/practices
US citizen and/or permanent resident of the US
Preferred
Windchill PLM
Pro-Piping module
Chiller and/or HVAC/R industry experience
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HIRING HOURLY RANGE: $45.00/hr - $52.00/hr (Hourly rate 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. The posted salary range reflects the target compensation for this role. However, we recognize that exceptional candidates may bring unique skills and experiences that exceed the typical profile. If you believe your background warrants consideration beyond the stated range, we encourage you to apply. To support an efficient and fair hiring process, we may use technology assisted tools, including artificial intelligence (AI), to help identify and evaluate candidates. All hiring decisions are ultimately made by human reviewers. For details, please visit the About Us tab on the Johnson Controls Careers site at https://jobs.johnsoncontrols.com/about-us
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, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a qualified individual with a disability or any other characteristic protected by law. To view more information about your equal opportunity and non-discrimination rights as a candidate, visit EEO is the Law. If you are an individual with a disability and you require an accommodation during the application process, please visit here.
Skills Required
- 4+ years of Creo modeling expertise
- Large mechanical assembly design experience
- Basic understanding of team leadership qualities and practices
- Must be a US citizen and/or permanent resident of the US
- Windchill PLM experience
- Pro-Piping module experience
- Chiller and/or HVAC/R industry experience
Johnson Controls Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Johnson Controls and has not been reviewed or approved by Johnson Controls.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support is positioned as a meaningful part of the package through employer 401(k) matching, repeatedly framed as a strong pillar of the overall rewards mix. The matching contribution is described with specific match levels in multiple places, reinforcing perceived value for long-term saving.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off is presented as comparatively robust, with multiple paid holiday categories, vacation time, and sick time described as generous or “amazing” in places. Paid time off breadth appears to be a consistent contributor to total rewards attractiveness beyond base pay.
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Flexible Benefits — Benefits are described as broad and customizable, spanning standard medical/dental/vision plus optional add-ons like pet insurance, identity protection, and legal support. Tuition reimbursement is repeatedly highlighted as a high-value option supporting professional development.
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What We Do
At Johnson Controls, we transform the environments where people live, work, learn and play. From optimizing building performance to improving safety and enhancing comfort, we drive the outcomes that matter most. Dedicated to protecting the environment, we deliver our promise in industries such as healthcare, education, data centers and manufacturing. With a global team of 100,000 experts in more than 150 countries and over 130 years of innovation, we are the power behind our customers’ mission. Our leading portfolio of building technology and solutions includes some of the most trusted names in the industry, such as Tyco®, York®, Metasys®, Ruskin®, Titus®, Frick®, Penn®, Sabroe®, Simplex®, Ansul® and Grinnell®.
