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 seeking an innovative and experienced Principal Mechanical Engineer to help shape the future of our industry-leading products! In this role, you will drive the full product development lifecycle, leading and contributing to product design, testing, performance analysis, and project execution. As a technical leader, you'll collaborate across cross-functional teams to bring new ideas to life, solve complex engineering challenges, and deliver high-quality solutions that make a real impact for our customers.
Beyond product development, you will play a key role in supporting manufacturing operations by identifying opportunities for improvement and leading the implementation of design enhancements. Strong communication and collaboration skills are essential, as you will regularly present technical concepts and recommendations to engineering teams, leadership, project stakeholders, designers, and manufacturing partners.
This position also offers the opportunity to guide and mentor junior engineers, helping to develop the next generation of engineering talent while influencing engineering best practices across the organization.
This is a hybrid role based in New Freedom, PA, requiring onsite collaboration at least three days per week. Candidates should reside within commuting distance of the office or be willing to relocate. Various relocation packages are available.
How you will do it
- Maintains understanding of theories, concepts, technical principles, and processes related to fluid, thermal, and other mechanical aspects of water-cooled chillers
- Contributes to and leads the on-time completion of programs and regularly reports on the status of projects
- Expert in mechanical design and able to conceptualize and implement design ideas into the product
- Applies mechanical codes such as UL, CE, PED, GB and ASME
- Work closely with the design and manufacturing teams in generating layout concepts and system configurations that consider the best balance of cost, performance, and reliability
- Lead and help execute test programs to validate performance and reliability of mechanical systems and components
- Analyzes, designs, modifies and/or troubleshoots mechanical sub-components and sub-systems based on test data
- Generate and review technical documentation for use within the product team
What you will need
Required
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering
- 7+ years of experience in a mechanical engineering role
- Strong understanding of fluid and thermal principles
- Proficient with organizing and processing large amounts of data
- Experience with product development, project management, and sustaining of configurable systems
- Ability to mentor and train other engineers
Preferred
- Datacenter industry experience
HIRING SALARY RANGE: $115,000 - $130,000 (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.) This role offers a competitive Bonus plan that will take into account individual, group, and corporate performance. 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
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering
- 7+ years of experience in a mechanical engineering role
- Strong understanding of fluid and thermal principles
- Proficiency organizing and processing large amounts of data
- Experience with product development, project management, and sustaining configurable systems
- Ability to mentor and train other engineers
- Datacenter 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®.
