Associate Product Engineer (onsite)

Johnson Controls•San Antonio, TX

4d•$75,000 - $90,000•Onsite

About The Position

Johnson Controls is seeking a detail-oriented, motivated Associate Product Engineer for its Product Engineering team in San Antonio, Texas. This onsite, early-career position provides hands-on experience with complex products, manufacturing processes, and engineering change management. The engineer connects engineering decisions with manufacturing execution by translating approved changes into accurate bills of materials (BOMs), item master data, released drawings, and effectivity dates. The work supports product quality, manufacturing efficiency, and implementation of engineering improvements across the facility. This role is an entry point to the Product Engineering career path, with opportunities to develop product knowledge and progress toward a Product Engineer role with greater technical responsibility and product ownership. Candidates must live within commuting distance of the San Antonio facility or be willing to relocate; relocation assistance packages are available. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship. The role is open only to U.S. citizens and permanent residents. The hiring salary range is $75,000–$90,000, with a competitive bonus plan based on individual, group, and corporate performance. The position includes a competitive benefits package. Salary is determined by factors including education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, internal equity, and market data.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, industrial, or manufacturing engineering, or engineering technology.
1–2 years of hands-on experience creating or maintaining bills of materials in a manufacturing environment; co-op and internship experience are considered.
Working experience with an ERP/MRP system such as SAP, MAPICS, or equivalent for BOM, item master, or engineering change transactions.
Ability to read engineering drawings and relate drawing content to BOM structure.
Must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship; the role is open only to U.S. citizens and permanent residents.
Must reside within commuting distance of the facility or be willing to relocate.

Nice To Haves

Experience in engineering change, configuration management, or document control.
Exposure to PLM systems and EBOM/MBOM structures.
Familiarity with HVAC, refrigeration, or complex mechanical equipment.
Basic knowledge of GD&T and ISO 9001 quality systems.
Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish.

Responsibilities

Maintain the accuracy of BOM lines and parameters, checking work against drawings and engineering change notices (ECNs) before release.
Follow engineering changes through to the manufacturing floor and confirm that each change is implemented as planned.
Learn the design intent behind processed changes and bring questions and observations to Product Engineers.
Manage multiple concurrent changes with competing priorities and maintain clear tracking so changes remain visible.
Communicate with assemblers, planners, buyers, and engineers, and escalate early when a change is at risk.
Use structured problem-solving tools, including 5 Why, fishbone, and A3, to identify and correct recurring data and process errors.