Associate Product Engineer (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 early-career role provides hands-on experience with complex products, manufacturing processes, and engineering change management. The Associate Product 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. As an entry point into the Product Engineering career path, the role offers opportunities to develop product knowledge and collaborate with engineering and manufacturing teams, with potential progression to a Product Engineer role with increasing technical responsibility and product ownership. The position is onsite. Candidates must live within commuting distance 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 and must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
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.
- Authorization to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship; open only to U.S. citizens and permanent residents.
- Must reside within commuting distance of the San Antonio 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
- Ensure the accuracy of BOM lines and parameters by checking them against drawings and engineering change notices (ECNs) before release.
- Follow engineering changes through implementation on the manufacturing floor and confirm they are implemented as planned.
- Learn the design intent behind processed changes and bring questions and observations to Product Engineers.
- Track concurrent changes with competing priorities so their status remains visible and none age without visibility.
- Communicate clearly 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 address recurring data and process errors.
Benefits
- Competitive bonus plan based on individual, group, and corporate performance.
- Competitive benefits package.
- Relocation assistance packages are available.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
