Manager, Engineering

Copeland • Sidney, OH

34d • Onsite

About The Position

We are a global climate technologies company engineered for sustainability. We create sustainable and efficient residential, commercial and industrial spaces through HVACR technologies. We protect temperature-sensitive goods throughout the cold chain. And we bring comfort to people globally. Best-in-class engineering, design and manufacturing combined with category-leading brands in compression, controls, software and monitoring solutions result in next-generation climate technology that is built for the needs of the world ahead. Whether you are a professional looking for a career change, an undergraduate student exploring your first opportunity, or recent graduate with an advanced degree, we have opportunities that will allow you to innovate, be challenged and make an impact. Join our team and start your journey today! As the Engineering Manager, you will lead the Residential Engineering compressor technology team, fostering an inclusive environment that supports growth, critical thinking, and shared leadership. This role requires close global collaboration to find, evaluate, and develop new technologies, ensuring smooth transitions from concept to implementation, you will develop timely value creation by ensuring clear execution accountability with measurable progress. Candidates with strong technical skills who can turn insights into actionable plans will excel. WHO YOU ARE: Are you a visionary leader ready to step into a pivotal management role, translating conceptual ideas into world-class scroll compression solutions? Copeland needs your intuition and leadership skills to quickly dissect complex technical problems, provide clear direction, and map out learning paths for ambiguous challenges. In this exciting position, you will empower and guide a strong, global engineering team, utilizing agile product development principles. If you thrive on these principles like cross-functional collaboration and leading iterative learning cycles delivering innovative solutions, this is your opportunity to lead and shape the technology that defines tomorrow.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering and at least 7 years work experience in rotating machinery design.
• Must be self motivated and able to lead and motivate team members.
• Proven success demonstrating strong analytical and problem solving skills with the predisposition to utilize model based tools to make engineering decisions
• Strong relationship skills, ability to develop engineering talent, willingness to work closely with global engineering teams.
• Must be able to communicate effectively with cross functional team members at all organizational levels.
• Willing and able to travel globally (<5%) to collaborate with global engineering teams, particularly to India.

Nice To Haves

• Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• Deep domain knowledge in the development of high speed rotating machinery.
• Experience in thermodynamic, vapor compression cycle, and heat transfer engineering analysis applied to Air Conditioning and heat pump systems.
• Demonstrated ability to apply key engineering principles to daily work, including physics, mechanics, materials science, and tribology
• Experience in design of experiments methodology and root cause analysis problem solving methods.
• Background in Agile methodology and leading sprints is very helpful.

Responsibilities

• Coach, grow, and develop engineering talent and technical subject matter expertise
• Demonstrated strong curiosity and critical thinking skills to enable problem solving and creation of new technology learning cycles.
• Provide thought leadership and guidance for global team members on technology projects.
• Work collaboratively with Product Engineering, Advanced Manufacturing and Technical Services teams to ensure new technologies are designed for industry leading performance.
• Analyze and present progress toward development goals to team members and upper level management.
• Evaluate new technologies, identify the key challenges to address, and develop plans to evaluate those key challenges.
• Manage the HVACR Technology Readiness funnel process from TRL 1 to TRL 5
• Work collaboratively in a culturally diverse team environment, and passionate about collaborating with a global team.
• Stay aligned with business unit needs related to sales and marketing to anticipate future technology needs.
• Build competency in and drive the integration model-based engineering techniques into the engineering development process.

Benefits

• Across the globe, we are united by a singular Purpose: Sustainability is no small ambition. That’s why everything we do is geared toward a sustainable future—for our generation and all those to come. Through groundbreaking innovations, HVACR technology and cold chain solutions, we are reducing carbon emissions and improving energy efficiency in spaces of all sizes, from residential to commercial to industrial.
• Our employees are our greatest strength. We believe that our culture of passion, openness, and collaboration empowers us to work toward the same goal - to make the world a better place.
• We invest in the end-to-end development of our people, beginning at onboarding and through senior leadership, so they can thrive personally and professionally.
• Flexible and competitive benefits plans offer the right options to meet your individual/family needs: medical insurance plans, dental and vision coverage, 401(k) and more.
• We provide employees with flexible time off plans, including paid parental leave, vacation and holiday leave.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees