Senior Electrical Design Engineer
About The Position
Johnson Controls is hiring a Senior Electrical Engineer responsible for electrical analysis, detailed design, controls integration, and overall electrical performance of HVAC equipment, including air handlers, fan coils, and blower coils. This role supports new product development, sustaining engineering, prototyping, laboratory validation, and manufacturing execution across air handling, fan coil, and VAV platforms. The engineer will work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver market-leading, safe, compliant, serviceable, and cost-effective HVAC products. This position is based onsite in Largo, FL, and candidates must be commuting distance or able to relocate, with relocation packages offered.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Electrical or Controls Engineering.
- 5+ years of electrical engineering experience in HVAC or a closely related product-based manufacturing environment.
- Proficiency creating two-dimensional electrical schematics using AutoCAD or similar tools.
- Ability to interpret drawings, diagrams, and wiring requirements.
- Experience working with electrical bills of material, component databases, and engineering documentation systems.
Nice To Haves
- Hands-on experience supporting prototype builds and laboratory testing of motors, drives, heaters, controllers, and safety devices.
- Familiarity with A2L refrigerant detection systems, wiring practices, and control responses.
- Experience supporting configurable product platforms and dynamic BOM logic.
- 3D CAD experience with SolidWorks.
- Working knowledge of NEC, UL 1995, and UL 60335-2-40 as applied to equipment wiring, protection devices, and accessibility.
- Prior experience mentoring engineers or designers.
Responsibilities
- Define system-level electrical architectures, perform load analyses, and coordinate protective devices for HVAC equipment platforms.
- Design and review electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and harnesses, and develop panel, enclosure, and junction layouts.
- Integrate motors, variable-frequency drives (VFDs), electronically commutated (EC) motors, controllers, sensors, actuators, and control interfaces.
- Develop and maintain electrical engineering standards, parts libraries, specifications, and design rules.
- Interpret and apply applicable electrical safety and compliance requirements, including NEC, UL 1995, and UL 60335-2-40.
- Create and maintain agency listing documentation, support certification testing, and resolve non-conformances.
- Support A2L refrigerant programs, including refrigerant detection system integration and control responses.
- Partner with the test laboratory to define and execute electrical test plans.
- Analyze test results, identify root causes, and drive corrective actions.
- Collaborate with sourcing to deliver production-ready electrical BOMs, qualify new suppliers and components, and support cost mitigation.
- Support manufacturing engineering with DFMA improvements.
- Provide electrical guidance to applications engineering, sales, service, and field teams.
- Lead and participate in continuous improvement initiatives.
- Mentor junior engineers and designers.
Benefits
- Competitive benefits package
- Relocation packages
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
