Manager, Engineering

About Us

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.

As an Engineering Manager, you will:

- 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.

Required Education, Experience, and Skills:

- 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.

Preferred Education, Experience, and Skills:

- 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.

Onsite Work Arrangement:

This role is based fully onsite, and not eligible for hybrid or remote work opportunities.

Why Work in the Greater Miami Valley Area

Our facility is located in Sidney, OH , conveniently located within driving distance to several larger cities, such as Dayton , Troy , and Columbus . The area’s generally low costs of living, excellent school systems, and low crime rates create a family-friendly environment. The area is home to several growing communities with restaurants, festivals, shopping, and arts scenes that make them exciting places to live and work

About Our Location

The newly renovated Sidney campus has 1M square feet of manufacturing floor with an additional 120k square feet of leading-edge lab facilities. This location is the headquarters for the HVACR Americas business unit. Through our 30 years of scroll compressor expertise, our products help bring comfort and convenience to commercial, industrial, and residential spaces. Approximately 1600 employees work in Sidney, who all support a multitude of business functions. With the blend of businesses and functions represented under this one roof, there are many opportunities for advancement within the Sidney location.

Our Commitment to Our People

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.

Together, we have the opportunity – and the power – to continue to revolutionize the technology behind air conditioning, heating and refrigeration, and cultivate a better future. Learn more about us and how you can join our team!

Our Commitment to Inclusion & Belonging

At Copeland, we cultivate a strong sense of inclusion and belonging where individuals of all backgrounds, and with diverse perspectives, are embraced and treated fairly to enable a stronger workforce. Our employee resource groups play an important role in culture and community building at Copeland.

Work Authorization

Copeland will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1 with OPT or CPT, H-1, H-2, L-1, B, J or TN, or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Copeland is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. We are committed to providing a workplace free of any discrimination or harassment.

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