Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Johnson Controls is a global leader in thermal management and energy efficiency. The Design for Manufacturing Engineer plays a critical role in driving Value Analysis / Value Engineering initiatives, ensuring manufacturability and safety outcomes for equipment designs, and acting as a bridge between design intent and factory execution.
Responsibilities
- Lead DFM reviews for new and existing equipment designs to ensure manufacturing readiness prior to release
- Identify and eliminate manufacturability risks related to tolerances, assembly sequence, access, ergonomics, tooling, and safety
- Drive design simplification, part reduction, modularization, and standardization initiatives across EDE programs
- Ensure designs support line‑rate production targets with minimal engineering intervention
- Embed Design for Safety principles into all designs from concept through release, ensuring hazards are eliminated or mitigated at the design level—not through procedural controls
- Ensure designs support safe manufacturing, assembly, operation, maintenance, and decommissioning, with appropriate access, guarding, and serviceability
- Eliminate unsafe manufacturing practices (e.g., manual drilling, unsafe rework, poor access) through robust design solutions, sub‑assemblies, fixtures, and poka‑yoke features
- Ensure ergonomic and human‑factors considerations are addressed to reduce injury risk during build and service activities
- Participate in peer, manufacturing, and leadership design reviews with clear accountability for manufacturability and safety outcomes
- Partner with Design Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Production, Quality, and Supply Chain to incorporate factory feedback early and continuously
- Support PFMEA, virtual builds, and manufacturing sign‑off activities as part of the design release process
- Act as a technical escalation point for manufacturability and safety issues identified during build or production ramp‑up
- Develop, maintain, and enforce DFM guidelines, standard work, and design checklists within EDE
- Ensure compliance with internal drafting standards and applicable codes (e.g., ASME Y14)
- Support engineering change management by ensuring changes improve manufacturability and do not introduce downstream risk
- Lead VA/VE initiatives focused on cost reduction, quality improvement, and cycle‑time reduction
- Analyze manufacturing defects, rework, and non‑conformances to drive permanent design improvements
- Contribute to SKU reduction, standard part adoption, and reuse targets across programs
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, or a Technical/Associate Degree or Diploma in Mechanical Engineering with equivalent experience
- 7+ years of experience in equipment design, manufacturing engineering, or DFM‑focused roles
- Senior‑level product design experience delivering complex equipment designs in a production environment
- Demonstrated ability to independently solve complex technical problems and drive alignment across multiple stakeholders
- Proficiency in PTC Creo 9, with working knowledge of Windchill PLM and SAP
- Strong understanding of fabrication, machining, forming, welding, and assembly processes
- Demonstrated experience releasing production‑ready designs in an OEM manufacturing environment
- Ability to provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers and designers
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present and defend technical recommendations
- Ability to interpret and influence PFMEA, tolerance strategies, and assembly sequencing
- Working knowledge of industry standards and practices relevant to air handling and OEM equipment
- Experience supporting high‑volume or rate‑driven manufacturing environments
- Familiarity with structured change control and PLM systems (Windchill preferred)
- Background in industrial or large‑scale equipment (HVAC, enclosures, modular systems, machinery)
- Professional Engineer (P.Eng / P.L.Eng / P.Tech) designation or eligibility is an asset
- Familiarity with standards and regulations related to data center equipment
Company Overview
Company H1B Sponsorship