{"id":1821376,"url":"https://alion.io/job/aplin-application-engineering-team-lead-hvac-chiller-systems","title":"Application Engineering Team Lead – HVAC & Chiller Systems","company":{"id":3860801,"name":"Aplin","domain":"aplin.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/aplin-2","size_band":null,"is_staffing_agency":true,"employer_type":"agency","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Schema","truth_index":null},"role":"Leadership","role_family":"Leadership","seniority":"lead","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"hybrid","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"explicit","locations":["Quebec, Canada"],"countries":["CA"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":79000,"max_usd":157000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":42},"experience_years_min":10,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-04T05:51:23Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-23","last_verified_at":"2026-10-24T22:57:35Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":20,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":20},"description":"To Apply for this Job Click Here\nAplin has partnered with an established organization in the HVAC and engineered equipment sector to recruit an experienced Application Engineering Team Lead.\nReporting to the Director of Application Engineering, this position combines hands-on technical leadership with people management, customer support, and collaboration with Sales, Engineering, Manufacturing, and other operational teams.\nThe Application Engineering Team Lead will lead and develop a team of application engineers responsible for delivering technically accurate, responsive, and commercially effective application support for chiller and HVAC solutions. The successful candidate will manage team workload and priorities, review and approve technical submittals, provide guidance on complex applications, and support customer and sales discussions when advanced technical expertise is required.\nThis opportunity is well suited to an experienced HVAC or chiller application engineering professional who is ready to combine strong technical expertise with team leadership and customer-facing responsibilities.\nThe Opportunity\nThe Application Engineering Team Lead will serve as both a technical authority and people leader within the Application Engineering function.\nThe position will be responsible for ensuring application engineering work is completed accurately and on schedule while helping develop the technical capabilities and performance of the team. The Team Lead will also provide direct support on complex customer applications, review technical recommendations and submittals, and work closely with Sales and other internal functions to ensure proposed solutions meet customer requirements and product capabilities.\nThe successful candidate will bring a strong understanding of HVAC and chiller applications, the ability to review and challenge technical work, and a leadership style focused on accountability, collaboration, coaching, and continuous improvement.\nKey Responsibilities\nLead, coach, mentor, and develop a team of HVAC/chiller application engineers.\nManage team workload, assign projects and responsibilities, establish priorities, and ensure appropriate allocation of engineering resources.\nEstablish clear expectations for quality, responsiveness, technical accuracy, and customer service.\nProvide ongoing technical guidance, coaching, and performance feedback to team members.\nReview and approve technical submittals, system selections, application designs, and engineering recommendations before release.\nProvide senior-level application engineering support for chiller and HVAC systems.\nSupport the team in resolving complex or escalated technical issues and customer inquiries.\nEnsure proposed application solutions are consistent with product capabilities, customer specifications, applicable codes, and engineering best practices.\nServe as a senior technical resource for customers, Sales, Engineering, Manufacturing, and other internal stakeholders.\nParticipate in customer meetings and provide technical expertise during the pre-sales and project-development process.\nDeliver technical presentations, product overviews, and application training to customers and internal stakeholders.\nLead or participate in facility and product demonstrations, explaining technical capabilities, applications, and relevant processes.\nWork closely with Sales to develop technically appropriate solutions that support customer requirements and commercial objectives.\nCollaborate with Engineering, Manufacturing, Product Management, Service, and other technical teams to resolve application and product-related issues.\nProvide customer and market feedback to Engineering and product teams to support product development and continuous improvement.\nMonitor the quality and timeliness of application engineering deliverables and address issues affecting customer or project requirements.\nEstablish and monitor departmental KPIs related to responsiveness, technical quality, customer satisfaction, and project performance.\nIdentify opportunities to improve application engineering processes, tools, technical documentation, workflows, and standards.\nDevelop and implement initiatives that improve departmental efficiency, technical capability, and customer support.\nSupport the development of departmental strategies, priorities, and continuous-improvement initiatives.\nPerform other related technical and leadership responsibilities as required.\nQualifications & Experience\nBachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.\nMaster’s degree in Engineering is considered an asset.\nProfessional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation is considered an asset.\nApproximately 8-10 years of progressive engineering experience, preferably within HVAC, chiller, mechanical equipment, or related engineered-product environments.\nMinimum five years of relevant HVAC experience.\nPrevious experience leading, supervising, or managing technical or engineering professionals.\nStrong application engineering experience involving HVAC equipment, systems, component selection, or related mechanical solutions.\nExperience reviewing technical selections, engineering calculations, customer specifications, drawings, and technical submittals.\nDemonstrated ability to support complex technical issues and provide practical engineering recommendations.\nPrevious customer-facing experience, including technical presentations, customer meetings, application support, or sales engineering activities.\nExperience working cross-functionally with Sales, Engineering, Manufacturing, Service, and other operational groups.\nExperience within an engineered-to-order or technically complex manufacturing environment is considered an asset.\nTechnical Skills & Competencies\nStrong technical understanding of HVAC systems and equipment applications.\nKnowledge of chiller applications and HVAC component selection and analysis.\nAbility to interpret customer specifications and translate requirements into appropriate technical solutions.\nStrong understanding of engineering principles, technical documentation, and application requirements.\nAbility to critically review and approve engineering work completed by others.\nFamiliarity with Autodesk Vault or similar engineering document-management systems is considered an asset.\nKnowledge of structured problem-solving methodologies, including 8D or similar approaches.\nStrong leadership, coaching, and people-development capabilities.\nAbility to effectively prioritize and distribute work within a technical team.\nStrong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.\nExcellent communication and presentation abilities, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.\nStrong customer orientation and ability to develop productive relationships with customers, Sales teams, and internal stakeholders.\nAbility to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced technical environment.\nContinuous-improvement mindset with an interest in improving engineering processes, tools, documentation, and team performance.\nLanguage Requirements\nFluent written and verbal communication skills in English are required. French-language capabilities are considered an asset.\nWork Environment\nThis is a full-time hybrid position based in the Montreal area. The role combines office-based engineering and leadership responsibilities with customer interaction and collaboration across technical and operational functions.\nSome travel will be required for customer meetings, technical support, presentations, site visits, and other business requirements. Travel is expected to be less than 25%.\nPerformance Expectations\nSuccess in this position will be measured through a combination of team and operational performance, including:\nTimely response to customer and application engineering requirements.\nPreliminary technical responses generally completed within 48 hours.\nTechnical submittals completed within established project timelines.\nHigh levels of technical accuracy and quality.\nCustomer satisfaction and responsiveness.\nAchievement of project and departmental deadlines.\nDevelopment and performance of the Application Engineering team.\nContinuous improvement of application engineering processes and tools.\nWhy Join?\nThis position offers an experienced HVAC application engineering professional the opportunity to move beyond an individual technical contributor role and take broader ownership of a technical team and its performance.\nThe successful candidate will have the opportunity to remain closely involved in complex engineering applications while developing people, influencing technical decisions, supporting customers and Sales, and contributing to the continued development of the Application Engineering function.\nAplin s’est associée à une organisation établie dans le secteur du CVCA et des équipements techniques afin de recruter un(e) chef(fe) d’équipe, ingénierie des applications d’expérience.\nRelevant du directeur ou de la directrice de l’ingénierie des applications, ce poste combine leadership technique pratique, gestion d’équipe, soutien à la clientèle ainsi que collaboration avec les équipes des ventes, de l’ingénierie, de la fabrication et d’autres équipes opérationnelles.\nLe ou la chef(fe) d’équipe, ingénierie des applications dirigera et développera une équipe d’ingénieurs en applications responsable de fournir un soutien technique précis, réactif et commercialement efficace pour les solutions de refroidissement et de CVCA. La personne titulaire du poste gérera la charge de travail et les priorités de l’équipe, examinera et approuvera les documents techniques, fournira des conseils relativement aux applications complexes et participera aux discussions avec les clients et les équipes des ventes lorsque des compétences techniques avancées seront requises.\nCette occasion convient particulièrement à un(e) professionnel(le) expérimenté(e) en ingénierie des applications dans le domaine du CVCA ou des refroidisseurs, qui souhaite mettre à profit une solide expertise technique tout en assumant des responsabilités de leadership d’équipe et de relations avec la clientèle.\nLe poste\nLe ou la chef(fe) d’équipe, ingénierie des applications agira à la fois comme autorité technique et leader d’équipe au sein de la fonction d’ingénierie des applications.\nLa personne titulaire du poste veillera à ce que les travaux d’ingénierie des applications soient réalisés avec précision et dans les délais, tout en contribuant au développement des compétences techniques et à la performance de l’équipe. Elle apportera également un soutien direct pour les applications clients complexes, examinera les recommandations et documents techniques et collaborera étroitement avec les ventes et les autres fonctions internes afin de s’assurer que les solutions proposées répondent aux exigences des clients et aux capacités des produits.\nLa personne recherchée possédera une solide compréhension des applications CVCA et des refroidisseurs, la capacité d’examiner et de remettre en question les travaux techniques, ainsi qu’un style de leadership axé sur la responsabilisation, la collaboration, l’accompagnement et l’amélioration continue.\nPrincipales responsabilités\nDiriger, encadrer, accompagner et développer une équipe d’ingénieurs en applications CVCA/refroidissement.\nGérer la charge de travail de l’équipe, attribuer les projets et responsabilités, établir les priorités et assurer une répartition adéquate des ressources en ingénierie.\nÉtablir des attentes claires en matière de qualité, de 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