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You will partner closely with Product Management, Systems Engineering, Firmware, Embedded Software, Hardware Engineering, Cybersecurity, and Program Management teams to deliver innovative and customer-focused solutions.\nAs an Engineering Manager, you will define and execute the Quality Engineering strategy across the product lifecycle, driving adoption of modern testing methodologies, AI-enabled quality practices, test automation, continuous integration, and continuous delivery. You will lead teams responsible for verification, validation, system testing, automation, and release readiness while ensuring products meet customer expectations and regulatory requirements.\nYou will work within a multidisciplinary engineering organization consisting of electronics engineers, firmware engineers, software engineers, quality engineers, and system architects focused on delivering industry-leading Fire Detection and Life Safety solution.\nHow you will do it\nDefine, develop, and execute the Software Quality Engineering strategy for Fire Detection and Life Safety products across all phases of product development.\nLead and mentor Software Quality Assurance Team Leads, Quality Engineers, Automation Engineers, and System Test Engineers, supporting career growth, succession planning, and technical excellence.\nDrive an automation-first quality culture by implementing scalable test automation frameworks and continuous testing practices.\nChampion AI-driven Quality Engineering initiatives including automated test generation, intelligent defect analysis, predictive quality analytics, and engineering productivity improvements using Generative AI technologies.\nEstablish quality processes that support Shift-Left and Shift-Right testing methodologies to improve product quality, reduce release risk, and accelerate time-to-market.\nOwn quality planning, resource allocation, project schedules, budgets, and execution to meet business commitments and product release goals.\nLead verification and validation activities for embedded software, firmware, system integration, and end-to-end product functionality.\nCollaborate with Project and Program Managers to establish schedules, quality milestones, testing strategies, and release readiness criteria.\nEnsure effective communication of quality metrics, project status, risks, issues, and mitigation plans to stakeholders and senior leadership.\nDrive continuous improvement initiatives using quality metrics, root cause analysis, defect trends, and customer feedback.\nEstablish and monitor key performance indicators including automation coverage, defect containment effectiveness, escaped defects, release quality, productivity, and customer satisfaction metrics.\nManage and resolve product quality issues in collaboration with Software Development, Systems Engineering, Product Management, and Technical Support teams.\nEnsure robustness, scalability, and effectiveness of quality engineering tools, automation frameworks, and test environments.\nIntegrate automated quality gates into CI/CD pipelines to improve release quality and deployment confidence.\nDrive compliance with applicable regulatory, certification, safety, cybersecurity, and product security requirements.\nAnticipate program risks and proactively implement mitigation strategies to ensure successful releases and customer satisfaction.\nFoster a culture of innovation, accountability, technical excellence, inclusion, and continuous learning across the organization.\nEnsure compliance with workplace operating procedures, environmental health and safety requirements, and company policies\nWhat we look for\nBachelor's Degree in Electronics, Instrumentation, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related engineering discipline.\n14+ years of experience in embedded software development, software quality assurance, verification and validation, or quality engineering within product development organizations.\nMinimum 3-5 years of people leadership experience managing engineering or quality assurance teams.\nProven experience leading Quality Engineering organizations responsible for complex software-enabled products.\nStrong understanding of embedded software testing, system testing, verification and validation processes, and product quality management.\nDemonstrated experience defining and implementing enterprise-scale test automation strategies and frameworks.\nExperience working in Agile, Iterative, and Waterfall software development environments.\nStrong understanding of DevOps practices, Continuous Integration (CI), Continuous Delivery (CD), and Continuous Testing methodologies.\nExperience with AI-assisted software development and quality engineering practices, including Generative AI applications for test generation, defect prediction, root cause analysis, and engineering efficiency improvements.\nStrong analytical and problem-solving skills with demonstrated experience using software quality metrics and data-driven decision making.\nExcellent project management, stakeholder management, and cross-functional collaboration skills.\nStrong leadership capabilities with demonstrated success building, mentoring, and developing high-performing engineering teams.\nDeep commitment to product quality, customer satisfaction, reliability, and operational excellence.\nExcellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence technical and business stakeholders.\nSpecialized Skills:\nQuality Engineering and Automation\nExpertise in Software Quality Engineering principles and modern testing methodologies.\nStrong knowledge of automated testing frameworks and tools such as Python, Robot Framework, PyTest, Selenium, Cucumber, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or equivalent technologies.\nExperience implementing enterprise-scale automation strategies for embedded software and system-level validation.\nStrong understanding of test architecture, test data management, test environment management, and automation governance.\nExperience implementing AI-driven testing solutions, intelligent automation, predictive quality analytics, and automated defect triaging.\nEmbedded Systems and Product Validation\nThorough understanding of embedded software, firmware testing, hardware-software integration testing, and system-level validation.\nExperience validating connected products, networked systems, and safety-critical applications.\nKnowledge of software development lifecycle processes, release management, and product certification activities.\nFire Detection Domain Knowledge\nStrong understanding of Fire Detection and Life Safety systems.\nKnowledge of Fire Alarm Control Panels, Smoke Detectors, Heat Detectors, Multi-Criteria Detectors, Notification Appliances, and Networked Fire Systems.\nFamiliarity with industry standards and regulations such as UL 268, UL 864, EN54, NFPA 72, IEC 61508, and related testing and certification requirements.\nUnderstanding of safety-critical product development and regulatory compliance requirements applicable to Fire Detection solutions.\nLeadership and Business Skills\nStrong communication, presentation, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.\nProven ability to lead geographically distributed engineering teams.\nStrong coaching, mentoring, and talent development capabilities.\nExperience driving organizational transformation and engineering excellence initiatives.\nStrong business acumen and customer-centric mindset.\nKnowledge of Six Sigma, Lean Engineering, Root Cause Analysis, and Continuous Improvement practices.\nDemonstrated ability to motivate, engage, and inspire highly skilled technical teams.\n\nInformation Security Responsibilities:\nAdhere to JCI policies, guidelines and procedures pertaining to the protection of information assets\nAdhere to Johnson Controls policies, guidelines, and procedures pertaining to protection of information assets.\nEnsure compliance with product security standards and secure software development lifecycle (SSDLC) practices.\nChampion cybersecurity testing and secure-by-design principles throughout product development.\nEnsure all software, tools, and licenses are used in accordance with contractual and licensing obligations.\nImplement appropriate administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information assets.\nEnsure prompt reporting and escalation of information security incidents, vulnerabilities, and compliance concerns\n\nJohnson Controls is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information, please view EEO is the Law. 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