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Backed by advanced technology, lifecycle services and an industry-leading field organization, we elevate customer performance, turn goals into real-world results and help move society forward.\nVisit johnsoncontrols.com for more information and follow @Johnsoncontrols on social platforms.\nWhat you will do\nAt Silent-Aire, a Johnson Controls company, we're shaping the future of data center infrastructure through industry-leading innovation and custom-engineered solutions. As a premier manufacturer of mission-critical equipment, we design and build large-scale systems including advanced air handling units, modular data centers, and other cutting-edge technologies that power some of the world's most demanding environments.\nWe are seeking a strategic and technically driven Equipment Design Engineering Manager to lead a high-performing team of Senior Equipment Design Engineers and Subject Matter Experts. In this influential leadership role, you will drive the development, optimization, and standardization of complex engineered products while helping define the next generation of scalable, cost-effective, and manufacturing-ready solutions.\nThis is more than a people leadership position. You will play a pivotal role in advancing engineering excellence through value engineering (VAVE), Design for Excellence (DFX), modularization, cost optimization, and continuous improvement initiatives. Working cross-functionally with engineering, manufacturing, sourcing, and operations teams, you will transform innovative concepts into high-quality, production-ready solutions that enhance efficiency, improve quality, accelerate scalability, and deliver measurable business value.\nSuccess in this role requires a strong understanding of how engineering decisions impact every stage of the product lifecycle, from material and labor costs to manufacturing complexity, throughput, serviceability, and overall product performance. If you're passionate about building high-performing teams, driving engineering innovation, and delivering meaningful impact at scale, this is an exciting opportunity to help shape the future of our industry.\nThis position is based in Edmonton, AB. Candidates must be commuting distance to the facility, or able to relocate. Various relocation packages are available.\nHow you will do it\nTeam Leadership & Development:\nLead, mentor, and develop a team of Senior Equipment Design Engineers and technical Subject Matter Specialists.\nEstablish clear engineering priorities, deliverables, ownership, and accountability across the team.\nAssign and balance engineering resources based on project priorities, technical complexity, business needs, and production requirements.\nDevelop technical capabilities within the team through coaching, design reviews, lessons learned, standards development, and knowledge sharing.\nPromote a culture of technical excellence, ownership, accountability, continuous improvement, and fact-based engineering decision-making.\nEnsure the team provides effective technical support to other EDE mechanical, electrical, drafting, project, and specialized design teams.\nDevelop and maintain strong collaboration between Equipment Design Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Production, Quality, Procurement/Sourcing, Project Management, and other engineering organizations.\nEngineering & Technical Leadership:\nProvide senior technical oversight for complex equipment, assemblies, systems, and engineering challenges.\nEnsure designs are production-ready and properly consider manufacturability, assembly, installation, serviceability, quality, safety, cost, and repeatability.\nProvide technical leadership across mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and piping systems as they relate to integrated equipment design.\nLead and participate in engineering design reviews, design charrettes, technical problem-solving sessions, and production-readiness reviews.\nChallenge existing designs and engineering practices to identify opportunities to simplify, standardize, modularize, and reduce unnecessary complexity.\nSupport development of optimized product architectures that can be reused and scaled across customers, product platforms, and projects.\nEnsure lessons learned from manufacturing, 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components, reusable assemblies, and modularized subassemblies across EDE.\nIdentify opportunities to replace project-specific designs with configurable or standardized engineering solutions.\nPromote reuse of proven designs and prevent unnecessary proliferation of unique parts and assemblies.\nWork with Procurement/Sourcing and Manufacturing to select preferred parts, materials, fabrication methods, and suppliers when appropriate.\nDevelop engineering solutions that can be efficiently configured for multiple customers and applications while minimizing unnecessary customization.\nSupport development of common product architecture, design libraries, engineering templates, and approved standard solutions.\nDFX & Manufacturing Integration:\nWork with the DFX Manager and team in Designing for Excellence throughout the engineering organization, including Design for Manufacturability (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), Design for Cost (DFC), Design for Serviceability (DFS), and Design for Safety.\nEnsure manufacturing requirements are considered early in product development rather than addressed after design release.\nWork directly with Manufacturing Engineering and Production to understand fabrication, assembly, tooling, material handling, installation, and quality challenges.\nTranslate shop-floor feedback into permanent engineering improvements and standardized design practices.\nLead initiatives to reduce manufacturing variation, assembly complexity, rework, production disruptions, and engineering-driven quality issues.\nEncourage engineering teams to design around repeatable manufacturing processes and proven production capabilities.\nVAVE & Cost Reduction:\nLead and support Value Analysis / Value Engineering (VAVE) activities across EDE.\nIdentify engineering-driven savings through design optimization, part consolidation, standardization, alternate materials, modularization, simplified manufacturing, and improved component selection.\nDevelop technically sound business cases for proposed engineering cost-reduction initiatives.\nWork cross-functionally to validate cost savings and implementation feasibility.\nTrack VAVE initiatives from concept through engineering validation and implementation.\nSupport VAVE reporting, including project status, implementation progress, risks, and documented savings.\nEnsure cost reductions are technically validated and do not negatively affect product performance, reliability, quality, safety, compliance, or serviceability.\nEngineering & Drawing Standards:\nEstablish and enforce consistent application of ASME Y14 drawing and engineering documentation standards.\nEnsure compliance with applicable GD&T, dimensioning, tolerancing, drawing, and engineering documentation requirements.\nEnsure EDE design and drawing standards are consistently applied across the team's engineering deliverables.\nDrive drawing and model quality through structured design reviews and release checks.\nEnsure drawings clearly communicate design intent and provide Manufacturing and suppliers with accurate, complete, and usable information.\nPartner with EDE standards and drafting resources to continuously improve design standards, drawing practices, templates, libraries, and engineering documentation.\nProject & Execution Management:\nApply strong project management principles to engineering execution, including scope definition, scheduling, resource planning, prioritization, risk management, dependency management, and progress tracking.\nCoordinate multiple simultaneous engineering initiatives in a fast-paced, high-production environment.\nEstablish engineering execution plans with clear milestones, ownership, deliverables, and escalation paths.\nIdentify technical and schedule risks early and drive timely resolution.\nBalance long-term product and standardization initiatives with immediate production and project requirements.\nEnsure engineering deliverables are completed accurately and released in 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