Sr. Manager, Process Engineering 

Cooling performance limits AI infrastructure, semiconductor equipment, photonics, power electronics, defense systems, and other high-powered compute applications. JCI addresses these constraints with advanced thermal management components enabled by its Stack Forging™ process, which creates single-piece, leak-tight metal parts with complex internal microgeometries for stronger cooling performance, lower pressure drop, and high reliability.  

This role generally requires 4 days onsite per week. 

What You’ll Do 

As the manager of the Process Engineering team at JCI, you will be responsible for all aspects of process development and maintenance relating to the Stack Forging process. You will be expected to have a point of view on a range of disciplines spanning process control, metallurgy, machinery controls, chemistry, and experimental design. You will be responsible for substantially growing the process team while maintaining a healthy team culture 

Who You Are 

You have developed a wide range of technical skills over your career, including deep expertise in a few relevant domains. You are able to delegate effectively to your team by establishing clear and productive organizational systems, and naturally evaluate and change those systems. 

Responsibilities 

• Hiring and Onboarding - Rapidly grow the process engineering team while maintaining a healthy culture and technical excellence 

• Mentorship - Lead and mentor the process engineering team to develop core engineering and process development skills, ensuring technical excellence and continuous growth. 

• Technical Leadership - Run and participate in cross-disciplinary project teams working to address technical challenges or improve 

• Technology Roadmapping and Stakeholder Management - Manage the roadmap for JCI’s core process technologies, taking input from a wide range of stakeholders (spanning production technicians to commercial executives) and crafting a technology roadmap that creates meaningful business value with the team’s resources on a reasonable timescale. 

Qualifications 

• A Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, or a related technical discipline. 

• 8+ years of relevant experience in an engineering discipline, ideally within a complex manufacturing or process-intensive environment. 

• 2+ years of proven experience managing and leading a technical engineering team 

• Demonstrated experience with key manufacturing process development tools and methodologies (e.g., Six Sigma, FMEA, SPC, or MSA). 

• Exceptional communication and technical presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex technical information to diverse stakeholders (e.g., technicians, executives, and customers). 

Preferred Skills 

• An advanced degree (M.S. or Ph.D.) in a relevant engineering or scientific field. 

• Deep expertise in one or more core process disciplines: process control, experimental design (DOE), or metallurgy, chemistry, manufacturing, or 3D printing. 

• Technical background or direct experience with laser processing, complex metal forming, or high-volume manufacturing readiness for advanced materials. 

• Experience in metal additive manufacturing, specialized forming processes, or thermal management systems 

• Experience with high-volume manufacturing, knowledge of what it takes to tweak a process or part to make 10,000’s of a part per year 

• Proven ability to translate complex technical challenges into clear project scopes and business-aligned technology roadmaps.