About Us: Silent-Aire is a premier owner equipment manufacturer dedicated to providing custom solutions for data center customers. Our product line includes large-scale equipment such as air handling units and modular data centers. We pride ourselves on innovation, quality, and delivering tailored solutions to meet our clients' unique needs.
Position Overview: As part of the Equipment Design Engineering (EDE) team, you will lead and execute equipment design deliverables while coordinating schedule, scope, and cost. This role blends hands-on design engineering with project management and cost analysis, leveraging PTC Creo, Windchill PLM, and SAP/ERP to create accurate models/drawings, manage product data, and support execution from concept through release. You will work cross-functionally with Design Engineering (DE), Manufacturing, Quality, Procurement, and Project teams to deliver high-quality packages with clear timelines, risk visibility, and cost awareness.
Key Responsibilities:
What you will do:
1) Project Management & Delivery Ownership
- Plan and manage multiple concurrent engineering deliverables, balancing competing priorities and deadlines.
- Coordinate project scope, milestones, constraints, and documentation using standard project templates and progress tracking practices.
- Provide timeline/effort inputs that support job costing, resourcing, and delivery commitments.
- Drive alignment and communication across stakeholders; document decisions, risks, assumptions, issues, and action items. (RAID-style discipline supported by internal references.)
2) Cost Analysis & Value Engineering
- Perform cost analysis on equipment designs and subassemblies (make vs. buy, in-house vs. vendor, labor/material impacts) and communicate recommendations.
- Build and maintain cost tracking inputs (quotes, BOM deltas, savings opportunities, CapEx/Payback where applicable).
- Partner with Procurement and Manufacturing Engineering to validate assumptions and improve cost accuracy and sourcing decisions.
3) Equipment Design Engineering (Hands-on Technical Execution)
- Develop and release 3D models, 2D drawings, and documentation packages from concepts, specs, and project inputs.
- Design with manufacturing, safety, and serviceability in mind; ensure alignment to internal review/release requirements and standards.
- Support production and shop-floor problem solving by responding to build issues and updating drawings/BOMs as required.
4) Creo + Windchill PLM Data Management
- Use Creo for modeling and detailing; apply standardized drafting practices and design intent.
- Use Windchill PLM to manage product structures, revisions, and controlled releases; maintain clean workspaces and configuration discipline.
- Contribute to training/standard work and improve documentation clarity for PLM/CAD workflows (where needed).
5) SAP/ERP Integration
- Work within SAP/ERP (or equivalent) to support material/master data alignment, routings touchpoints, and BOM/part number accuracy across systems.
- Coordinate with Materials/Procurement to ensure the released engineering definition translates cleanly into purchasing and manufacturing execution flows.
6) Cross-Functional Design Handoff & Process Discipline
- Lead structured handoffs between DE and EDE by identifying missing inputs early and tracking owners/dates using standardized checklists
- Ensure design packages progress through peer/manager/department reviews and are resubmitted with discrepancies closed before release
How you will do it:
- Utilize PTC Creo to create and release accurate 3D models, drawings, and documentation packages in compliance with internal design standards and change control processes.
- Perform engineering analyses, trade studies, and risk reviews to justify design decisions and ensure technical and functional requirements are met.
- Partner with manufacturing engineering, quality, and operations to improve manufacturability, reduce variation, and support production ramp priorities through practical Design for Manufacturing (DFM).
- Communicate technical decisions clearly to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders, including internal teams and external suppliers as required.
- Design and draft mechanical parts, sub‑assemblies, general assemblies, plumbing layouts, and sheet‑metal assemblies as required.
- Collaborate with engineering and production teams to optimize product designs for cost, quality, and schedule.
- Develop and implement engineering changes and resolve design issues that arise during the product lifecycle.
- Conduct independent technical investigations and troubleshooting with engineering, manufacturing, and vendors.
- Build/maintain a weekly project progress snapshot and keep stakeholders aligned on scope, constraints, and next actions.
- Maintain clear project records and file locations for drawings, BOMs, cost analysis, meeting minutes, and reference data.
- Use a structured bid/submittal approach for conceptual deliverables when applicable (e.g., early-phase layouts, simplified models, GA drawings).
What we are looking for:
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a Technical/Associate Degree or Diploma in Mechanical Engineering with equivalent experience.
- Senior‑level product design experience delivering complex equipment designs and design improvements in a production environment.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently on complex technical problems and drive solutions across multiple stakeholders.
- Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and how design decisions impact cost, quality, and throughput.
- Proficiency in PTC Creo, with working knowledge of Windchill PLM and SAP.
- 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.
- Working knowledge of industry standards, codes, and practices relevant to air handling and OEM equipment.
- Experience in equipment design within a manufacturing environment.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office tools.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience improving or developing product architecture to support manufacturing scalability and consistent build packages.
- Experience with formal peer review and structured engineering change control in a production environment.
- Direct collaboration experience with manufacturing engineering, quality, suppliers, and cross‑functional program teams.
- Familiarity with standards and regulations related to data center equipment.
Why Join Johnson Controls / Silent‑Aire
Join a team where your engineering expertise directly impacts product performance, manufacturability, and customer success. You will contribute to innovative designs that enhance building performance, reliability, and sustainability.
