Manager Engineering

Position Overview As the Manager Advanced Technology, you will lead the Residential Engineering compressor technology team, fostering an inclusive environment that supports growth, critical thinking, and shared leadership. This role requires close global collaboration to find, evaluate, and develop new technologies, ensuring smooth transitions from concept to implementation and creating timely value through clear execution accountability with measurable progress. Responsibilities Coach, grow, and develop engineering talent and technical subject matter expertise. Demonstrate strong curiosity and critical thinking skills to enable problem solving and create new technology learning cycles. Provide thought leadership and guidance for global team members on technology projects. Work collaboratively with Product Engineering, Advanced Manufacturing, and Technical Services teams to ensure new technologies are designed for industry‑leading performance. Analyze and present progress toward development goals to team members and upper level management. Evaluate new technologies, identify key challenges to address, and develop plans to evaluate those challenges. Manage the HVACR Technology Readiness funnel process from TRL 1 to TRL 5. Collaborate in a culturally diverse team environment and pursue global collaboration. Stay aligned with business unit needs related to sales and marketing to anticipate future technology needs. Build competency in and drive the integration of model‑based engineering techniques into the engineering development process. Required Qualifications Minimum Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering. Experience: At least 7 years of work experience in rotating machinery design. Skills: Self‑motivated, able to lead and motivate team members, strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, predisposition to use model‑based tools to make engineering decisions, strong relationship skills, ability to develop engineering talent, willingness to work closely with global engineering teams, and effective communication at all organizational levels. Travel: Willing and able to travel globally ( Preferred Qualifications Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering. Deep domain knowledge in high‑speed rotating machinery development. Experience in thermodynamic, vapor compression cycle, and heat transfer engineering analysis applied to Air Conditioning and heat pump systems. Demonstrated ability to apply key engineering principles to daily work, including physics, mechanics, materials science, and tribology. Experience in design of experiments methodology and root cause analysis problem‑solving methods. Background in Agile methodology and leading sprints. Work Arrangement This role is based onsite, with remote work considered on an ad hoc basis. Equal Opportunity Employer & Work Authorization Copeland is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. We are committed to providing a workplace free of any discrimination or harassment. If you have a disability and are having difficulty accessing or using this website to apply for a position, please contact: View email address on click.appcast.io. Work Authorization: Copeland will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F‑1 with OPT or CPT, H‑1, H‑2, L‑1, B, J or TN, or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire. #J-18808-Ljbffr