Carrier Global Corporation

Associate Director Systems Engineering

Carrier Global Corporation$143K — $286K *
Technical Services
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Industrial Engineering
  • 15+ years of industry experience in Data Center cooling systems or leading New Product Development
  • Masters in an Engineering or Industrial field preferred
  • Familiarity with HVAC systems in Data Center environments
  • Proven track record in cross-functional stakeholder relationship management
  • Strong problem-solving skills in fast-paced environments

Responsibilities

  • Collect and analyze emerging Data Center trends
  • Assess customer needs and understand competitive technical solutions
  • Evaluate system differentiation in HVAC equipment
  • Translate customer needs into product strategy
  • Define solution architecture and system requirements
  • Break down system requirements into sub-system specifications
  • Lead engineering projects to meet performance expectations
  • Collaborate with stakeholders for scalable, cost-efficient solutions

Benefits

  • Health Care Benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision; Wellness incentives
  • Retirement Benefits
  • Paid time off: vacation, sick days, personal leave, and holidays
  • Disability coverage: short-term and long-term
  • Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment
  • Tax-Advantaged Accounts such as HSA and spending accounts
  • Tuition Assistance
Full Job Description

About this role

She/he will analyze incoming Data Center trends, emerging technologies, and customer needs, translate them into a products & solutions strategy that offers competitive differentiation, and derive the system architecture as well as system and sub-system technical requirements. Working with the rest of the engineering organization and product managers, this leader will drive product solutions that enable a strategic, customer-centric product portfolio that is optimized across regions.

This leader will work closely with sales, marketing and operations internally to develop new products that support the growth in this fast-paced segment where changes are expected to continue.

Establishes the key priorities in workflow processes and oversees the execution of resource allocations to ensure optimization of strategy and implementation.

Role Responsibilities

  • Collect and analyze emerging trends in Data Center build and operation. 

  • Assess customer needs (hyperscalers, colos, others) and understand the technical solutions from competition.  

  • Understand elements of product / system differentiation combining HVAC equipment throughout the full customer use chain. Analyze trade-offs. 

  • Translate customer/marketing needs into a strategy for products and solutions offering. 

  • Define the solution architecture and derive system level requirements.  

  • Breakdown system technical requirements into sub-system technical requirements. 

  • Lead engineering team to deliver projects on time, within budget and to meet all program performance expectations and requirements. 

  • Collaborate effectively with customers, product management, and various global stakeholders to align technical requirements and create a scalable, cost-efficient solution 

  • Foster strong relationships with stakeholders across the business to ensure alignment and successful implementation of Data Center projects. 

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Industrial Engineering

  • 15+ years of industry experience working with Data Center customers on cooling system solutions or leading New Product Development projects/team

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Masters in an Engineering or Industrial field such as Mechanical Engineering. 

  • Familiarity with industrial business models for HVAC systems, preferably in a Data Center business environment. 

  • Proven track record of building trusted relationships cross-functionally and managing various stakeholder relationships to get consensus onsolutions/initiatives and ability to make decisions with conviction. 

  • Ability to solve complex problems using and finding alternate paths to achieve objectives in a highly constrained and fast-paced environment. 

Pay Range

The annual salary for this position is between $143,000.00 - $286,000.00 annually. Factors which may affect pay within this range include, but are not limited to, skills, education, experience, and other unique qualifications of the successful candidate.

Other Compensation

Thisposition is entitled to short-term cash incentives, subject to plan requirements.

Benefits

Employees are eligible for benefits, including:

  • Health Care Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision; Wellness incentives

  • Retirement Benefits

  • Time off and Leave: Paid vacation days, up to 15 days; paid sick days, up to 5 days; paid personal leave, up to 5 days; paid holidays, up to 13 days; birth and adoption leave; parental leave; family and medical leave; bereavement leave; jury duty leave; military leave; purchased vacation

  • Disability: Short-term and long-term disability

  • Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment

  • Tax-Advantaged Accounts: Health Savings Account; Health Care Spending Account; Dependent Care Spending Account

  • Tuition Assistance

To learn more about our benefits offering, please click here . The specific benefits available to any employee may vary depending on state and local laws and eligibility factors, such as date of hire and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Application Deadline

Applications will be accepted for at least 3 days fromJobPosting Date: 3 June 2026

Use of AI

Technology-enabled tools may support parts of the recruitment process, with oversight by people.

About Carrier Global Corporation

Carrier is the provider of intelligent climate and energy solutions.

Carrier Global Corporation Careers

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Size
53,000 employees
Market Cap
$34.9 billion
Industry
Net Income
$1.9 billion
Revenue
$17.4 billion

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