Associate Director Systems Engineering

About the role

This leader 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.

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 on solutions/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

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

Benefits

• 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

Carrier EEO Statement and Accommodations Process

Carrier is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status or any other applicable state or federal protected class. Carrier provides affirmative action in employment for qualified individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with section 503 of Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act.

Contact Information

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Application Deadline

Applications will be accepted for at least 3 days from Job Posting Date: 1 July 2026