Solution Architect, Thermal Management

Build your best future with the Johnson Controls team! We are a global leader in smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings, reimagining the performance of buildings to serve people, places, and the planet. Join a winning team that enables you to develop through meaningful work projects and learning opportunities, with an experience focused on supporting your physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Paid vacation, holidays, and sick time
• Comprehensive benefits package including 401K, medical, dental, and vision care
• On-the-job and cross-training opportunities
• Encouraging and collaborative team environment
• Dedication to safety through our Zero Harm policy

Responsibilities

As a Technology Strategy Applications Engineer, you will play a key role in solving challenges for data center designers and enhancing brand awareness in the Data Center Vertical for our products. You will report directly to the Director of Business Development and Technology Strategy for Thermal Management and work closely with the Global Data Center Technical Selling team.

• Identify challenges, constraints, and goals of data center designers, and develop tailored solutions for customers.
• Define innovative, scalable, and repeatable thermal management solutions applicable to numerous phases, sites, or geographies where data centers may be constructed.
• Develop globally applicable reference designs to produce facility water for use in air-cooled, liquid-cooled, hybrid-cooled, or other cooling methods in data center facilities.
• Engage with complementary thermal system partners and stakeholders to author white papers, case studies, or application guides.
• Engage with the infrastructure design community (e.g., consulting engineers and in-house mission critical mechanical teams) through industry conferences and expositions to design next-generation cooling architecture.
• Provide in-depth technical support and guidance on thermal management (facility water) products internally and externally.
• Collaborate internally with R&D, Training, Product Management, and Technical Support teams to align market needs with company product strategies.
• Ensure the necessary design, technical, and marketing tools to support clients with existing, new, and upcoming products.

You thrive on building relationships, driving business growth, and solving problems independently while managing multiple priorities. A proactive approach and strong team-player mindset are essential for success.

Requirements

• Minimum 10 years of experience in designing mechanical cooling systems, such as chillers, chilled water pumping and storage systems, or similar industry.
• Minimum 5 years of experience within the data center industry, directly responsible for the design of cooling systems for advanced IT equipment.
• Strong technical knowledge of mission critical cooling systems, their applications, and market trends.
• Exceptional presentation and communication skills, with the ability to influence decision-makers at all levels.
• Proven track record of understanding and writing product specifications for end users, consultants, and installers.
• Experience in strategic planning, marketing, and market research.
• Highly developed prospecting skills—ability to identify key decision-makers and stakeholders.
• Proactive, self-motivated approach—able to work independently while collaborating effectively with internal teams.
• Willingness to travel globally as needed.

Pay

Salary range: $130,000 - $165,000 (determined by education, experience, knowledge, skills, internal equity, and market alignment). This role includes a competitive bonus plan based on individual, group, and corporate performance, as well as a comprehensive benefits package.