Sr Manager, Manufacturing Engineering

About the Company

Carrier Global Corporation is a global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions, committed to creating innovations that bring comfort, safety, and sustainability to life. Through cutting-edge advancements in temperature control, air quality, and transportation, Carrier improves lives, empowers critical industries, and ensures the safe transport of food and lifesaving medicines. Since inventing modern air conditioning in 1902, Carrier leads with purpose, enhancing the lives we live and the world we share.

About the Role

The Senior Manager of Manufacturing Engineering leads the definition, design, and implementation of the processes, lines, layouts, and technology for a Carrier manufacturing facility. This role directs the manufacturing and automation engineering team through equipment installation, process validation, capacity planning, and line optimization.

Responsibilities

• Leads the design, layout, implementation, and long-term strategy of the site manufacturing engineering roadmap, processes, and production lines.
• Directs the manufacturing and automation engineering team in defining processes, standard work, cycle times, capacity models, engineering standards, continuous improvement practices, and organizational capability development.
• Owns equipment specification, procurement, installation, implementation, line transfers, and technology deployment while strengthening risk management expectations.
• Applies Lean and advanced-manufacturing principles (poka-yoke, flow, automation, Industry 4.0) to drive transformation initiatives and maximize efficiency and capacity.
• Defines, manages, and governs the capital (CAPEX) budget and portfolio prioritization, leading its execution on time and on budget to ensure full benefits realization.
• Partners with Quality, NPI, and Operations to industrialize new products and achieve successful introduction.
• Establishes engineering standards and documentation while developing and strengthening a strong engineering talent pipeline.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree.
• 8+ years of manufacturing engineering experience, including 3+ years leading engineering teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical, Industrial, or Mechatronics Engineering; a master's degree is preferred.
• Demonstrated experience optimizing production lines, plant layouts, and process flows for new or transferred products.
• Proven ownership of capital (CAPEX) projects from justification through equipment specification, installation, and integration.
• Deep expertise in Lean and advanced-manufacturing principles (poka-yoke, flow, automation, Industry 4.0).
• Experience partnering with Quality and NPI on product industrialization (APQP, PPAP) and successful launches.
• Strong project-management skills managing scope, schedule, budget, and cross-functional resources.
• Experience in complex or fast-paced manufacturing environments.
• Knowledge of automation, robotics, and smart-manufacturing technologies.
• Lean / Six Sigma certification.

Pay

The annual salary for this position is between $117,500.00 and $234,500.00. 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. This position is also 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

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.