About this role
Senior Product Engineering Manager – HVAC
Dublin
What you will do
• Lead the engineering development and full product lifecycle of data‑centre chillers and commercial heat‑pump systems for the European market. • Own the technical delivery of HVAC products, ensuring they meet EU performance, safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements. • Translate customer needs, regulatory obligations, and market insights into clear, robust engineering solutions. • Drive cost, quality, reliability, and efficiency improvements across existing and new products. • Support prototype builds, laboratory and field testing, certification, and customer validation activities across Europe. • Mentor and develop engineering team members, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement. • Act as a key technical partner to Product Management, Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, Service teams, and global engineering centres.
How you will do it
• Deliver end‑to‑end engineering ownership, from concept through design, validation, industrialisation, and lifecycle management. • Develop and review engineering specifications, CAD designs, calculations, test plans, P&IDs, and RFQs. • Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering inputs across mechanical, electrical, controls, and compliance domains. • Apply LEAN engineering methodologies (A3, 8D, value‑stream mapping, standard work) to improve speed, quality, and predictability. • Ensure compliance with relevant EU regulations and standards, including Ecodesign/ErP, low‑GWP refrigerant requirements, and CE conformity. • Partner with manufacturing and supply chain teams to enable design‑for‑manufacture and design‑for‑service. • Collaborate closely with global design hubs in York (US) and Wuxi (China) to align platforms and best practices.
What we look for
• Degree (Bachelor’s or Master’s) in Mechanical, Thermal, or Energy Engineering. • 7–12 years’ experience in HVAC product engineering, ideally within chillers and/or heat‑pump technologies. • Strong technical knowledge of thermodynamics, HVAC/R system design, and low‑GWP refrigerants. • Proven experience working with EU regulations and standards, including: • EN 378 • EU F‑Gas Regulation • Pressure Equipment Directive • Machinery Directive • ATEX Directive • Electrical safety of machinery • ISO/EN and national building & ventilation standards
• Demonstrated success applying LEAN engineering practices in a product development environment. • Strong problem‑solving, collaboration, and documentation skills. • Fluency in English; additional European languages are an advantage.
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