Product Engineering Manager - HVAC (EU market)

• 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.

• 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.

• 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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