Systems Leader - Refrigeration & Ice

JR0000030058 - Carol Stream, IL

Full-time - Senior

Carol Stream, IL

10,001+ employees

About the position

The Systems Leader - Refrigeration & Ice is responsible for leading engineering teams in developing systems-level architecture and integration for multiple foodservice product lines. This role involves collaborating with Technical Product Managers to translate high-level requirements into detailed specifications, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, and mentoring junior engineers. The position focuses on driving product innovation and quality while managing project timelines and resources effectively.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical lead for a single large engineering project with multiple variants.
• Drive collaboration cross-functionally to conceptualize and develop new products or enhance existing ones, defining and managing systems level requirements, and defining/governing systems level interfaces.
• Partner with Refrigeration Principal Engineer to define and govern the refrigeration systems architecture and technology roadmap.
• Manage requirements through the V-model approach from elicitation to integration, ensuring solutions fulfill all requirements in the verification and validation process.
• Mentor junior engineers to drive best practices and ensure consistent processes.
• Lead project teams to scope, develop project timelines, budgets, and resource plans, and set project priorities.
• Provide technical guidance to engineering teams, resolving technical challenges and ensuring product designs align with industry standards.
• Interface with reliability teams to ensure designs meet reliability requirements.
• Drive design process, testing, reviews, and regulatory changes for refrigeration sealed systems.
• Develop detailed specifications for suppliers and partner with supply chain on supplier management.
• Manage Impact of Change process in collaboration with Program and Product Management.
• Lead engineering teams in effective risk analysis/management and mitigation plans.

Requirements

• Experience writing technical requirements and specifications.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy in work.
• Demonstrated experience with refrigeration system design, product development, and product launches.
• Systems thinker with a holistic approach to analysis.
• Familiarity with the design and specification of complex electro-mechanical systems.
• Understanding of multiple engineering disciplines including mechanical, electronics, and electromechanical.
• Experience giving targeted feedback and leadership to team members outside of a direct reporting relationship.
• Strong sense of ownership and ability to hold team members accountable.
• Familiarity with agency requirements and regulating bodies such as UL, NSF, DOE, etc.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and resolve technical challenges and propose innovative solutions.
• Experience leading engineering teams through all levels of the V-model.
• Experience utilizing Six Sigma tools and the Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) approach.
• Experience utilizing industry standard CAD and PLM systems.

Nice-to-haves

• Model Based Design / Model Based Systems Engineering utilizing UML/SysML or similar.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug insurance plans
• Access to a Health Advocate
• Tax advantaged spending accounts for health and dependent care expenses
• Wellness programs including Telehealth and Mental Health resources
• Generous paid time off for personal use, holidays, and parental leave
• Company-sponsored life insurance
• 401(k) with fully vested company match and potential additional contributions
• Financial and retirement advising