The Controls Application Engineer will provide customer facing engineering support for building controls, including HVAC, lighting, and energy monitoring. This will include consulting, training, designing custom solutions using standard products, analyzing energy use and system operation, and general application engineering. This position will also include acting as a project manager for technical projects, as well as interfacing with our internal sales, support, and design engineering departments. A majority of the job will be focused on energy management systems (EMS).
Position Responsibilities May Include:
- Become a subject matter expert on the capabilities and operation of our control systems.
- Provide engineering support to customers utilizing our Energy Management Systems (EMS) and other controls products, including HVAC, lighting, energy monitoring, and other building automation products.
- Develop creative solutions to meet customer’s technical needs using existing hardware and software products.
- Provide technical support to our sales team and potential customers as part of the sales process.
- Review controls data to suggest energy and operations improvements for customers.
- Act as project manager for technical projects, such as pilot tests, equipment rollouts, etc.
- Routinely communicate with large commercial customers.
- Provide data analysis using standard reports.
- Work with our data analytics team for custom and complex analytics tasks.
- Provide technical training for customers and internal system users.
- Be a resource for resolving issues escalated from our technical support department.
- Document issues and feature requests to communicate to our design engineering department.
- Develop technical product documentation and training materials.
- Create technical statement of work (SOW) documents for projects.
- Participate in design reviews and provide technical expertise and recommendations.
- Perform additional projects/duties to support ongoing business needs.
Nature and Scope:
- Works to achieve the best possible satisfaction with our products and customer partnerships.
- Helps drive product development and improvement by communicating customer needs.
- Manages projects while often working independently and with limited supervision.
- Problems faced are difficult and sometimes complex; takes a new perspective on existing solutions.
Knowlege and Skills:
- Strong knowledge of EMS, BMS, BAS controls, including HVAC and lighting control.
- Wide range of technical skills is highly desirable to work effectively with a wide range of products, customers, and stakeholders.
- Knowledge of energy use, building operation, and maintenance optimization.
- Can perform energy use and sustainability calculations.
- Understands electrical wiring, including 3-phase power.
- Understands RS-485 communication wiring and basic electronic engineering concepts.
- Knowledge of energy and controls building codes such as Title 24, IECC, ASHRAE 90.1 a plus.
- Hands on experience troubleshooting HVAC operation a plus.
- Experience with SQL queries and working with databases a plus.
- Excellent communication skills, especially presenting technical concepts to a management level audience.
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
- Ability to write technical documents.
- CAD experience a plus.
- Ability to be a self-starter and work effectively with limited supervision.
Experience:
- Minimum 3 years’ experience with building controls or closely related field.
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Energy Management, or related field, OR equivalent experience.
Work Environment/Location:
- Must be able to perform essential responsibilities without a supervisor (conduct meetings, travel, etc.)
- Some travel of up to 10% for customer and internal meetings. May be higher during initial onboarding.
- Remote (Corvallis, OR area a bonus) or in-person/hybrid in Chatsworth, CA
The Company provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants regardless of a person’s race, color, religion (including religious dress or grooming practices), creed, national origin (including language use restrictions), citizenship, uniform service member or veteran status, ancestry, disability, physical or mental disability (including HIV/AIDS), medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, request for protected leave, marital status, sex, pregnancy, age (over 40), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by law. The Company will comply with all federal and state regulations and statutes pertaining to individuals with disabilities.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: $80,000.00 - $120,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
Willingness to travel:
Work Location: Remote