HVAC Building Controls Application Engineer

HVAC Building Controls Application Engineer

Location: Rocky Hill, CT

Salary Range: $80,000 - $130,000 + Bonus (Higher if needed)

Position Type: Direct Hire / Full-Time

Position Overview

We are looking for a seasoned HVAC Building Controls Application Engineer to assist in the planning, coding, setup, inauguration, and rectification of business building automation and HVAC control systems.

The incumbent will be accountable for creating comprehensive building control solutions based on project specifications, including system design, operation sequences, controller coding, network arrangement, electrical blueprints, tool selection, and system inauguration.

This role requires good teamwork with field operatives, project squads, clients, consultants, and subcontractors to ensure precise, efficient, and project-grade implementation of building automation systems.

This is a great opening for either a competent BAS/Controls Engineer or a capable HVAC Controls Technician/Programmer eager to progress into engineering and system design.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and configure commercial HVAC building automation and control systems based on project specs and contract documents.
• Sketch control blueprints, flow charts, operation sequences, components lists, network layouts, and electrical blueprints.
• Produce, configure, and test the software/programming required to run building control systems as per project requisites.
• Organize the creation of drawings, equipment schedules, submissions, and installation documents.
• Pick and procure controls equipment and materials while monitoring deliveries against project timetables.
• Coordinate factory-set controls and gear requisites.
• Aid in loading, coding, and inaugurating system-level and network-level controllers.
• Validate the functionality of complete BAS/HVAC control systems.
• Rectify controls, communications, coding, installation, and system-operating problems.
• Work with field operatives, subcontractors, and other trades to address system issues and guarantee proper operation.
• Offer field-change data needed for the preparation of accurate as-built drawings and final software documentation.
• Participate in project release and transfer meetings with field crews.
• Team up with project leadership to delineate engineering and field-execution duties.
• Track project progress and relay status, technical issues, and timetable concerns to appropriate project stakeholders.
• Supply technical direction and work guidance to design aides and other designated project resources as needed.

Required Qualifications

• Associate degree in a related technical discipline plus 2+ years of relevant experience, OR equivalent hands-on industry experience without a degree as a commercial HVAC Controls Technician, Controls Engineer, BAS Programmer, or Controls Installer.
• Strong working knowledge of the commercial HVAC industry.
• Knowledge of control theory and automatic temperature controls (ATC).
• Experience with Building Automation Systems (BAS/BMS) from a design, installation, programming, and/or commissioning perspective.
• Understanding of commercial HVAC equipment and building control sequences.
• Experience with low-voltage building systems and controls wiring.
• Ability to read and develop technical drawings, schematics, sequences, and system documentation.
• Strong computer and software skills.
• Ability to troubleshoot technical system issues and work effectively with field personnel.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to travel to project sites as required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline with 3+ years of relevant controls experience, OR
• Associate degree in a related technical field with 5+ years of relevant experience, OR
• Equivalent industry experience as a commercial HVAC Controls Technician, Engineer, Programmer, or Installer.
• Strong experience with commercial BAS/HVAC controls design, programming, installation, and commissioning.
• Experience working with complex building automation projects involving multiple controllers, networks, equipment types, and building subsystems.

Compensation & Benefits

Base Salary: $80,000 - $110,000, depending on experience, education, technical background, and overall qualifications.

Exceptional candidates with particularly strong BAS/HVAC controls experience may be considered beyond the typical compensation profile.

Additional compensation and benefits include:

• Performance-based bonus opportunity
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Benefits available from day one
• 15 days of paid vacation during the first year
• Paid holidays and sick time
• Extensive technical, product, and on-the-job training
• Cross-training and professional development opportunities
• Career advancement opportunities
• Collaborative technical team environment
• Relocation assistance or sign-on bonus when applicable
• Company vehicle when applicable

Ideal Background

The strongest candidates will have extensive experience working with commercial HVAC controls and Building Automation Systems and comprehend how a controls project progresses from design to installation, programming, startup, commissioning, and final turnover.

Candidates coming from a robust field background as a BAS Controls Technician, Programmer, or Installer who are ready to transition into a more engineering/design-focused role are encouraged to apply