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Backed by advanced technology, lifecycle services and an industry-leading field organization, we elevate customer performance, turn goals into real-world results and help move society forward.\nPrincipal Application Engineer\nIs responsible for supporting the sale of Chiller products through the JCI HVAC System Branches as well as JCI sales/marketing personnel in export markets. This role has a strong impact on the success of the Chiller Solutions business. The support provided is primarily executed through direct assistance of the branch office personnel by providing pre-sale technical support, answering product application inquiries, generating special quotations, and supporting order execution via interactions with the Order Management and Contract Engineering teams.\nCommunication and integration with Chiller Solutions product team activities is required to track new product development and acquire/retain knowledge of all assigned products both current and past products still in their life cycle.\nP RINCIPAL DUTIES:\nDaily interaction with field sales personnel providing guidance on the application and installation of assigned Chiller Solutions equipment in HVAC systems. \nInteraction with field personnel must include systems applications advice, creative solutions to unique customer needs and use of competitor knowledge to create advantages. \nParticipate in the development of tools and documentation to support field sales as well as automate processes to support common inquiries. \nBe proficient in the use of in-house engineering systems and documentation to aid in responding to inquiries for product details. \nAssist and counsel sales personnel in resolving equipment/job/code challenges. \nEffectively communicate and follow up with sales personnel, design engineers and product management teams to ensure customer requirements are clearly understood and responses are efficiently executed. \nObtain supplier quotations in order to communicate cost and lead time for special product requests. \nParticipate in product team meetings to plan and implement business development opportunities. \nCreate and deliver portions of sales training programs. These can include both on-site training classes as well as travel to field offices to support specific training needs. \nGuide and support the efforts of other Application Engineers, Product Marketing staff, Sales Engineers and Sales Agents. \nDemonstrate a high level of knowledge of products (JCI and competitor’s), market conditions and direction, environment (external influences of industry organizations and governmental regulations), technologies and their effect to the business. \nAbility to perform successfully in a multifunctional-team-work environment and be able to work independently with minimal supervision. \nStrict adherence to the Company’s Code of Conduct and Business Ethics standards. \nREQUIREMENTS:\nA BS degree in Electrical Engineering is preferred. \nA minimum of 7 years of experience preferably in the HVAC industry or a related Chiller Technology field. \nA solid understanding of the principles of refrigeration systems, panel design, circuit design and associated equipment is required. \nUp to 20% travel is needed for factory visits, customer site visits and field visits related to training.\nWhat do we offer?\nComprehensive benefits package. \nOpportunities for professional growth and development. \nSupportive and inclusive work environment. \nCommitment to work-life balance and employee well-being. \nEngagement in meaningful projects that make a difference. \nJohnson Controls does not request pregnancy or HIV testing as a condition for hiring, continued employment, or promotion, in accordance with its commitment to labor equality and non-discrimination.\nhas context menu","description_format":"text","description_chars":4252,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":7,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Energy & Utilities","Government","Energy Efficiency","Smart City"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-03T00:36:37Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":63,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.632,"p_room":1,"age_days":3,"expected_fill_days":23,"reasons":["conf:2","stale_co","velocity","win:early","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-05T05:45:15Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/johnson-controls-principal-applications-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/johnson-controls-principal-applications-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-06T02:30:57Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":3860,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":1140,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-10-07T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":448321},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=448321"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fjohnson-controls-principal-applications-engineer"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fjohnson-controls-principal-applications-engineer"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fjohnson-controls-principal-applications-engineer"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/johnson-controls-principal-applications-engineer\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fjohnson-controls-principal-applications-engineer"}]}