
Sr Automation Design Engineer
- Chino, CA
- $130,000-150,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- The ability to understand the design and intent of mechanical equipment and systems (Chiller, Boiler, Custom AHUs, Primary/Secondary pumping, Variable Flow Chilled Water Plants, Clean Room Applications, Demand Response, and Energy solutions).
- Create and manage design submittals and RFI’s.
- Provides quality control of control design and technical aspects of assigned projects.
- Development of department standards.
- Lead designers, subcontractors, and vendors to ensure required design & installation information (is provided correctly and on time.
- Review subcontractor & engineering performance and provide feedback to the Project Manager.
- Coordinates purchase of necessary supplies, equipment, and services from appropriate sources and maintains proper inventory control, maintenance, and consumable supplies.
- Authority to review and approve design submittals to ensure compliance.
- Analyze systems and develop scope of work for controls implementation.
- Monitor, identify, and diagnose potential problems using computer workstations and on-site observations.
- Interface with customers, engineers, and contractors as needed.
- Lead customer training on assigned projects as needed.
- Lead technical and programming efforts on large enterprise multi-site accounts as needed.
- Maintain relationships with customers on assigned accounts.
- Ensure successful warranty turnover on assigned projects.
- Partner with customers as a trusted technical advisor
- Function as technical and programming lead on assigned projects and accounts.
- Partner with the project team and delegate tasks as needed to ensure successful project execution.
- Provide coaching, mentoring, and technical assistance to field staff and customers.
- Partner with the design and graphical team and make recommendations to improve customer deliverables and process efficiencies.
- Able to locate defective or non-operational components in new and existing systems using test equipment and programming expertise.
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering (preferably Electrical or Mechanical) or equivalent field experience.
- 7+ years of field experience and 5 years of direct automation experience (BAS) with control systems and programming required would fit this position.
- Knowledge of DDC Control Theory, BACnet, LON, and Modbus
- Control systems product line knowledge with ALC, Alerton, Delta, Distech, Honeywell, JCI, Loytec, Niagara, or Trane a plus.
- Strong integration knowledge of LON, BACnet, Modbus, and proprietary systems a plus
- Ability to interface with customers at a supervisory and management level.
- Engineering skills required including knowledge of electronics, mechanics, hydraulics, pneumatics, or computer programming.
- Knowledge of BAS analytics and/or fault detection & diagnostics (FDD) software platforms a plus.
- Microsoft Visio a plus.
- CEM certification or equivalent a plus.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Good computer skills, understanding of controls networking.
- A valid driver’s license.