Innovation, Programming & Commissioning Engineer

Pactive Sustainable Solutions; Dubai; On-site; AED 223,000 - 357,000; Full time

Job summary

Pactive Sustainable Solutions in Dubai is seeking a skilled BMS software engineer to design, develop, integrate and optimize Niagara N4 based systems. You will configure drivers, develop station logic and dashboards and support commissioning.

Ideal candidates have hands-on Niagara N4, strong HVAC knowledge, experience with BACnet/Modbus, MQTT and APIs, plus scripting skills. The role involves FAT/SAT, documentation, and knowledge transfer to service teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Electrical, Electronics, Instrumentation, Automation, Computer Engineering or related discipline.
• Mandatory: hands-on Tridium Niagara N4 station engineering, programming, integration and software commissioning.
• Strong understanding of HVAC systems, DDC control sequences, BACnet/Modbus and IP networking.
• Experience with MQTT, APIs, IoT gateways or scripting (Java/JavaScript/Python/Node-RED) is advantageous

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Niagara N4 Supervisor/JACE stations, including point structures and templates.
• Configure BACnet/IP, BACnet MS/TP, Modbus TCP/RTU and map data from DDCs/IoT devices.
• Engineer station logic using Niagara wiresheets, programs, schedules, alarms and histories.
• Build HVAC control sequences for AHU/FAHU, FCU, pumps and ventilation equipment.
• Create user interfaces, dashboards, reports and operational views for FM/command centers.
• Integrate IoT devices and upstream systems via gateways, brokers or APIs; validate data.

Skills

Niagara N4 Workbench

Wiresheet logic

BMS dashboards

BACnet/Modbus

HVAC sequences

Scripting

Analytics & diagnostics

FAT/SAT documentation

Commissioning

Education

Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Electrical/ Electronics/ Instrumentation/ Automation/ Computer Engineering

Tools

Niagara N4 Station tooling

MQTT integration

APIs

IP networking

Job description

Job Purpose

• 1. Design, develop, integrate, test and optimize software-led BMS and IoT solutions, with primary ownership of Niagara N4 programming and application performance.
• 2. Convert field data into reusable control logic, automation, dashboards, analytics and cross-system use cases; lead software commissioning and technical handover.

Roles, Responsibilities, Duties

• 1. Develop and maintain Niagara N4 Supervisor and JACE stations, including point structures, naming conventions, templates and reusable libraries.
• 2. Configure BACnet/IP, BACnet MS/TP, Modbus TCP/RTU and other supported drivers; map, normalize and validate data from DDCs, meters and IoT devices.
• 3. Engineer station logic using Niagara wiresheets, control modules, schedules, alarms, histories and Program objects where appropriate.
• 4. Develop and tune HVAC control sequences for AHU/FAHU, FCU, pumps and ventilation equipment, coordinating functional requirements with site engineers.
• 5. Build PX/Hx or equivalent user interfaces, equipment graphics, supervisory dashboards, reports and operational views for FM/command centers.
• 6. Integrate LoRaWAN/MQTT devices and upstream systems via gateways, brokers or APIs; validate payload decoding, data quality and bidirectional commands.
• 7. Develop calculations, KPIs, rule-based diagnostics, exception alerts and energy/occupancy/IAQ analytics from operational data.
• 8. Prototype and assess innovative integrations and automation use cases; document proof-of-concept results, limitations and scaling requirements.
• 9. Configure remote communications, network addressing, user roles, secure access, backups and software version control with IT/OT stakeholders.
• 10. Prepare software design notes, point-mapping sheets, sequences, test scripts, alarm matrices and commissioning checklists.
• 11. Execute software FAT/SAT, point-to-point validation, trend verification, alarm testing, functional performance testing and defect resolution.
• 12. Troubleshoot logic, driver, database, controller, communications and data-quality issues; distinguish software from field/MEP defects.
• 13. Optimize station performance, polling rates, history retention, alarms and reliability; monitor system health and recovery behavior.
• 14. Provide knowledge transfer, as-built station backups, license inventories, user guidance and structured handover to service/FM teams.
• 15. Workplace Health, Safety and Information Security: Follow controlled change, access and backup procedures and comply with company/site HSE and OT security policies.

Qualification:

Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Electrical, Electronics, Instrumentation, Automation, Computer Engineering or related discipline.

Mandatory: hands-on Tridium Niagara N4 station engineering, programming, integration and software commissioning.

Strong understanding of HVAC systems, DDC control sequences, BACnet/Modbus and IP networking.

Experience with MQTT, APIs, IoT gateways or scripting (Java/JavaScript/Python/Node-RED) is advantageous

Experience and Skills:

COMPETENCIES & SKILLS

• Niagara N4 Workbench, Supervisor/JACE configuration (mandatory)
• Wiresheet logic, Program objects, alarms, trends and histories
• PX graphics, BMS dashboards and user interfaces
• BACnet, Modbus, MQTT/API integration and IP troubleshooting
• HVAC sequences, PID tuning and functional commissioning
• Analytics, rule engines, scripting and reusable libraries
• FAT/SAT, documentation, backups and controlled releases

EXPERIENCE

Preferred: 3–6 years in BMS software engineering, integration or commissioning.