Senior Engineer: District Heating & Smart Building HVAC

Daikin Europe NV; Gent; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

International working environment

Competitive salary and benefits

Hybrid work model

Career development opportunities

Collaboration with leading academic/工业

Job summary

Daikin Europe NV in Ghent, Belgium, seeks an experienced Senior Engineer for Multi-Family Buildings and District Heating/Cooling Networks. You will drive development, evaluation, and deployment of innovative heating solutions spanning building-scale to district energy systems.

You will collaborate with R&D teams, partners, and utilities to accelerate carbon-neutral heating and cooling adoption and contribute to next‑generation thermal networks and smart control strategies.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Energy Engineering, Building Services Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant professional experience.
• Proven experience with multi-family residential heating and cooling systems.
• Strong knowledge of district heating and cooling networks.

Responsibilities

• Design and evaluate heating and cooling solutions for multi-family residential buildings.
• Develop concepts integrating heat pumps, thermal storage, renewable energy sources, and district heating and cooling networks.
• Assess the technical and economic feasibility of collective energy systems.
• Support pilot projects, demonstrations, and living labs related to district energy and building decarbonization.
• Analyze building energy demand, network performance, and energy flexibility opportunities.
• Collaborate with universities, engineering firms, utilities, and municipalities.
• Monitor trends, regulations, and market developments in district energy and decarbonization.
• Translate insights into technology roadmaps and new business opportunities.
• Support innovation and advanced development projects.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Team collaboration

Education

Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Energy Engineering, Building Services Engineering, or related field

Tools

TRNSYS

EnergyPlus

Modelica

IDA ICE

Job description

Daikin Europe NV in Ghent, Belgium, seeks an experienced Senior Engineer for Multi-Family Buildings and District Heating/Cooling Networks. You will drive development, evaluation, and deployment of innovative heating solutions spanning building-scale to district energy systems.

You will collaborate with R&D teams, partners, and utilities to accelerate carbon-neutral heating and cooling adoption and contribute to next‑generation thermal networks and smart control strategies.