Building Automation Engineer - HVAC Controls & Design

Comfort Systems USA; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental and vision coverage

Training and leadership development

Career growth opportunities

401(k) match

Job summary

DynaTen Corporation, a Comfort Systems USA company, seeks an Application Engineer to translate customer requirements into coordinated building automation designs, submittals, and execution plans. You will program DDC controllers for new construction and retrofit projects, create system documentation, and collaborate with the Design Engineer and sales teams.

The role involves site visits, technical design, and problem solving across large facilities.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of building automation, HVAC controls, mechanical design, electrical controls, or related application‑engineering experience.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and controls design, estimating, drafting, or submittal software.
• Strong technical writing, organization, collaboration, and problem‑solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Receives project specifications from sales team and designs building automation system and service installed jobs.
• Choosing the appropriate mix of products and installation methods to provide the most cost-effective solution.
• Act as a technical resource to team and customer as needed.
• Participate in sales to operations turnover meetings to evaluate accuracy of the sales estimate and job layout.
• May participate in initial job site walkthrough with contractors and/or building management.
• Independently programs building automation systems for new construction, renovating/retrofit projects and service.
• May need to create unique design solutions to meet specific customer requirements.
• Program building automation systems for large, and/or unique buildings consisting of mechanical system layout, electrical drawing, BOM, sequences of operation, etc.
• Designs large complex building automation network architectures to support operator workstations, DDC field panels, third-party integration devices connected through LON, Ethernet, BACNET, or other protocols.
• Generates DDC point databases on all projects through controllers, integration, etc.
• Creates programming code for field controllers based on project design documents.
• Provides start-up and checkout documentation to the Project Manager and field technicians for commissioning and validation.
• Oversees or completes workstation builds and system graphics.
• May perform some field activities as required.

Skills

Building Automation

HVAC Controls

Electrical Plans

Microsoft Office

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor’s or Associate degree in mechanical/electrical/controls/engineering tech

Tools

BACnet

Niagara

Tridium

Honeywell

Distech

Johnson Controls

Siemens

PLC

Job description

DynaTen Corporation, a Comfort Systems USA company, seeks an Application Engineer to translate customer requirements into coordinated building automation designs, submittals, and execution plans. You will program DDC controllers for new construction and retrofit projects, create system documentation, and collaborate with the Design Engineer and sales teams.

The role involves site visits, technical design, and problem solving across large facilities.