Senior Staff Engineer, Controls

Baltimore Aircoil Company, Inc.; Montevideo (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 154,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus incentive

Medical, dental, vision

401k

Employee stock ownership plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Baltimore Aircoil Company, Inc. seeks a Senior Staff Controls Engineer to lead NPI controls projects, translating product requirements into robust software and hardware designs that meet performance, quality, and cost targets for BAC units and cloud data interactions.

The role involves mentoring teams, defining testing strategies, and ensuring compliance with global codes while partnering with vendors and product teams to accelerate development and deliver robust control systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related discipline; advanced degree or P.E. a plus.
• 8+ years of engineering with technical project management and 2+ years in NPD.
• 5+ years in electro-mechanical control systems; HVAC experience preferred.
• Proficiency in controls/software specification writing, test plans and execution.
• Familiar with C/C++, Structured Text, PLC languages; Modicon/Beckhoff/Carel preferred.
• Familiar with BACNet and Modbus for BMS integration.
• Microsoft Office, VBA, AutoCAD; GitHub experience a plus.
• Experience with laboratory testing, instrumentation, measurement techniques.

Responsibilities

• Participate in NPI teams as Controls lead and provide technical support.
• Translate requirements into controls software/hardware designs and docs.
• Propose optimum controls solutions per NPI specs.
• Design systems to control fans, pumps, valves, sensors and cloud data links.
• Develop verification/validation plan and execute it.
• Create panel drawings, wiring diagrams, BOMs, and configurator with teams.
• Evaluate vendors and proposals to meet target cost/quality.
• Lead cross-functional discussions on controls decisions.
• Define best practice rules for customer software development and document them.
• Establish testing procedures and pass criteria; analyze test data.
• Promote standardization for software development and testing on controls systems.
• Identify improvements for cost-out and faster development.
• Write ECNs for controls design/software changes.
• Support field issues; satisfy customer expectations.
• Deliver technical training on controls topics.
• Propose controls strategy and implementation plans to leadership.
• Identify opportunities to improve development velocity and quality.
• Keep current with IEC, NEC, UL, FM and other electrical codes globally.

Skills

Project management

Technical writing

Lab testing

PLC programming

BMS protocols

C/C++

Structured Text

AutoCAD

GitHub

HVAC controls

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Advanced degree or P.E.

Tools

Modicon

Beckhoff

Carel

BACNet

Modbus

AutoCAD

Microsoft Office

VBA

Github

Job description

The Senior Staff Controls Engineer will participate in New Product Introduction (NPI) project teams and lead software & hardware design and development for new product controls, participate in the development for controls (SMART) strategy and roadmap, and execute the controls roadmap.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Participate in New Product Introduction (NPI) project teams as a Controls representative and Lead NPI Controls projects and provide technical support through the activities listed below:
• Translate product requirements and specifications into controls software & hardware designs requirements and design documents that meet product function needs and quality & cost targets
• Propose and present optimum controls solutions per each NPI controls spec
• Design systems to control fan motors, pumps, valves, safety switches, heating elements, sensors, and other features that require data communication into and out of the BAC units for interaction with customer building management systems and other systems on cloud.
• Develop controls system verification and validation plan, and execute the plan
• Partner with the product platform teams and controls panel suppliers to create panel drawings, wiring diagrams, bills of material, and system configurator
• Independently work with vendors, contractors to evaluate and qualify suppliers and/or technical proposals to achieve target cost and quality of every Controls project
• Lead BAC internal cross-functional teams discussions where/when ever controls technical decisions need to be communicated and agreed
• Define ‘best practice’ rules for customer software development from lessons learned from Controls projects and document the ‘best practice’
• Establish testing procedure and define pass criteria for Controls systems, participate in lab testing, and analyze test data to optimize product performance characteristics
• Lead activities to promote standardization across all business functions for software development and testing on controls systems
• Identify and implement product improvements and cost-out opportunities through participating in NPI projects or existing product sustaining projects
• Independently write Controls related Engineering Change Notices (ECN) to communicate controls design change and/or software design/documentation changes
• Support field issues as presented and work to satisfy the customer expectations
• Prepare and present Controls related technical training to all levels of the organization
• Propose and present Controls Strategy and implementation plan to Technology/Product Strategy planning teams
• Identify opportunities and implement improvements for increasing Controls development velocity and quality
• Learn, apply, and keep current with regulatory codes and standards such as IEC, NEC, UL, FM, and associated electrical codes in markets BAC participates in globally

NATURE & SCOPE

The Senior Staff Controls Engineer reports to the Controls Engineering Manager as a part of the Global Engineering Department. This role will have significant interaction with cross functional teams, third party vendors, contractors, our sales reps, and end user customers.

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related discipline. Advanced degree or P.E. a plus.
• 8+ years of experience in engineering with technical project management experience, with a minimum of 2 years in new product development
• 5+ years of experience in developing electro-mechanical control systems, experience with HVAC control systems preferred
• Proficiency in technical writing, specifically in controls/software specification writing, test plan writing, test plan execution
• Familiar with software languages such as C/C++, Structured Text, and other PLC languages. Modicon, Beckhoff or Carel experience is preferred.
• Familiarity with integrated communications via building management system (BMS) protocols such as BACNet and Modbus
• Demonstrated capability with Microsoft Office, VBA experience and AutoCAD family of products, experience with software revision programs (Github) a plus
• Previous experience in laboratory testing processes, including instrumentation and measurement techniques.

WORKING CONDITIONS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. While performing this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and walk up to 50% of the time. This position requires occasional lifting up to 30 pounds and travel both domestically and internationally up to 25% of the time.

BAC Hiring Compensation Range $90,000 to $154,100

BAC offers a comprehensive benefits package to include medical, dental, vision, paid time off, 401k, employee stock ownership plan, and more.

Please see additional details on the BAC website atwww.Baltimoreaircoil.com.

BAC Employees are eligible to participate in an annual bonus incentive program.

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