Automation Engineer (Controls)

Kelly Engineering is seeking a DIRECT HIRE - Automation / Controls Engineer to join one of the largest and most successful privately held companies in the world with a robust portfolio of indoor air quality solutions.

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Ideal Candidate:

• Minimum of a technical associate degree with two years of field experience or four years of equivalent related field experience in HVAC or building automation (Preferred).
• Demonstrated knowledge of control theory, automatic temperature controls, building automation systems and other building subsystems.
• Demonstrated experience in the integration of low voltage building sub-systems using various industry protocols.

Compensation: $100,000 - $120,000/yr

Position Summary:

• As our Controls Specialist for the Data Center Cooling service team, you will work to diagnose and repair a variety of complex control system issues requiring extensive knowledge of a variety of electronic or digital controls systems.
• You must have the ability to write and test software modifications to optimize equipment performance in data center environments.
• You will provide service, guidance, and technical expertise to end users, commissioning teams, and sales representatives.

Position Responsibilities:

• Review client sequence of operations requirements and assist with interpretation of logic sequence discrepancies. Update or recommend logic corrections as needed to ensure system performance meets client expectations.
• Assist with diagnostics and repair of controls hardware including controllers, relays, measurement devices, actuators, and associated equipment with mechanical and electrical device systems.
• Review work orders, blueprints, schematic diagrams and related materials to determine tasks to be performed in commissioning or rework activities.
• Demonstrate experience in managing challenging jobs with the objective to mitigate the impact on customer’s building/experience while also minimizing the financial burden on the company. This requires working with multiple entities on a job – building owners, general and mechanical contractors, engineers, and associated servicing contractors.
• Build synergies with engineering and manufacturing teams to resolve complex design problems with fielded systems.
• Provide superior customer service to both internal and external customers while maintaining a professional appearance and demeanor.
• Advise leadership regarding customer satisfaction, product performance, and suggestions for product improvements.

Position Qualifications

Requirements:

• Minimum of a technical associate degree with two years of field experience or four years of equivalent related field experience in HVAC or building automation.
• Demonstrated knowledge of control theory, automatic temperature controls, building automation systems and other building subsystems.
• Demonstrated experience in the integration of low voltage building sub-systems using various industry protocols.
• Ability to travel up to 50% of the time to various job sites or factories for various equipment related work.
• Superior analytical skills and attention to detail
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, plans, and manuals
• Ability to support multiple teams across various data center projects.
• Excellent customer service skills with desire to exceed internal and external customer expectations.
• Ability to work independently or drive results across teams in a timely manner.

Preferred:

• Minimum of four years of experience with installing and/or commissioning controls systems including system-level controllers for data center environments.
• Strong administrational experience in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint with the ability to present in a professional manner to data center clients.
• Bachelor’s degree with four years of field experience or six years of equivalent related field experience in HVAC or building automation.
• Demonstrated experience developing and testing software programs necessary to operate the system per the intent of the project requirements.