Controls Engineer

Baltimore Aircoil Company

89d•Onsite

About The Position

The Controls Design Engineer will work on controls development projects for both new products and new features of on-market products. This role will support field controls issues, assist in controls strategy development and deployment to satisfy market needs for SMART product features, and meet product cost targets for all BAC’s product offerings.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related discipline.
1-2 years of experience working in engineering to include research, educational projects, co-ops, internships or commercial experience.
Proficiency in technical writing, specifically in controls/software specification writing.
Experience with commercial optimization software such as MATLAB Simulink, LabView and in developing software for programmable logic controllers (PLCs).
Familiar with software languages such as C/C++, MATLAB Simulink, Structured Text, other PLC languages.
Familiarity with integrated communications via building management system protocols such as BACNet and Modbus.
Demonstrated capability with Microsoft Office, VBA experience and AutoCAD family of products.
Previous experience in laboratory testing processes, including instrumentation and measurement techniques.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree is a plus.
HVAC experience a plus.
Experience developing electro-mechanical control systems preferred.
Experience with software revision programs (Github) a plus.

Responsibilities

Participate or support New Product Introduction (NPI) Controls projects and provide technical support.
Translate business needs, customer requirements, and project specifications into controls functional designs that meet customer requirements, quality, productivity, and cost targets.
Investigate and analyze product design requirements and present optimum solutions.
Design systems to control fan motors, pumps, valves, safety switches, heating elements, sensors, and other features which utilize electrical and/or mechanical control inputs and/or outputs to the system.
Support features that require data communication into and out of the BAC unit for connection to customer building management systems and other control systems.
Simulate the function of a control system, and develop robust control algorithms, using commercial optimization software.
Establish test criteria, participate in laboratory testing, and analyze test data to identify and optimize product performance characteristics.
Support or lead documentation efforts for all software and lab testing on controls systems.
Participate in Peer Reviews to validate accuracy of work.
Participate in NPI Scrum project teams as a Controls representative. Attend daily meetings, present work at Sprint reviews, participate in Sprint Planning meetings, etc.
Partner with the product design team in the generation of drawings, wiring diagrams, bills of material, and system configurator.
Work with vendors, contractors to evaluate and qualify alternative suppliers, and to support targeted cost reduction / quality improvement projects.
Support field issues as presented and work to satisfy the customer’s expectation and timeline.
Provide controls technical supports for both internal customers and external customers with satisfactory results.
Identify and implement improvements for engineering processes to increase productivity and quality of deliverables.
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.