Controls Lead Engineer - Integration Design - REMOTE

Johnson Controls • Glendale, CA

1d • Remote

About The Position

Build your best future with the Johnson Controls team As a global leader in smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, our mission is to reimagine the performance of buildings to serve people, places, and the planet. Join a winning team that enables you to build your best future! Our teams are uniquely positioned to support a multitude of industries across the globe. You will have the opportunity to develop through meaningful work projects and learning opportunities. We strive to provide our employees with valuable experience, focused on supporting their physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. Become a member of the Johnson Controls family and thrive in an empowering company culture where your voice and ideas will be heard – your next great opportunity is just a few clicks away! What you will do We are seeking a Controls Lead Engineer with a minimum of 6 years of experience to drive technical excellence and integration design for large-scale smart building projects. This role focuses on leading the development and delivery of integrated solutions across controls, fire, security, and related building technologies. The Controls Lead Engineer will work collaboratively with customers and internal teams to design, coordinate, and implement integration strategies that meet project and customer goals.

Requirements

• Demonstrated ability to understand customer requirements and deliver customized integration solutions.
• Strong ability to present technical concepts to both technical and business audiences, including executives.
• Capable of driving innovative solutions and challenging conventional approaches.
• Proven track record of successful technical design and implementation in integration and controls engineering projects.
• Experience leading customer consulting engagements, including with senior stakeholders and enterprise architects.
• Building IoT protocols (BACnet, MQTT, AMQP)
• APIs and network protocols (LoRaWAN, Bluetooth/BLE, Zigbee, Cellular/Wi-Fi)
• Experience with on-premises and cloud platforms
• Awareness of cybersecurity and data security best practices

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field preferred
• PLC experience is a plus
• Familiarity with frameworks like TOGAF, Zachman, or FEA (preferred)
• Industry Experience: Experience supporting projects in healthcare or manufacturing environments highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Integration Workshop Leadership: Facilitate workshops with customers and key stakeholders to define integration requirements using design thinking methodologies.
• Use Case Development: Partner with solution architects to develop comprehensive horizontal and vertical integration use cases that ensure project objectives are met.
• System Architecture Design: Define and develop integration architecture patterns and standards to guide implementation approaches across controls and enabling technologies.
• Integration Strategy: Design integration solutions that leverage OT/IT ecosystems, addressing both operational interactions and data/event feeds.
• Technical Validation: Apply engineering principles and design patterns to validate integration architectures and recommend emerging technologies where beneficial.
• Strategic Consulting: Advise account teams and customer decision-makers on integration technologies and solutions that enable business objectives.
• Bid and Pricing Coordination: Lead bid management activities, including developing pricing packages and scope of work documents for multi-domain projects (controls, fire, security, enabling technologies).
• Project Planning & Risk Analysis: Oversee engineering input for project plans, risk assessments, and technical documentation to support successful project execution.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and commission / bonus plan
• Paid vacation/holidays/sick time - 15 days of vacation first year
• Comprehensive benefits package including 401K, medical, dental, and vision care - Available day one
• Extensive product and on the job/cross training opportunities- Mentorship with outstanding resources
• Encouraging and collaborative team environment
• Dedication to safety through our Zero Harm policy
• Company vehicle

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees