Director of Systems Engineering

PRICE INDUSTRIES INC•Suwanee, GA

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Price Industries is seeking an experienced mechanical consulting engineer to serve as its senior internal consultant on HVAC system design. The Director of Systems Engineering will bring the perspective of a practicing consulting engineer across Price’s business units, applying knowledge of building design from system selection and load distribution through airside and hydronic design, controls, specifications, construction documents, and commissioning. The role owns Price’s system-level engineering strategy across business units, leads national engagement with engineering firms and industry organizations, and translates practical design expertise into vertical-market strategies, product opportunities, engineering education, and future design tools and AI-enabled workflows. The position will help Price develop from a trusted design partner into a recognized authority in HVAC system design and application. The role is based in the Atlanta area and follows a hybrid schedule, with approximately three days per week in the office. Travel is approximately 25% across the United States and Canada.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from an accredited institution.
Licensed Professional Engineer (PE).
10 or more years of mechanical consulting engineering experience focused on commercial and institutional buildings.
Significant experience designing HVAC systems and producing mechanical construction documents.
Strong understanding of the mechanical design process from concept and schematic design through construction administration.
Demonstrated technical expertise in variable air volume systems.
Demonstrated technical expertise in commercial air distribution systems.
Demonstrated technical expertise in chilled- and hot-water hydronic distribution systems, including terminal equipment selection and design.
Ability to evaluate HVAC performance and system-selection trade-offs at the room, system, and building level.
Familiarity with energy-efficiency code requirements and rating tools.
Strong communication skills and ability to explain complex engineering concepts to engineers, product teams, software developers, salespeople, and senior executives.
Willingness to work a hybrid schedule from the Atlanta area, with approximately three days per week in the office.
Ability and willingness to travel approximately 25% across the United States and Canada.

Nice To Haves

Engineer of Record experience, including personal responsibility for signing and sealing mechanical designs.
Approximately 10–15 or more years of experience with a highly regarded mechanical or multidisciplinary consulting engineering firm.
Experience designing multiple building types or vertical markets.
Experience with central air-handling systems, terminal units, reheat, fan coils, DOAS, controls, energy recovery, and other common commercial HVAC architectures.
Experience mentoring engineers or developing technical standards, design guides, or internal engineering practices.
Experience presenting to clients, owners, architects, contractors, or other engineers.
Participation in ASHRAE, I2SL, EEBC, BOMA, or other relevant industry organizations.
Interest in building science, applied research, engineering software, computational design, or artificial intelligence.
Natural curiosity about why engineers design systems the way they do and how those workflows could be improved.

Responsibilities

Apply knowledge of mechanical system design practices across commercial and institutional vertical markets, including healthcare, office, education, and life sciences.
Own and maintain system-level engineering strategies for how Price products and technologies from multiple business units fit into complete HVAC systems.
Identify and prioritize portfolio gaps that may be addressed through new products, technologies, partnerships, or acquisitions.
Translate the consulting engineer’s perspective into system-level recommendations for product strategy and new product development across Price business units.
Evaluate emerging HVAC system architectures, technologies, codes, standards, and design trends, and translate them into recommendations for Price.
Define engineering requirements and serve as a subject matter expert for engineering software, selection tools, and AI-enabled design workflows.
Document how mechanical engineers develop projects from concept to completion, including system selection, zoning, equipment sizing, distribution design, schedules, specifications, and construction documents.
Translate engineering judgment, design rules, and workflows into requirements for scalable digital tools and algorithms.
Partner with software, product management, applications, research, and engineering teams to ensure tools reflect and enhance real-world engineering practice.
Lead national technical engagement with consulting engineering firms, coordinating with Sales and Price representatives to strengthen relationships and understand evolving design practices.
Represent Price Industries in relevant industry organizations and research communities, including organizations such as ASHRAE and the Center for the Built Environment.
Develop and maintain relationships with engineering leaders, researchers, and industry experts, and synthesize insights into recommendations for business units, research, software, and training teams.
Set priorities for Price’s system-level technical contributions, including applied research questions, technical guidance, presentations, white papers, and industry standards related to comfort, energy, acoustics, indoor air quality, controls, and building performance.
Partner with Training and Product teams to define technical content for consulting engineer education.
Bring real-world design examples, lessons learned, and engineering judgment into external education programs.
Serve as a system-level subject matter expert for internal training of Application Engineers, Product Managers, Technical Sales teams, and other engineering personnel.
Build internal understanding of consulting engineers’ HVAC design practices and how Price products fit into complete systems.