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Siemens

Building Automation Design Engineer

Siemens, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60290

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Overview Here at Siemens, we take pride in enabling sustainable progress through technology. We empower customers by combining the real and digital worlds to improve how we live, work, and move today and for the next generation. Our Smart Buildings help create efficient, safe, adaptable, and responsible environments. Building Automation Design Engineers create unique design solutions to meet specific customer requirements for commercial building automation systems in new and existing facilities, and they make recommendations for productivity improvements and cost reductions to increase customer satisfaction and job profitability.

Responsibilities

Understand project requirements and design building automation solutions for higher education and K–12 facilities, data centers, hospitals, pharmaceutical facilities, high‑rise buildings, and lab facilities.

Prepare design documents, including mechanical system layouts, electrical drawings, bills of materials, sequences of operations, valve and damper schedules, and DDC panel layouts.

Design building automation network architecture to support operator workstations, DDC field panels, and third‑party integration devices connected through Modbus, Siemens APOGEE, or BACnet.

Analyze plans, construction contract specifications, and codes to determine project requirements and risks.

Design building and space pressurization solutions, chiller and boiler plant sequencing control, etc.

Prepare engineering re-estimates and follow up with appropriate sales and management to ensure understanding of and satisfaction with job scope.

Perform quality assurance; peer‑review engineering documents.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

High school diploma or state-recognized GED

Experience in building automation (HVAC controls) design

Mid‑Level: 3+ years

Senior Level: 5+ years

Ability to travel up to 10%

Demonstrated ability to design large and complex jobs with some deviation using standard tools, products, and practices

Demonstrated knowledge of industry engineering fundamentals and business operations

Demonstrated proficiency in engineering design software or drafting tools such as AutoCAD or Microsoft Visio

Legally authorized to work in the United States on a continual and permanent basis without company sponsorship

Preferred Qualifications:

Associate or Bachelor’s Degree

7+ years of building automation (HVAC controls) design experience

Benefits and Compensation Siemens offers a variety of health and wellness benefits to our employees. Details regarding our benefits can be found here: https://www.benefitsquickstart.com/siemens/index.html

The pay range for this position is $49,100 - $106,000. The actual wage offered may be lower or higher depending on budget and candidate experience, knowledge, skills, qualifications and premium geographic location.

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About Siemens:

We are a global technology company focused on industry, infrastructure, transport, and healthcare. From resource-efficient factories, resilient supply chains, and smarter buildings and grids, to sustainable transportation as well as advanced healthcare, we create technology with purpose adding real value for customers.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Siemens is an Equal Opportunity Employer encouraging inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, sex, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, or protected veteran status, and other categories protected by law. EEO is the law. Reasonable accommodations are available on request.

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