Performance Engineer - Digital Services
Siemens is a global technology company focused on industry, infrastructure, transport, and healthcare. The Digital Services Performance Engineer will be responsible for optimizing building performance by analyzing data and making informed recommendations to improve energy efficiency and operational reliability.
Responsibilities
- Understand components and operation methods of Air Handling Units, Water and Air-cooled Chillers, Cooling Towers, Boilers, Pumps, and Air/Water Distribution systems. Including physical and programmed components
- Identify faults and root cause to suggest control changes to improve building operational and energy efficiency
- Compile customer facing reports and list of action items for operational improvements
- Estimate energy and operational cost savings associated with identified faults and/or operational improvements
- Study customer building management system (BMS) and mechanical design documents to select data points for analysis and to understand the existing operational intent
- Select rules to be applied for FDD, considering the relationship and interdependency of multiple building systems and their equipment
- Develop project structure and equipment parent/child relationships
- Lead customer report presentations via Teams (video & screen share)
Skills
- 1+ year of energy management or HVAC systems / controls design experience
- Must be able to demonstrate an understanding of rule-based analytics
- Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical or Architectural Engineering
- Effective communication skills to speak with building engineers, maintenance personnel, and/or C-level executives
- Up to 5% required travel
- Legally authorized to work in the United States on a continual and permanent basis without company sponsorship
- Engineering in Training (EIT) certification
- Knowledge of facility and maintenance operations, maintenance best practices, and HVAC energy efficiency measures
- Familiarity with HVAC system and building controls
- Knowledge of common HVAC and electrical building codes
- Ability to read and understand design documentation (drawings, sequences of operation, schedules etc.)
- Able to adjust communication style to work with a variety of roles and interested parties
- Enthusiasm to learn new skills and software
- Advanced time management skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office suite programs, high level of proficiency in Microsoft Excel
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