Johnson Controls · 1 month ago
Principal Application Engineer (onsite)
San Antonio, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$90K/yr - $120K/yr
5+ years expJohnson Controls is seeking a Principal Application Engineer for their Applied Equipment Engineering team. This role involves supporting the sale of Chiller products through technical assistance, product application inquiries, and collaboration with sales and engineering teams.
Industrial EngineeringPhysical SecuritySmart Building
Responsibilities
Daily interaction with field sales personnel providing guidance on the application and installation of assigned Chiller Solutions equipment in HVAC systems
Interaction with field personnel must include systems applications advice, creative solutions to unique customer needs and use of competitor knowledge to create advantages
Participate in the development of tools and documentation to support field sales as well as automate processes to support common inquiries
Be proficient in the use of in-house engineering systems and documentation to aid in responding to inquiries for product details
Assist and counsel sales personnel in resolving equipment/job/code challenges
Effectively communicate and follow up with sales personnel, design engineers and product management teams to ensure customer requirements are clearly understood and responses are efficiently executed
Obtain supplier quotations in order to communicate cost and lead time for special product requests
Participate in product team meetings to plan and implement business development opportunities
Create and deliver portions of sales training programs. These can include both on-site training classes as well as travel to field offices to support specific training needs
Guide and support the efforts of other Application Engineers, Product Marketing staff, Sales Engineers and Sales Agents
Demonstrate a high level of knowledge of products (JCI and competitor’s), market conditions and direction, environment (external influences of industry organizations and governmental regulations), technologies and their effect to the business
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering
5+ years of experience in HVAC industry, preferably Chiller Technology field
Strong understanding of the principles of refrigeration systems and associated equipment
Up to 10% travel is needed for factory visits, customer site visits and field visits related to training
Benefits
Competitive benefits package
Company
Johnson Controls
Johnson Controls offers smart buildings that create safe, healthy, and sustainable environments.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.6BKey Investors
US Department of Energy
2024-12-05Post Ipo Debt· $250M
2024-12-04Post Ipo Debt· $525.61M
2024-05-20Post Ipo Equity· $90M
Leadership Team
Joakim Weidemanis
Chief Executive Officer
Marc Vandiepenbeeck
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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