Controls Engineer

About the role

Join the world's largest HVAC company, named by Forbes as one of America's Best-In-State Employers 2025! Daikin Applied is seeking a Controls Engineer to design, develop, test, and implement controls systems for cutting-edge HVAC equipment. Under direct supervision, you will collaborate with project teams, design detailed controls systems, program control sequences, and ensure systems operate efficiently to meet customer environmental needs.

Location: Staunton, VA – On-site

Responsibilities

• Develop solutions to routine technical problems of limited scope
• Under supervision, provide limited advice and analyze information within a specific function for others in the organization
• Evaluate, analyze, and recommend products, designs, and cost improvements under the guidance of experienced engineers to enhance the company’s competitive position
• Identify and procure materials needed to construct prototypes and participate in the design engineering of new models
• Support the planning and development of test programs for prototypes
• Analyze test data and reports to determine if designs meet functional and performance specifications
• Assist in analyzing, evaluating, sourcing, and coordinating the procurement of new materials and components to support model changes
• Analyze, evaluate, and recommend cost improvement ideas through product, vendor, and design changes with direction
• Perform technical analysis of competitive products
• Provide support to sales and marketing on product presentations and customer literature
• Support manufacturing to implement controls systems in manufactured products

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent experience
• Ability to work cooperatively and effectively with laboratory, design, and product marketing teams
• Ability to effectively coordinate and communicate with vendors for mechanical/electrical facility systems

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Engineering from an ABET-accredited institution, preferably in Electrical, Mechanical, Control Systems, or a related field
• Understanding of HVAC equipment and components
• Ability to read an electrical schematic
• Exposure to fundamentals of instrumentation, including RTDs, thermocouples, pressure transducers, flow meters, electrical and power measurements, and analog/digital data acquisition
• Formal coursework in measurement systems, heat transfer, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, machine design, and strength of materials
• Programming experience

Benefits

• Multiple medical insurance plan options plus dental and vision insurance
• 401K retirement plan with employer match
• Paid time off and company-paid holidays
• Paid sick time in accordance with federal, state, and local law
• Tuition reimbursement after 6 months of continuous service

Work visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Pay

The typical annual base salary for this position ranges from $62,000 to $124,300 in Virginia. The range reflects the pay for all positions in this job grade. Individual base pay will depend on skills, qualifications, experience, and location.