Senior Applied Building Controls Engineer
PassiveLogic · Holladay, UT
- Level
- Senior
- Team
- Controls
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
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A senior controls role at PassiveLogic (industrial) in Holladay, UT. To the right person, or otherwise identify open or upcoming roles that may better fit your professional background.
- They ask for
- 5+ years
- Tools it names
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ), Automation
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 9, 2026
Controls Engineer roles in the US: typical posted base $98k–$141k.
Median of the low and high ends of 336 live postings that list pay, out of 948 controls engineer openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Utah plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 13 other live controls postings in Utah.
- Experience asked
- Typical (5+ years)
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Automation 57%
- Root cause 50%
- PLC 50%
- Team leadership 36%
- ✓ Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 21%
- MES 21%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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About the Role
This is a career-defining opportunity to play a crucial role in a hyper-scale AI company that is transforming the future of autonomous systems, energy, and the built environment.
As our Applied Building Controls Engineer, you will turn site survey information, customer scope, and building system
requirements
into practical controls designs for PassiveLogic deployments. You will review site survey data, develop controls designs, create bills of material, scope electrical installation work, and support Digital Twin system layout for these deployments.
This role connects field conditions, project scope, controls engineering, electrical contractor execution, and Digital Twin modeling through clear designs, bills of material, and installation scopes.
What you’ll do
requirements
below, we’d still love to hear from you. We are looking for practitioners who are passionate about understanding people, committed to lifelong learning, and driven by the love of what they do. If that’s you, please apply!
You must have
- ✓5+ years of experience with HVAC controls.
- ✓Ability to read and interpret site survey data, construction drawings, control drawings, equipment schedules, and field documentation.
- ✓Experience developing or supporting controls designs, installation plans, technical scopes of work, or contractor bid packages.
- ✓Ability to create clear bills of material and communicate installation
requirements
to electrical contractors and project stakeholders.
- ✓Strong applied problem-solving skills and the ability to identify missing information, field constraints, and design risks.
- ✓Exceptional debugging, troubleshooting, and observational analysis skills.
- ✓Be an extraordinary teammate with a genuine interest in working with internal teams, external customers, and contractor partners.
- ✓Ability to travel to project sites throughout the United States and Europe as required.
- ✓Mechanical, electrical, or controls drawing and schematic experience.
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Senior Applied Building Controls Engineer
Turning messy, real-world building conditions into clean, buildable controls designs—and making sure they actually get installed correctly and reflected in a Digital Twin.
About PassiveLogic®
PassiveLogic is the first fully autonomous platform for buildings. We’ve reinvented the fundamental principles of automation to democratize technology, optimize buildings, and reduce the world’s carbon footprint. We are a team of technologists, engineers, and creatives dedicated to making a sustainable impact through real-world solutions.
We are looking for team members who have a passion for technology and want to work on cutting-edge problems with real-world solutions. Our culture is built on bringing together the most talented engineers, thinkers, and creatives—backed by the world’s leading investors—working together to make the future a reality.
Site Survey Review & Project Discovery
- •Review site survey data, drawings, photos, equipment information, point lists, and field notes gathered by survey teams or project partners.
- •Identify missing, inconsistent, or unclear information and coordinate follow-up questions or field validation.
- •Perform site surveys when needed, documenting HVAC equipment, electrical and controls infrastructure, network needs, and installation constraints.
- •Translate existing building conditions into inputs for controls design, Digital Twin layout, and project execution.
Controls Design, BOMs & Contractor Scope
- •Develop project controls designs based on scope, customer requirements, existing equipment, and PassiveLogic deployment standards.
- •Create control system layouts, device selections, panel and wiring concepts, and project-specific implementation details.
- •Build bills of material for controls hardware, sensors, panels, networking equipment, wiring accessories, and supporting components.
- •Prepare clear electrical contractor scopes of work so partners can provide accurate installation pricing.
- •Define contractor responsibilities, assumptions, exclusions, deliverables, and coordination requirements.
Digital Twin & Deployment Support
- •Assist Digital Twin teams with system design, equipment mapping, controls layout, and building system relationships.
- •Help convert survey data and project scope into accurate Digital Twin representations.
- •Support installation teams remotely or on site by answering technical questions, clarifying design intent, and helping resolve field issues.
- •Capture installation feedback, survey gaps, and field lessons learned to improve future design standards and deployment workflows.
What you’ll bring
You should have
- •General construction, electrical, controls, commissioning, or building operations experience.
- •Applied building science experience and a strong foundation in engineering, energy, and mechanical systems.
- •Experience coordinating with contractors, field teams, or project managers during design and installation.
- •Experience translating project scope into technical design deliverables.
It’s helpful to have
- •HVAC controls design experience.
- •Experience creating contractor installation scopes, bid packages, or construction documentation.
- •Experience with building automation systems, control panels, sensors, wiring, networking, and field devices.
- •Experience supporting Digital Twin, BIM, Revit, controls graphics, or building system modeling workflows.
- •Experience with refrigeration systems, air-to-water heat pumps, ground source heat pumps, or other advanced HVAC systems.
We know there are candidates who might not fit everything we’ve described above, or who might have experience and skills we haven’t considered. PassiveLogic can sometimes be flexible enough to shift