Senior Application Engineer - Chillers
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Job Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
- 3+ years of commercial HVAC experience in application engineering, consulting engineering, technical sales support, or chiller system engineering.
- Knowledge of refrigeration systems, heat transfer, hydronics, pumps, controls, and variable-speed HVAC equipment.
- Ability to interpret plans, specifications, piping diagrams, sequences of operation, and applicable HVAC codes and standards.
- Experience performing engineering calculations and applying technical concepts to commercial HVAC systems.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat, equipment selection software, and engineering documentation tools.
- Strong technical writing, presentation, problem-solving, and project management skills.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams.
- Willingness to travel domestically and occasionally internationally.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with air-cooled and water-cooled chillers, air-to-water heat pumps, centrifugal chillers, or inverter-driven compressor technologies.
- Experience with chiller plant design, sequencing, building automation systems, energy analysis, or life-cycle cost evaluations.
- Knowledge of ASHRAE, AHRI, and commercial HVAC industry standards.
- Experience supporting data centers, mission-critical facilities, healthcare, higher education, industrial, or large commercial projects.
- Experience working with manufacturer engineering teams, product development, technical training, or new product introductions.
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- Recruiting Range$90,000—$110,000 USD
- Benefits Offered Full-Time Employees:
- No-cost employee premiums for you and your eligible dependents for competitive medical, dental, vision and prescription benefits.
- Auto enrollment with immediate vesting of competitive company matching contributions in a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with several investment options.
- Generous Paid Time Off program that includes company holidays and a combined bank of paid sick and vacation time.
- Performance based Short-Term Incentives (varies by role).
- Access to confidential mental health resources to help you and your loved ones improve your quality of life. Personal fitness goal incentives.
- Family orientated benefits such as paid parental leave and support for families raising children with learning, social, behavioral challenges, or developmental disabilities.
- Group Rate Life and Disability Insurance.
- Benefits Offered Temporary/Contractors:
- Eligible for the relevant benefit programs offered through our partner agencies.
- Privacy Notice to California Applicants
- Applicants who need assistance or a reasonable accommodation during the hiring process may contact our team by phone at: 973-477-7090 or [email protected]. This email and phone number will only reply to accommodation requests and is not intended for general employment inquiries.
- All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
- In addition to the above, LG believes that pay transparency is a key part of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our salary ranges take into account many factors in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skillset, experience, licensure, certifications, internal equity, and other business needs. While we consider geographic pay differentials in final offers, because we operate in many geographies where applicable, the salary range listed may not reflect all geographic differentials applied.
Responsibilities
- Provide application engineering support for LG chillers and heat pumps, including equipment selection, sizing, and performance analysis.
- Evaluate project requirements including loads, operating conditions, flow rates, pressure drop, sound requirements, electrical characteristics, and system configurations.
- Develop competitive equipment selections using approved LG software and engineering tools.
- Review chilled water, condenser water, heat pump, and hydronic system designs to ensure compatibility with LG equipment requirements.
- Support consulting engineers, contractors, owners, and sales teams with technical recommendations and application guidance.
- Interpret plans, specifications, codes, and project requirements to prepare submittals, technical responses, compliance matrices, and equipment schedules.
- Support building automation integration, including equipment controls, sequencing, BACnet/Modbus communications, and plant operation strategies.
- Collaborate with factory engineering, product management, and sales teams to address project-specific requirements and support product improvements.
- Capture customer feedback and market requirements to support product development and future product enhancements.
- Review and maintain technical documentation including engineering manuals, installation guides, application guides, catalogs, and product literature.
- Support product line activities including new product introductions, engineering changes, feature enhancements, and product lifecycle management.
- Develop and deliver technical training, presentations, webinars, and application guidance for customers, sales teams, representatives, and industry partners.
- Provide technical support during project handoff, installation, commissioning, and performance investigations.
- Analyze field issues and collaborate with service and factory engineering teams to identify root causes and drive resolution.
- Travel as needed to support customer meetings, jobsite reviews, training, and product-related activities.
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