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.

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

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

If your experience does not meet all our posted 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

• Experience with mechanical, electrical, or building automation systems, with particular interest in HVAC controls and building performance.

• 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.

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 responsibilities to the right person, or otherwise identify open or upcoming roles that may better fit your professional background. Even if you don’t meet all the requirements above, we still want to hear from you.

Compensation, Benefits & Perks:

• Competitive compensation

• Generous equity share package

• Pension plan

• Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, FSA, HSA, Disability, and Term Life Insurance

• Flex PTO

• Well-stocked break room snacks and catered lunch Monday through Friday

• Free ski passes (We are at the base of Big Cottonwood Canyon)

• Free National Park passes

• We push our performance personally as well as professionally, and we do respect flexible hours around well-earned powder days

• Fun office-wide activities quarterly

A Note on Working Onsite:

This role is based in our Salt Lake City Office. We believe that creativity and cohesion flows best when we are all together. When you’re constantly innovating, transforming whole industries, inventing new products and processes, and creating a more sustainable future through technology—and we are doing all these things—we believe we’re better as a team in-person. That’s why all of our teams work from one of our office locations, five days a week.

When applying, include:

• A cover letter telling us why you're the perfect candidate for PassiveLogic that describes the hardest engineering problem you’ve solved that also involved leading a group of people

• A resume

• Extra mile — include a description of a project (of any type) you personally created, devised, built, managed, organized, or designed that was of your own self-initiative

Diversity and inclusion

Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is woven into our values and everything we do. We welcome all—come as you are and bring your whole self. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity every day by maintaining a safe and inclusive environment for our employees at every stage of their careers.

Locations

Salt Lake City