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BAS/BMS Controls Engineer

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Compensation
$65–130K/yr
Location
Glen Allen, VA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Carrier’s Automated Logic is seeking a Controls Engineer to design and program customer-specific building automation systems. The role manages complex engineering projects, develops system interfaces and documentation, tests programming, and supports sales and project teams. Candidates need a high school diploma or GED and at least five years of HVAC controls or automation controls experience. A bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering is preferred.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Building Automation SystemsWebCTRLInstalling Building Automation ControlsTCP/IP NetworkingWireless TechnologyMultidisciplinary Problem SolvingTechnical CommunicationCommunicationTeamworkMicrosoft 365

Qualifications

High School Diploma or GED5+ Years HVAC Controls or Automation Controls ExperienceBachelor's Degree in Mechanical or Electrical EngineeringPermanent Resident

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

About Carrier

Carrier Global Corporation, global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions, is committed to creating innovations that bring comfort, safety and sustainability to life. Through cutting-edge advancements in climate solutions such as temperature control, air quality and transportation, we improve lives, empower critical industries and ensure safe transport of food, lifesaving medicines and more. Since inventing modern air conditioning in 1902, we lead with purpose: enhancing the lives we live and the world we share. We continue to lead because of our world-class, inclusive workforce that puts the customer at the center of everything we do. For more information, visit corporate.carrier.com or follow on Carrier social media at @Carrier.

About Us

At Automated Logic, we've been developing and supporting intelligent building solutions that have helped customers, including small businesses to Fortune 500 corporations, operate their buildings more efficiently for over 40 years. Our products help reduce energy consumption, lower utility, operating and maintenance costs, and improve indoor air quality, occupant comfort, and productivity. Technology that supports the buildings and industry of today and tomorrow requires a wide range of talents and skill sets.

About the role

As a Controls Engineer, you’ll be an expert voice on-site- performing difficult and complex engineering activities and creating standard work for common procedures.

You’ll have access to:

Professional Development: Training programs, certifications, and continuing education in BAS technologies and leadership.

Career Pathways and Leadership Opportunities: Opportunities to advance into roles such as Project Engineer, Technical Manager, or Operations Lead, as well as mentor junior staff and contribute to strategic initiatives that shape our service delivery.

Recognition & Rewards: Recognition programs that celebrate your contributions.

Scope of Position

As a Controls Engineer, you will be crucial to ALC’s business through the designing of advanced building automation systems created specifically for each individual customer. We are looking for someone who works well in a team and has excellent problem-solving, time management, and multi-tasking skills.

Key Responsibilities

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

  • Under minimal direction, plan, prioritize and manage multiple engineering projects; prioritizing tasks to ensure that the team's overall resources are used effectively and that project deadlines are met.

  • Manage several components of a large scale, complex, or significant engineering project, from start to finish, so that it is completed on time and within budget.

  • Manage major responsibilities across multiple engineering disciplines on a regular basis.

  • Design and program building automation systems, site-specific configuration of control systems, and control algorithms.

  • Adhere to project requirements and company and customer standards of design, programming, and implementation.

  • Create a clear design document for project teams with technical information.

  • Document and communicate the building automation system design and revisions.

  • Develop graphical and text-based interfaces for building automation systems.

  • Test programming and interfaces prior to implantation.

  • Provide technical support to sales representatives to ensure customers’ needs are met.

  • Identify and communicate project opportunities and risks.

  • Support of functional testing for building systems.

  • Jobsite visits if necessary to aid in project support

Required Qualifications

  • High School Diploma or GED

  • 5+ years of overall HVAC controls or Automation Controls experience (excluding end-user-only experience)

Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, ideally with a concentration in HVAC&R.

  • Proficient with advanced building automation software, such as WebCTRL, and installing building automation controls.

  • Expert with TCP/IP networks including wireless technology.

  • Experience interacting with a large and diverse number of simultaneous challenges, requiring knowledge of multiple disciplines.

  • Ability to communicate technical information to a non-technical audience.

  • Excellent communication skills as well as the ability to work well in a team environment.

  • Proficient with Microsoft 365 applications.

Sponsorship not available. Must be a permanent resident.

Pay Range

The annual salary for this position is between $64,500.00 - $129,500.00 annually. Factors which may affect pay within this range include, but are not limited to, skills, education, experience, and other unique qualifications of the successful candidate. The pay range will not be below the minimum wage applicable to the jurisdiction in which the applicant is to be employed.

Other Compensation

This position may be entitled to short-term cash incentives, subject to plan requirements.

Benefits

Employees are eligible for benefits, including:

  • Health Care Benefits : Medical, Dental, Vision; Wellness incentives

  • Retirement Benefits

  • Time off and Leave : Paid vacation days, up to 15 days; paid sick days, up to 5 days; paid personal leave, up to 5 days; paid holidays, up to 13 days; birth and adoption leave; parental leave; family and medical leave; bereavement leave; jury duty leave; military leave; purchased vacation

  • Disability : Short-term and long-term disability

  • Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment

  • Tax-Advantaged Accounts: Health Savings Account; Health Care Spending Account; Dependent Care Spending Account

  • Tuition Assistance

To learn more about our benefits offering, please click here Work with us | Carrier Corporate (https://www.corporate.carrier.com/careers/work-with-us/) . The specific benefits available to any employee may vary depending on state and local laws and eligibility factors, such as date of hire and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Carrier EEO Statement and Accommodations Process

Carrier is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status or any other applicable state or federal protected class. Carrier provides affirmative action in employment for qualified individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with section 503 of Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act.

If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, participate in an interview, or otherwise engage in the hiring process, please contact us at [email protected] . We will make every effort to meet your needs in accordance with applicable laws.

Application Deadline

Applications will be accepted for at least 3  days from Job Posting Date: 4 November 2026

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How this job compares

Set against the 2,383 open Controls Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$65–130K/yr
  • Virginia median$111–166K/yr75 salary ranges
  • US median$110–160K/yr1,349 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $97K, is 31% below the Virginia median midpoint ($140K) — in the lowest quarter of Controls Engineer salary ranges in Virginia.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 95 open Controls Engineer jobs in Virginia and 2,383 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Virginia
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Controls Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (2,008 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 1,314 of the 2,383 open Controls Engineer jobs (55%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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