Make your mark at the world's largest HVAC company!

Why You'll Love Working for Daikin:

• We're a group who operates with a people-centered mindset, believing in the unlimited potential of each employee, with a goal of driving our company to its fullest potential.
• Our goal is to "Perfect the Air We Share". We do this through cutting edge innovation & sustainability efforts while meeting the HVAC needs of thousands of customers - expanding over 160 countries!
• Our culture is unrivaled. Daikin operates under 8 Core Values which are embedded into every aspect of our business. It's through these values that we continuously strive to build a place where everyone can be authentic, feel valued and heard, and have a sense of purpose and belonging.

What's in It For You:

• Medical/Dental/Vision coverage, PTO, 401K match, support for community involvement and much more!
• The ability to make an impact and shape your career with a company that is passionate about growth
• The support of an organization that believes it is vital to include and engage diverse people, perspectives, and ideas to achieve our best

To fulfill our vision of becoming a premier solutions business, Daikin needs a fully staffed, highly skilled corporate energy modeling department with a manager in charge of day to day operations as well long term project execution.
As the world's largest HVAC manufacturer, creating and growing a corporate energy modeling department requires strong technical skills, the ability to respond to industry wide changes in modeling trends, and a talent for coordinating and rolling out multi-faceted initiatives to support requests from marketing, engineering, applications, software, and industry compliance (ASHRAE, Title 24) all in a timely fashion with a high degree of accuracy.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Interface with product managers to address the timing and scope of equipment representation in energy modeling tools
• Closely collaborate with field energy engineers; provide consultation and energy modeling expertise to field engineers who are managing complex projects. Field energy engineers to provide feedback that will inform energy modeling software development.
• Develop the scope of work for software developers (in-house and third-party vendors) for developing, updating, and maintaining energy modeling software.
• Partner with executive management in advancement of energy modeling software tools
• Coordinate with Daikin Learning to develop and roll-out an energy modeling curriculum for training our sales force; including half-day training sessions; GET program modules, webinars, and software tool tips
• Determine the energy modeling software roll-out schedule to non-Daikin entities: consulting engineers, National Labs, utility companies, and design build contractors. Also determine the subscription price (if any) involved sharing the software
• Ensure that energy modeling software is updated in a timely manner giving priority to high demand equipment lines (e.g. Rebel and Rebel Applied)
• Collaborate DOE national labs (PNNL) to stay current on energy modeling algorithms and modeling for compliance purposes
• Collaborate with Daikin Comfort to ensure their equipment lines are properly represented in energy modeling software and funding is equitably distributed between companies
• Collaborate with Daikin Industries as they develop energy modeling software complementary to DAA's software
• Work with Daikin US on energy modeling issues central to Daikin's interest, including California legislation, studies regarding equipment efficiencies, etc.
• Oversee the creation, testing, and implementation of equipment-specific energy modeling performance curves to be used in Daikin's DOE EnergyPlus software tools. Assume ultimate responsibility that performance curves deliver accurate results
• Coordinate efforts with National Labs for tool development
• Interface with major utility companies across the US to obtain their acceptance of Daikin's energy modeling software results. Establish good relationships with these companies and develop a scope for the required modeling output reports
• Anticipate future growth and identify specialty areas to best serve Daikin's business objective of becoming a solutions provider
• Increase Daikin Energy Services presence in trade magazine through publications and speaking engagements either directly or through the energy modeling engineers

Minimum Requirements:

• 5+ years of advanced energy modeling for HVAC systems and LEED Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related; ASHRAE BEMP (Building Energy Modeling Professional); LEED certification (or Well Building); Professional Engineering License
• Thorough knowledge of one or more total building energy simulation tools: EnergyPlus, eQuest, IES-VE, Trace 3D
  Experience with energy modeling for compliance purposes. Setting up an Appendix G base model, comparing a proposed scenario and quantifying the energy costs savings
• Excellent customer facing skills (customers may be Daikin Reps and employees, consulting engineers, building owners, or governmental/compliance agencies)
• Familiarity with LEED or Well Buildings certification
• Knowledge of HVAC systems
• Excellent written and verbal skills
• Comfortable with public speaking