Sr. Energy Solutions Development Engineer - REMOTE
Honeywell Hillsborough Township, New Jersey, United States · $141K–$203K/yr
Automation Machinery Manufacturing · 10,001+ employees
About the role
The engineer will provide technical support for central plant design and optimization projects across various markets to assist the sales team. Responsibilities include developing energy strategies, performing detailed savings calculations, and engaging in customer-facing technical briefings.
What they look for
Requirements
Candidates must have a Bachelor's degree in Engineering and at least 10 years of experience with central heating/cooling plants and CHP systems. A Professional Engineering (PE) license and U.S. citizenship are mandatory requirements for this role.
Benefits
Full description
Do you want to be a part of a company that is a leader in the energy industry? Our team strives to provide our customers with innovative energy solutions tailored to each client. Half of the entire Honeywell portfolio is linked directly to energy efficiency, and we have completed over 5,000 efficiency projects that are expected to deliver more than $5 billion in utility and operational savings around the globe. Honeywell Sustainable Building Technologies (SBT) does not just focus on a singular set of solutions, but rather, takes a comprehensive view of the entire facility/customer site to identify potential opportunities, discover issues, and identify recommended improvements. We help our customers create an energy strategy that addresses financial obligations and provides scalability for the future.
We are currently seeking a Senior Energy Solutions Development Engineer based in New Jersey (flex/remote worker) to support SBT project development throughout North America. In this capacity you will engage primarily in central plant design and optimization projects across our Public, Federal, and Commercial & Industrial (C&I) markets to provide engineering support for our sales team. In addition, you will: use your extensive subject matter expertise to influence customers toward Honeywell solutions; provide both external and internal consultations; help Honeywell teams develop and maintain the right product messaging, customer support, and training; foster cross-functional alignment to customer needs; and participate in pursuit strategy planning, and customer negotiations.
Responsibilities
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Strong understanding of thermodynamics, heat transfer, and fluid systems
- Ability to read and interpret P&IDs, schematics, and technical drawings
- Generate conceptual schematic design of concepts for preliminary cost estimating
- Familiarity with energy metering, performance trending, and data analysis
- Calculate annual energy consumption of central heating/cooling plants and Combined Heat & Power (CHP) plants
- Develop detailed saving calculations for proposed solutions
- Generate 30-year life cycle cost analysis of new plants or modified plants including: financing, site growth rate, utility rate escalations, carbon offsets, equipment uptime, degradation, renewable energy credits, O&M costs, and incentives
- Create comprehensive scope of work documents for use internally and externally
- Perform root cause analysis and develop solutions for performance issues related to systems within central heating/cooling plants and CHP systems
- Experience with air permitting and other environmental regulatory requirements
- Engage in customer-facing activities and present technical briefings
- Analyze growth opportunities
- Review proposal activities
- Develop and champion best-in-class sales training
- Provide mentorship and coaching to younger or less experienced engineers
- An estimated 30% travel will be required
Qualifications
YOU MUST HAVE
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related field.
- 10 years or more experience with central heating/cooling plants and CHP systems
- Hands on experience with boilers, chillers, cooling towers, hydronic/steam systems, etc.
- Professional Engineering (PE) license
- Knowledgeable of ASME, NFPA, UFC, and international mechanical codes
WE VALUE
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
- Project Development experience: $1M – $20M+ project size
- Professional certifications: CEM, LEED-AP
- Preferably experience with steam and/or gas turbine generation and thermal energy storage
- Experience with traditional building HVAC and control systems
- Ability to develop and foster strong customer relationships
- Strong verbal/written communications skills (technical writing, proposal preparation, etc.)
- Familiarity with industry regulatory requirements and future mandates
- Familiarity with energy and carbon reduction project grants and incentive programs
- Ability to achieve results through influence in a matrixed-team environment
BENEFITS OF WORKING FOR HONEYWELL
In addition to a competitive salary, leading-edge work, and developing solutions side-by-side with dedicated experts in their fields, Honeywell employees are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package. This package includes employer subsidized Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance; Short-Term and Long-Term Disability; 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Accounts, EAP, and Educational Assistance; Parental Leave, Paid Time Off (for vacation, personal business, sick time, and parental leave), and 12 Paid Holidays. Learn more (https://benefits.honeywell.com/)
The application period for the job is estimated to be 40 days from the job posting date; however, this may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. Job Posting Date: September 11, 2026.
The annual base salary range for this position in California, New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, and Washington State (excluding most major metropolitan areas), and anywhere in Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Minnesota, Vermont, and Virginia is $141,000 - $177,000. For Washington, DC, and most major metropolitan areas in California, New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, and Washington State, the annual base salary range is $162,000 - $203,000. Please note that this salary information serves as a general guideline. Honeywell considers various factors when extending an offer, including, but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's work experience, education and training, key skills, as well as market and business considerations.
U.S. CITIZEN REQUIREMENT
Must be a U.S. Citizen due to U.S. federal contract requirements.
ABOUT HONEYWELL TECHNOLOGIES
Honeywell Technologies is a global, pure-play automation company with a legacy of innovating to help solve the world’s most mission-critical challenges, enhancing the quality of life for people and communities around the world. We serve the building, industrial, and process sectors with a broad portfolio of services, solutions, and products, underpinned by our Honeywell Technologies Accelerator operating system and Honeywell Technologies Forge intelligence layer. By combining the deep domain expertise of our more than 50,000 employees with decades of data from our global installed base, we are uniquely positioned to lead the industrial sector’s transition from automation to autonomy. Learn more (https://www.honeywell.com/us/en)
THE BUSINESS UNIT
Honeywell Building Automation (BA) is a leading global provider of products, software, solutions, and technologies that enable building owners and occupants to ensure their facilities are safe, energy efficient, sustainable, and productive. BA products and services include advanced software applications for building control and optimization; sensors, switches, control systems, and instruments for energy management; access control; video surveillance; fire products; and installation, maintenance, and upgrades of systems. Revenues in 2022 for BA were $6B and there are approximately 18,000 employees globally. To learn more, please visit https://buildings.honeywell.com/ (https://buildings.honeywell.com/)
Honeywell is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, religion, or veteran status. Learn more (https://www.honeywell.com/us/en/company/inclusion-and-engagement)
Honeywell is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, religion, or veteran status.
Honeywell Technologies is a global, pure-play automation company with a legacy of innovating to help solve the world’s most mission-critical challenges, enhancing the quality of life for people and communities around the world. We serve the building, industrial and process sectors with a broad portfolio of services, solutions and products, underpinned by our Honeywell Technologies Accelerator operating system and Honeywell Technologies Forge intelligence layer. By combining the deep domain expertise of our more than 50,000 employees with decades of data from our global installed base, we are uniquely positioned to lead the industrial sector’s transition from automation to autonomy.