Applications Engineer Senior

 
Distech Controls’ success and reputation are fueled by our world-class team of employees. We look for qualified individuals who are striving to succeed and that wish to actively contribute to our continued growth. Distech Controls values its team members and offers them a modern, motivating work environment, and competitive salaries and benefits.
Who is Distech Controls?
Distech Controls is a Canadian-based company located in Brossard, on the South Shore of Montreal (QC), with a European headquarter in Brignais (Lyon), France. We are proud to be part of the Acuity Brands’ family since 2015. Our mission is to connect people with intelligent building solutions for better health, better space, better efficiencies through our forward-thinking technologies and services. Our passion for innovation, quality and sustainability guides our business on a daily basis, as we light the way to a brilliant, productive and connected world.
Why Work for Distech Controls?
-Innovative driven company
-Dynamic workplace
-Open minded company
-Fast-paced company
-Modern work environment designed for our employees
-Indoor and outdoor bistro areas, lounges, coffee stations
DCI - Distech Controls Inc. (North American headquarter)
-Continuous professional development program
-Extensive benefits, including annual performance bonus, group insurance and RRSP program
-5 floating days and 3 weeks’ vacation from year one (accrual)
-Reward programs
-LEED-Certified building
-Foosball and ping-pong tables
-Situated near quartier Dix30
-On-site gym
-Daily fresh fruit
-Hot and cold beverages stations
-Accessible transportation services including OPUS card reader onsite
-Deep frozen meal prepared by culinary chefs
-Rewards program
 
Job Summary
We use technology to solve problems in spaces, light, and more things to come… for our customers, our communities, and our planet.
Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI) is a market-leading industrial technology company. We use technology to solve problems in spaces, light, and more things to come. Through our two business segments, Acuity Brands Lighting and Lighting Controls (ABL) and the Intelligent Spaces Group (ISG), we design, manufacture, and bring to market products and services that make a valuable difference in people’s lives.
We are positioned at the intersection of sustainability and technology. Our businesses develop technology that helps save our customers energy and reduce their carbon emissions. We achieve growth through the development of innovative new products and services, including lighting, lighting controls, building management solutions, and location-aware applications.
We are looking for an Application Engineer whose primary responsibility is to build the front-end applications that visualize the data in the supervisory server or edge controllers in the way expected by the stakeholders, both internally and externally, by using our product, Eclypse Designer. Your job is to ensure that the applications designed will look to standards across desktop, tablet and mobile. Ideally, you are a self-starter who is excited to learn and improve skillset in the ever-evolving medium of the web.
 
Key Tasks & Responsibilities (Essential Functions)
•    Communicate with the customers directly to understand the business requirements and be able to design the applications in a scalable manner.
•    Take the pre-designed mockup and build the application by using Eclypse Designer which is compatible across desktop, tablet and mobile. 
•    Work with multiple backend systems to integrate data into the frontend graphics, manipulate the data per application requirements as needed.
•    Work closely with internal or external customers to build the applications that meet their business needs.
•    Interact with product managers, project managers, UX/UI designers, software engineers, technical support, and other applications developers.
•    Work with Agile/Scrum methodologies for application development. 
Skills and Minimum Experience Required
ABOUT YOU
•    You are passionate and optimistic.
•    You work for the best interest of the group at all times.
•    You have unwavering personal integrity and work ethic.
•    You have excellent organizational, time management and communication skills.
•    You have an advanced understanding of web and mobile UX/UI.
•    You have the ability to develop and test across multiple browsers, platforms, and devices, including smartphones and tablets.
•    You have the ability to work well with client services, sales, and the design team, and manage time across multiple projects and tasks in a deadline-driven, team environment.
•    You have clear logical thought process to come up with steps of solving an implementation challenge, regardless of ability to actually execute it in code.
  
REQUIRED SKILLS
You should have knowledge in:
•    JavaScript
•    CSS
•    HTML5
•    JSON structure and manipulation
You should be familiar with:
•    SQL-type queries
•    REST API uses and purpose
NICE TO HAVE
•    Back-end development familiarity is a PLUS
•    Knowledge/experience with various building automation systems or industry as a whole is a PLUS
•    Niagara AX and/or Niagara 4 Certification is preferred
Distech Controls Inc. is owned by Acuity Brands Lighting, Inc., which is located in the United States. These companies share a global recruitment system on which the data you provide will be stored, and which will be subject to the laws of the United States of America.
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