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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

Penn State's Office of Physical Plant is seeking a Facilities Automation Specialist! This position will report to the Facility Automation Services Manager and will be responsible for developing comprehensive applications and engineered solutions for specific projects, as well as providing technical support to the field organization. This hybrid/office-based position is responsible for the technical support and issues resolution of the PSU BACnet network, using company tools and operating protocols. This position will also assist in systems integration including APIs. Receives system trouble tickets from both internal and external sources to resolve building automation system issues. Some travel may be required.

As a member of Finance and Business, you will be joining a team of individuals who have the ambition to help Penn State succeed. Workforce diversity, cultural inclusiveness, and employment equity are deeply rooted in Penn State’s historic mission. Just as we are committed to being a diverse educational environment, we are also committed to being a diverse working community. As a community, we endeavor to be a mixture of cultural backgrounds, life experiences, and individual perspectives that add variety and vitality to the workplace. The University believes that we can learn from each other’s differences and break down the barriers that separate us. Penn State is a place where everyone can be themselves, together.

Responsibilities include:

• Proactively monitor the Utility Network traffic utilizing network analyzer applications and tools, and evaluate options for new techniques, concepts, and theories on operating issues

• Investigate, repair and document data sharing problems such as vendor integration and data collected from Facility Automation Systems to the Enterprise Utility Management System (EUMS) or other energy related applications. Principal responder for campus BACnet and integration issues, providing technical resolution to DDC, building automation and related issues.

• Investigate, repair and document network errors (i.e... duplicate IP addresses, incorrect device instance numbers, loss of communication, etc.) and/or programming errors (i.e... mis-configured CoV subscriptions, bad static bindings, missing network points, I/O errors, etc. Perform point-to-point system check outs and participate in new and renovated system onboarding.

• Ensure proper software setup, programming, and commu