Application Guide
How to Apply for Performance/Building Systems Engineer
at Willow
🏢 About Willow
Willow is a technology company that specializes in creating digital twins of buildings, enabling real-time integrated facility management to optimize security, sustainability, and efficiency. What makes Willow unique is its focus on transforming static buildings into intelligent, responsive assets through its proprietary platform. Working here means contributing to cutting-edge solutions that directly impact how buildings operate globally, making them smarter and more sustainable.
About This Role
As a Performance/Building Systems Engineer at Willow, you will deploy the Willow platform for customers, helping them operate and optimize building systems through real-time data and insights. This role involves mapping and tagging building assets using Fault Detection and Diagnostics (FDD) expertise, ensuring high-quality data accuracy, and collaborating with cross-functional teams on customer-facing workshops. It's impactful because you'll directly enable clients to enhance building performance, reduce energy waste, and improve operational efficiency, contributing to Willow's mission of smarter, sustainable facilities.
💡 A Day in the Life
A typical day might involve analyzing building system data from the Willow platform to identify optimization opportunities, using Fault Detection & Diagnostics tools to troubleshoot issues, and mapping assets for a new client deployment. You could also participate in virtual meetings with cross-functional teams to plan customer workshops, ensuring data accuracy and system integration align with project requirements.
🚀 Application Tools
🎯 Who Willow Is Looking For
- Has 3+ years of hands-on experience in Building Automation Services, with proven ability to work with HVAC controls, BMS, lighting controls, and energy metering networks.
- Demonstrates strong Fault Detection & Diagnostics skills, capable of troubleshooting and optimizing Building Automation/Energy Management Systems effectively.
- Possesses a deep understanding of technical documentation such as network topology, wiring diagrams, and points lists, ensuring accurate data mapping and system integration.
- Is adept at collaborating with diverse teams and engaging in customer-facing activities like discovery sessions to define project scope and requirements.
📝 Tips for Applying to Willow
Highlight specific projects where you deployed or optimized building systems, emphasizing your role in improving efficiency or sustainability metrics.
Tailor your resume to include keywords from the job description, such as 'Fault Detection and Diagnostics,' 'BMS,' 'HVAC controls,' and 'data accuracy,' to pass automated screening.
Showcase any experience with IoT/OT devices and networks, as Willow integrates these into their platform for real-time facility management.
Mention any customer-facing or workshop experience, as this role involves partnering with other teams and clients to define requirements.
Provide examples of how you ensured data quality in past roles, as the job emphasizes collecting and sending high-accuracy data to the Willow platform.
✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter
["Explain your experience with Building Automation Services and specific technologies like HVAC controls or BMS, linking it to Willow's focus on optimizing building systems.", "Describe a past project where you used Fault Detection & Diagnostics to troubleshoot or improve a building's performance, highlighting measurable outcomes.", "Express enthusiasm for Willow's mission of enhancing building sustainability and efficiency through digital twins and real-time data.", 'Detail your ability to collaborate in cross-functional teams and engage with customers, as the role involves discovery sessions and workshops.']
Generate Cover Letter →🔍 Research Before Applying
To stand out, make sure you've researched:
- → Explore Willow's case studies or whitepapers on their website to understand how they implement digital twins and optimize specific building types.
- → Look into Willow's platform features, focusing on how it integrates IoT/OT devices and provides real-time facility management insights.
- → Research Willow's company culture and values, as they emphasize innovation and sustainability in the building technology space.
- → Review industry trends related to smart buildings and sustainability, as Willow's solutions align with global efforts for energy-efficient facilities.
💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics
Based on this role, you may be asked about:
⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Submitting a generic resume without tailoring it to highlight building automation experience or specific technologies mentioned in the job description.
- Failing to provide concrete examples of Fault Detection & Diagnostics work or data accuracy initiatives in past roles.
- Overlooking the customer-facing aspect of the role, such as not mentioning experience with workshops or collaboration in application materials.
📅 Application Timeline
This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.
Typical hiring timeline:
Application Review
1-2 weeks
Initial Screening
Phone call or written assessment
Interviews
1-2 rounds, usually virtual
Offer
Congratulations!