Controls Engineer - Data Center Operations
About The Position
The Controls Engineer will operate the building management and controls systems (BMS, SCADA, EPMS) that keep live, gigawatt-scale data centers cooled and powered in real time. The role owns real-time load and thermal control across sites that come online in phases, maintaining reliable operations in live halls while construction continues nearby. The engineer will create operating procedures, alarm response runbooks, and control sequences that establish standards for future sites. They will diagnose and resolve controls faults on site, tune sequences and setpoints to meet PUE and reliability targets as load and hardware change, and detect sensor or setpoint drift before it causes an outage.
Requirements
- Experience operating controls for live mission-critical facilities in data center, industrial, or power environments, including through faults, load ramps, and nearby construction.
- Deep knowledge of BMS, SCADA, and EPMS platforms sufficient to diagnose faulty sequences and misconfigured points.
- Experience writing operating procedures and alarm response runbooks used by operators.
- Experience resolving a controls fault under pressure on a live floor with operational load at risk.
- Ability to tune control sequences and setpoints and explain tradeoffs among reliability, efficiency, and cost.
- Ability to work in non-climate-controlled environments, including construction areas, data halls, electrical and mechanical rooms, and outdoor spaces.
- Ability to lift, carry, push, and pull up to 40 pounds independently.
- Ability to sit, stand, walk, kneel, bend, and crouch for long periods, including full shifts on one's feet.
- Ability to wear required PPE and follow site safety rules.
- Ability to climb stairs and ladders and move around equipment, cable trays, and uneven surfaces.
Nice To Haves
- Hyperscale or colocation data center operations experience.
- Liquid cooling controls experience.
- Electrical power monitoring systems experience.
- Behind-the-meter generation experience.
- Experience building controls standards for a new fleet.
Responsibilities
- Operate BMS, SCADA, and EPMS systems supporting live data center cooling and power.
- Own real-time load and thermal control across sites coming online in phases, keeping live halls operating while construction continues.
- Write operating procedures, alarm response runbooks, and control sequences for current and future sites.
- Diagnose and resolve on-site controls faults, including issues with chiller sequences and breaker operation.
- Tune control sequences and setpoints to maintain PUE and reliability targets as load and hardware generations change.
- Identify drifting sensors and incorrect setpoints before they contribute to an outage.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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