Data Center Engineer
About The Position
The Data Center Engineer will support onsite commissioning and functional testing of power distribution and electrical control systems at customer facilities. The work is fully onsite and focuses on PLC- and protection-relay-based Auto Throw Over (ATO) schemes, with equipment commissioning at a data center being built in Temple, Texas. The position is part of a larger team supporting data centers across the United States, with this role focused on the Temple facility. The engineer will configure equipment by uploading programs and settings, test and integrate equipment, and commission it at the customer site. Candidates may have an engineering or technician background, provided they have practical field experience commissioning and testing electrical control systems.
Requirements
- At least 3 years of relevant experience in commissioning, electrical controls, power systems, or power distribution.
- Hands-on power distribution experience and an understanding of electrical distribution systems and their operation.
- Strong understanding of switchgear and its interfaces with PLCs, protection relays, and control systems.
- Hands-on PLC experience, preferably with Modicon M340 and/or M580 PLCs.
- Experience with protection relays, including loading relay settings and/or performing protective-function testing.
- Commissioning and troubleshooting experience, including I/O checks, sequence-of-operation testing, and diagnosing wiring or control-system issues in the field.
- Ability to work onsite at the customer facility.
Nice To Haves
- Experience commissioning or testing Auto Throw Over (ATO) or automatic transfer schemes.
- Experience with Easergy P5/P7 or SEL protection relays, including secondary injection testing.
- Experience with Vijeo HMI software and loading or commissioning HMI applications.
- Local to the Dallas facility.
Responsibilities
- Perform onsite commissioning and functional testing of power distribution control systems.
- Load programs into Modicon M340/M580 PLCs and Vijeo HMIs.
- Perform PLC and HMI input/output checks and functional sequence-of-operation testing.
- Test PLC- or protection-relay-controlled Auto Throw Over (ATO) schemes.
- Troubleshoot wiring errors, incorrect signals, and system functionality problems discovered during commissioning.
- Load setting files into protection relays.
- Perform protective-function testing on protection relays using secondary injection test equipment.
- Test and integrate power distribution equipment and commission it at the customer site.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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