Technical Lead - Building Automation

GrayMatter • Sterling, VA

1d • Remote

About The Position

GrayMatter is hiring a Technical Lead for its Building Automation Services team. The role focuses on executing specialized work efficiently and competently, with careful attention to detail, correctness, and customer satisfaction. The position is generally task-oriented and calls for a disciplined, conservative, and cautious approach.

The Technical Lead performs services for clients, particularly involving controls and SCADA systems used in data centers, power generation, and advanced manufacturing. The role contributes to projects of all sizes, supports project development, planning, and engineering, and helps site teams with startup, troubleshooting, commissioning, and training. This is a remote role based out of Sterling, Virginia, with occasional but not extensive travel. Pre-employment drug screening and a background check are required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in an applicable field such as chemical engineering, electrical engineering, electrical engineering technology, mechanical engineering, or mechanical engineering technology; an equivalent combination of experience and training may also be considered.
• At least 5 years of relevant work experience with SCADA platforms such as Ignition, AVEVA, or Schneider PSO.
• Experience with field startup, troubleshooting, and commissioning.
• Working knowledge of electrical distribution schemes, UPS, power metering, and relay monitoring.
• Understanding of electrical schematics, instrumentation, and control concepts.
• Experience with control systems implementation, design, installation, testing, and troubleshooting.
• Networking experience with Ethernet/IP, Modbus, and 61850.
• Strong attention to detail and process.
• Strong problem-solving and research skills, with an excellent customer-service attitude.
• Demonstrate accountability, integrity, respect, innovation, and teamwork.
• Complete a required pre-employment drug screen and background check.

Nice To Haves

• PLC platform experience, including Allen-Bradley, Modicon, or Siemens.

Responsibilities

• Perform GrayMatter services to meet client needs, focusing on controls and SCADA systems common in data center, power generation, and advanced manufacturing industries.
• Design, develop, and implement automated process solutions for data center, power generation, and advanced manufacturing facilities.
• Contribute to project teams on projects of all sizes.
• Assist with project development, planning, and engineering.
• Support onsite startup, troubleshooting, and commissioning for site teams.
• Build training curriculum to prepare site teams for success.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance beginning on the first day of employment.
• Employer-paid short-term disability and life insurance.
• 401(k) with up to 4% company match.
• Paid holidays and paid time off.
• Paid parental leave.
• Additional benefits may include long-term disability, accident insurance, critical illness insurance, hospital indemnity, EAP, telemedicine, HSA, and FSA.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior