Controls Project Engineer (Data Center)

Location: Remote, USA; ideally based in San Francisco, Long Beach, or Houston, with full-time onsite expectations outside of bi-weekly WFH Fridays. Travel around 80% is required. Exceptions may be considered for exceptional candidates outside the company hubs.

Company

Builds data center sites with integrated controls, cooling, power, and building management systems.

What you will do

• Lead controls commissioning at each site from L2 through L5 and IST, serving as the primary contact for the third-party CxA.
• Start up and verify PLCs, HMIs, SCADA, BMS, alarms, interlocks, and control loops.
• Act as the site controls subject-matter expert and troubleshoot critical systems in the field.
• Coordinate electrical, mechanical, and controls contractors and work with the Network Engineer on field communications.
• Maintain controllers and HMI/SCADA hosts, including firmware updates and patching of Linux machines.
• Produce redlined drawings, CAD as-builts, commissioning checklists, test scripts, punch lists, and turnover packages; support post-go-live incidents, on-call escalation, root cause analysis, and commissioning standards.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in controls or automation in industrial or commercial settings.
• Proficiency with the Rockwell PLC/HMI environment, including Studio 5000 and FactoryTalk, with the ability to make field edits.
• Ability to interpret site-level drawings, P&ID diagrams, control and power schematics, equipment cut sheets, and network drawings.
• Experience with Ignition Vision and Perspective.
• Experience with SCADA, BMS, or EPMS, including monitoring, alarm configuration, troubleshooting, and HMI operation.
• Familiarity with cooling and electrical systems, including chillers, CRAHs, AHUs, switchgear, UPS systems, generators, VFDs, ATSs, pumps, sensors, and field I/O.
• Familiarity with OT network setup and Modbus TCP, Modbus RTU, RS485, and EtherNet/IP.
• Ability to diagnose hardware and software faults and make field changes to restore system operation.
• CAD skills for redlines and as-builts.
• A four-year engineering degree is required; Electrical or Mechanical Engineering is preferred, but any degree is accepted.

Nice to have

• Data center or mission-critical commissioning experience.
• Experience with firmware, patching, and access control on OT devices.

Culture & Benefits

• Field-oriented role with full-time onsite work at company hubs and bi-weekly work-from-home Fridays.
• Approximately 80% travel is required.
• Participation in the controls on-call rotation after go-live.
• Authority to make practical field decisions, resolve issues immediately where possible, and escalate larger changes to the design team.