Senior Controls Engineer — Data Center Automation

Equinix; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

27 days leave

Stock purchase plan

Pension plan

Lunch on site

Job summary

Equinix in Amsterdam is seeking a Senior Controls Engineer to ensure the performance, visibility and reliability of critical infrastructure across data centres. You will work with engineering, operations and technology teams on monitoring, automation and controls systems.

As a senior member, you will provide technical leadership, mentor engineers and drive continuous improvements across sites and projects, collaborating with vendors, consultants and site teams to deliver controls initiatives.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in controls engineering and building automation.
• Strong troubleshooting across field devices, controllers and networks.
• Familiar with BACnet, Modbus, OPC and industrial platforms such as Schneider Electric PLCs and AVEVA System Platform.
• Excellent Dutch and English communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Configure, onboard and validate assets, alarms and monitoring points within BMS and DCIM platforms.
• Review and optimise infrastructure performance metrics including PUE and WUE.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to engineers and site teams.

Skills

Controls engineering

Building automation

Troubleshooting

HVAC & electrical

Tools

BACnet

Modbus

OPC

Schneider Electric PLCs

AVEVA System Platform

Kepware

Matrikon

Job description

Equinix in Amsterdam is seeking a Senior Controls Engineer to ensure the performance, visibility and reliability of critical infrastructure across data centres. You will work with engineering, operations and technology teams on monitoring, automation and controls systems.

As a senior member, you will provide technical leadership, mentor engineers and drive continuous improvements across sites and projects, collaborating with vendors, consultants and site teams to deliver controls initiatives.