Controls Engineer

Hamilton Barnes ?; Childress (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation Package

Annual performance bonus

Restricted stock vesting over 3 years

100% company-paid medical, dental and视

Job summary

Hamilton Barnes is seeking a senior Controls Engineer to lead the design, installation, commissioning, and maintenance of automation systems for hyperscale data centers. You will work closely with mechanical and electrical teams to shape control architectures, ensuring seamless DCIM integration and reliable operation.

The role demands a technical engineering degree and 10+ years in controls within heavy industrial or mission-critical settings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a technical engineering discipline or equivalent.
• Experience in controls and automation within heavy industrial or mission-critical settings.
• Strong knowledge of electrical and mechanical cooling systems, sensors/actuators and wiring.
• Experience with PLCs, SCADA and industrial networks.
• Understanding of control theory (PID, ON/OFF, hysteresis).
• Excellent analytical and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary contact for controls and automation across all stages of HPC data center projects from design through commissioning.
• Develop a coherent controls philosophy for mechanical and electrical systems to enable seamless integration.
• Collaborate with mechanical/electrical engineers to translate equipment changes into control designs.
• Ensure integration with DCIM and enterprise monitoring platforms including energy and alarm management.
• Coach and train staff on control systems and tools.
• Stay current with emerging controls technologies to drive operational excellence.

Skills

Controls engineering

Automation

PLCs & SCADA

Industrial networks

Control theory

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in a technical engineering discipline

Tools

DCIM integration

Job description

Our client is a vertically integrated AI Cloud provider, delivering large-scale data centers and GPU clusters for AI training and inference, underpinned by an expansive portfolio of grid-connected land and power in renewable-rich regions across North America, Europe and APAC.

They're looking for a Controls Engineer to lead their efforts around the design, installation, commissioning, operation and maintenance of automation and controls systems across their liquid and air-cooled HPC data centers, reporting directly to the VP of Engineering.

This is a genuine hands-on opportunity to be the go-to controls and automation authority on live, mission-critical projects, working directly with mechanical and electrical engineering to shape how these facilities are integrated and run, in a hyperscale AI infrastructure business at a genuinely exciting stage of its growth. Relocation support is available for the right candidate.

Responsibilities:

• Act as the primary point of contact for controls and automation across all stages of HPC data center project development, from design through commissioning
• Develop a coherent controls philosophy for the mechanical and electrical systems in use, enabling seamless integration and efficient operation
• Work closely with mechanical and electrical engineers to ensure new equipment and changing operational requirements are properly translated into control designs and systems
• Ensure new equipment and systems integrate seamlessly with DCIM and enterprise monitoring platforms, including energy and alarm management
• Coach and train other staff on the theory, design and use of control systems and tools
• Stay current with emerging technologies in controls and automation, keeping the business at the leading edge of design and operational excellence

Skills/Must have:

• Bachelor's Degree in a technical engineering discipline, with 10+ years' experience in controls and automation within heavy industrial or mission-critical settings
• Strong knowledge of electrical and mechanical cooling systems, their field devices, sensors/actuators and control/monitoring wiring methods
• Solid grounding in PLCs, SCADA systems and industrial network communication protocols
• Sound understanding of control theory (PID loops, ON/OFF control with hysteresis, scaled inputs, etc.)
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and communication skills across all levels of the business
• Self-driven and comfortable with uncertainty and limited direction, with strong attention to detail
• Relocation Package
• Annual performance bonus
• Restricted stock (equity) vesting over three years and growing in value as the company scales
• 100% company-paid medical, dental and vision premiums for employees, 75% for dependents