Controls Engineer

Zachary Piper Solutions; Manassas (VA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k)/retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions seeks a Control Engineer for an on-site contract-to-hire role in Manassas, Virginia. You will lead instrumentation device development, commissioning, and system calibration, working with EPMS/SCADA, BMS, and PLCs.

Candidates need 4+ years with EPMS/SCADA systems, Modbus, and network configuration; experience with Allen-Bradley, Ignition, Distech, Niagara, and Siemens Desigo is a plus. Competitive salary and benefits offered.

Qualifications

• Requires 4+ years with EPMS/SCADA, BMS or industrial instrumentation.
• Develop, implement, and maintain complex BMS/EPMS/SCADA systems.
• Basic TCP/IP configuration and equipment networking.
• Configure Modbus gateways and troubleshooting tools like Modscan.
• Familiar with vendor equipment such as meters, PDUs, ATS, gensets, UPS, batteries.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical aspects of instrumentation device development, testing, startup, and commissioning.
• Navigate EPMS and SCADA apps for monitoring and data retrieval.
• Open/close and rack equipment safely for monitoring points.
• Load and update PLC projects and configure communication parameters.

Skills

EPMS

SCADA

BMS

Industrial instrumentation

TCP/IP configuration

Modbus

PLC concepts

Vendor equipment knowledge

System commissioning

Troubleshooting

Tools

Allen-Bradley PLC

Ignition

Distech

Niagara

Siemens Desigo

Eaton Foreseer

Schneider EcoStruxure

OSI

Wonderware

Modscan

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions is hiring a Control Engineer. They will be responsible for technical leadership in the development, implementation, final testing, startup, commissioning, calibration of instrumentation devices. This is a contract-to-hire role on-site at Manassas, Virginia. This is a great opportunity to join rapidly expanding work in the Data center work force.

Responsibilities for the Control Engineer:

• Navigate through EPMS and SCADA applications for monitoring, trending, and retrieving of data
• Safely open, close, rack-in and rack-out of breakers for points monitoring
• Understand PLC applications to load and update projects
• Understand PLC applications to configure the communication parameters
• Prepares and review simple electrical sketches, CX plans, and data sheets

Required Qualifications for the Control Engineer:

• Requires 4 or more years of experience with installation, troubleshooting and/or testing of EPMS, BMS, Industrial instrumentation and/or SCADA systems
• Assist in the development, implementation, and maintenance of complex BMS, EPMS and SCADA systems, focusing on advanced configurable integrations.
• Perform basic TCP/IP configuration
• Configure communication devices and troubleshoot communication link failure
• Configure Modbus Gateway devices communication protocol and ability to use applications like Modscan for troubleshooting and monitoring
• Understand the vendor’s manuals and configure vendor’s power meter, PDU, ATS, Generators, STS, UPS, and Battery systems etc.
• Allen Bradley PLC, Ignition, Distech, Niagara, Siemens Desigo, Eaton Foreseer, Schneider EPO, Open Systems Interconnection (OSI), Wonderware, Instrumentation calibrator/simulator

Compensation for the Control Engineer:

• Salary range: $100,000 - $150,000 *depending on experience*
• Comprehensive Benefits: health insurance, dental, vision, and life insurance, as well as a 401(k)/retirement plan, paid time off, and maternity/paternity leave.

This job opens for applications on 8/21/2026. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.

#LI-ES1

#LI-Onsite

BMS, EPMS, SCADA, ICS, Building Management Systems, Electrical Power Management Systems, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition, Industrial Control Systems, Advanced Integrations, Systems Integration, System Interoperability, System Commissioning, Startup, Calibration, Final Testing, Implementation, TCP/IP Configuration, Network Configuration, Communication Devices, Communication Link Troubleshooting, Modbus, Modbus TCP, Modbus Gateway, Modscan, Power Meters, PDUs, ATS, Generators, STS, UPS, Battery Systems, EPMS Monitoring, SCADA Monitoring, Trending, Data Retrieval, Breaker Operations, Rack-in/Rack-out, Points Monitoring, PLC, PLC Programming, PLC Troubleshooting, PLC Communications, Project Loading, Parameter Configuration, Electrical Sketches, CX Plans, Data Sheets, Electrical Calculations, Mechanical Calculations, Supplier Documentation Review, Specifications Compliance, Commissioning, Inspection, Electrical Testing, Mechanical Testing, Electrical Theory, Mechanical Theory, Power Systems, Switchgear, Transformers, Circuit Breakers, Power Panels, Protection Relays, Power Monitoring Systems, Test Equipment, Point-to-Point Testing, Functional Startup Scripts, Commissioning Tools, CX Alloy, Issues List Management, Technical Writing, Advanced Mathematics, Industry Codes, Industry Standards, Industrial Instrumentation, Installation, Troubleshooting, Testing, Instrumentation Calibrator, Instrumentation Simulator, OT Networking, Cybersecurity Awareness, Customer Site Support, Reliable Attendance, Allen-Bradley PLC, Rockwell Automation, Ignition, Inductive Automation Ignition, Distech, Niagara, Siemens Desigo, Eaton Foreseer, Schneider EcoStruxure EPO, OSI Open Systems International, Wonderware, AVEVA, CCST, ISA CCST, Security+, CompTIA Security+