Controls Engineer, Data Center Cooling – Onsite/Travel

Giga Energy; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Data center experience

OEM/产品相关经验

Job summary

Giga Energy is seeking a Controls Engineer to support data center cooling products, including CDUs, FWUs, and chillers. You will contribute to product development, field support, and factory testing, while updating as-built drawings and design docs.

The role emphasizes hands-on controls work, PLC logic tuning, and field troubleshooting, with onsite expectations in Houston area offices and occasional travel.

Qualifications

• 3–6 years of controls experience.
• Bachelor's in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering required.
• Design experience with control schematics and P&IDs.
• AutoCAD Electrical or EPLAN experience.
• Rockwell Studio 5000 programming experience.
• PID tuning and field troubleshooting skills.
• Willingness to travel up to 50%.

Responsibilities

• Review schematics, layouts, BOMs and verify against control narratives.
• Support PLC logic on CDUs, FWUs, chillers, and plant managers.
• Make PID tuning changes and tune loops as needed.
• Support Ignition BMS screens, tags, and alarms.
• Collaborate with OEMs on product issues and improvements.
• Support FAT and unit validation before shipment.
• Provide field startup and commissioning support.
• Troubleshoot PLCs, VFDs, instruments, and networks.
• Perform loop checks and I/O checkouts.
• Resolve comms issues (EtherNet/IP, Modbus, OPC-UA).
• Capture field changes and redlines.

Skills

Controls experience

Troubleshooting

Field support

PID tuning

PLC programming

Wiring diagrams

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD Electrical

EPLAN

Rockwell Studio 5000

Job description

Giga Energy is seeking a Controls Engineer to support data center cooling products, including CDUs, FWUs, and chillers. You will contribute to product development, field support, and factory testing, while updating as-built drawings and design docs.

The role emphasizes hands-on controls work, PLC logic tuning, and field troubleshooting, with onsite expectations in Houston area offices and occasional travel.