Controls Engineer - Data Centers

barrywehmiller; Abilene (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

BW Design Group is seeking a Controls Engineer for data center projects. You will be on the ground deploying control systems, configuring hardware, and validating functionality across multiple sites, with a focus on BMS and EPMS integration.

You will join a growing team in a fast-paced environment, collaborating with clients and subcontractors to ensure safe, accurate, and efficient deployments while advancing your technical expertise in a leading data center sector.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience starting up control systems with significant onsite time.
• Willing to spend 75%+ time on site and travel 90%.

Responsibilities

• Support capital projects and implement control solutions for clients.
• Deploy and commission BMS/EPMS and related control systems.
• Coordinate with design teams and subcontractors on site deployments.
• Configure and validate control hardware and software in field environments.
• Ensure safety, quality, and adherence to program standards on each site.

Skills

Excellent communication

Team collaboration

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

BMS commissioning

EPMS commissioning

Job description

About Us:

BW Design Group is a fully integrated architecture, engineering, construction, system integration, and consulting firm committed to helping our clients realize their most critical goals from Strategy to Commercialization. As the only firm born from a manufacturing technology company to become an independent and fully integrated firm, we combine deep domain expertise in the manufacturing environment with an approach that is built to serve the dynamic needs of our clients. Rooted in our distinct culture of Truly Human Leadership, we cultivate the leaders who will define tomorrow and partner with our clients in the food & beverage, life sciences, industrial, and advanced technology industries to build the future of manufacturing and technology.

Barry-Wehmiller is a diversified global supplier of engineering consulting and manufacturing technology for the packaging, corrugating, sheeting and paper-converting industries. By blending people-centric leadership with disciplined operational strategies and purpose-driven growth, Barry-Wehmiller has become a $3 billion organization with nearly 12,000 team members united by a common belief: to use the power of business to build a better world.

Job Description:

Controls Engineer, Data Center

Who You'll Work With

You will join one of our 45 offices in the US, be part of a committed team of over 1500 professionals, and work in teams and directly with our clients doing work that is shaping the world around us. You will be welcomed into a rapidly growing business and team and empowered to make an impact. You will be valued, cared for, and challenged on your path to becoming a world‑class professional consultant and surrounded by leaders who are committed to creating an environment that enables you to realize your own success and fulfillment.

BW Design Group is a leading engineering and technology firm operating at the intersection of digital infrastructure and industrial solutions. As the data center market experiences unprecedented growth, we are expanding our team to support the long‑term deployment of large‑scale, mission‑critical infrastructure across key regional clusters.

As a Controls Engineer working on data center projects, you'll be on the ground executing the structured deployment of control systems, networking infrastructure, and integrated technology solutions. Your work will be hands‑on, configuring hardware, validating system functionality, and supporting commissioning activities. You'll be part of a high‑performance site team that ensures every deployment is executed safely, accurately, and efficiently in alignment with program standards.

You will be joining an established operational effort supporting some of the largest and most advanced data center clusters in the world. Success in this environment requires attention to detail, consistency in execution, and a strong commitment to following established processes.

What You’ll Do

• You’ll work individually and in teams to support capital projects and implement solutions for our clients. Together, you will helpourclientsmakecriticalchangestoimprovetheirperformanceandrealizetheirmostimportantgoals.
• Ensure the successful deployment of multiple greenfield data centers; scopes will include BMS and EPMS
• Receive the applications from the design team and deploy them to each site
• Handle point-to-point check out of thousands of devices
• Configure communication protocols for multiple types of equipment including switchgear, breakers, and power meters
• Configure and calibrate instruments (meters, VFDs, flow meters)
• Deploy and commission Ignition applications, Rockwell controls, and other similar control systems involving PLCs and SCADA
• Provide on‑site guidance and leadership to BW Design Group subcontractors (electricians)
• Become a key contributor on one of the fastest growing verticals at BW Design Group
• Develop deep expertise in a major emerging market
• Grow your skills in leading a large client and team
• Grow new technical skills with cutting edge technology
• Be provided with clear opportunities for promotion based on personal and account performance
• Make an impact day‑to‑day with your skills and expertise, strengthening that relationship with our clients and team

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent experience
• 5 + years of experience starting up control systems with significant onsite time.
• Ability to spend significant time onsite 75+%
• Must be open to travel 90% or open to relocate close to site (relocation assistance offered)
• Strong communicator and ability/desire to work within large teams
• Experience with BMS and EPMS commissioning is highly preferred.

Our culture and commitment to our people is what sets us apart. We foster an environment of mutual respect, integrity, and unconditional interest in the individual and collective success of our professionals. Our model and entrepreneurial mindset offer a rewarding, challenging, and highly flexible path.

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