Controls Engineer: FMS/BMS Design & Commissioning

Vertiv; Pelzer (SC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Vertiv is seeking a Controls Engineer in the United States for project leadership from pre-sales through commissioning of FMS/BMS solutions at data centers and facilities. You will design and validate control schemes, manage BOMs, and collaborate with suppliers, architects, and contractors to ensure code-compliant, cost-effective systems.

You will work with AutoCAD/Revit and standard engineering tools, handle field testing, and travel to sites as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or possess acceptable experience and subject knowledge.
• Professional engineering (PE) License – optional.
• Minimum 4 years of Controls Engineering experience.
• Must have Knowledge of FMS/BMS design concepts, installation, and use.
• Knowledge of local, state, & federal codes governing the installation and use of FMS/BMS control requirements.
• Working knowledge in AutoDesk suite of Engineering software including AutoCAD and Revit.
• Proven experience with Microsoft Office Applications.
• Experience reading and interpreting modular construction drawings and equipment specifications.
• Interpreting customer specification requirements.
• Have the ability to research new designs, technologies and construction methods for data center equipment and facilities.
• Ability to think outside the box to find creative and innovative solutions to reduce costs with no impact on quality, reliability or maintainability.
• Must possess excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
• Must be detail oriented.
• Proven leadership and problem solving skills.
• Proven Project Management skills

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Controls Engineer on assigned projects from pre-sales to final commissioning stage.
• Create designs which meet or exceed Vertiv quality requirements and fall within budgetary requirements.
• Design optimal FMS/BMS design in compliance with the customer’s requirements and specifications.
• Work with 3rd party suppliers to design the control schemes for their equipment, utilizing PLCs and/or relays, to accomplish the overall FMS/BMS designs.
• Generation of bills of material, and modification of standard assemblies as required to satisfy the application.
• Familiarity with various Ethernet protocols including Modbus, SNMP and TCP/IP communications protocols, as well as RS-485 and Ethernet interfaces.
• Manage and Support contracted integration companies to provide a detailed Schematic Design(SD), Detail Design(DD) and Instruction Drawing(CD) narrative for FMS/BMS design aspects of the solution
• Collaborate with other disciplines and external partners – General contractors or architects to create a construction document set.
• Work with Vertiv’s business units, Business Partners and preferred vendors to specify the appropriate BMS and controls equipment.
• Work with local agencies having jurisdiction to ensure compliance with federal, state and municipal requirements and building codes.
• Review and approve FMS/BMS product submittals.
• Define project scope and provide technical support for information requests prior to and during construction phases.
• Quality control during integration of FMS/BMS systems
• Support for all on site integration support
• Work with commissioning teams to properly test and validate installation, operation and performance of FMS/BMS systems.
• Travel to sites for site review and work with onsite field engineers, as well as provide engineering evaluations, FMS/BMS systems audits and start-up as needed.
• Offer creative, out of the box solutions to the customer.

Skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Project Management

Problem solving

Detail oriented

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering

PE License – optional

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

Microsoft Office

Job description

Vertiv is seeking a Controls Engineer in the United States for project leadership from pre-sales through commissioning of FMS/BMS solutions at data centers and facilities. You will design and validate control schemes, manage BOMs, and collaborate with suppliers, architects, and contractors to ensure code-compliant, cost-effective systems.

You will work with AutoCAD/Revit and standard engineering tools, handle field testing, and travel to sites as needed.