Data Center Controls & Automation Engineer

Clear.; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and benefits

Job summary

Clear. is seeking a Controls & Automation Engineer to support design, integration, commissioning, and optimization of controls across large-scale data center and mission-critical facilities.

Ideal candidates have experience with BMS/BAS, EPMS, PLCs, SCADA, and industrial controls, and can work with cross-discipline teams to ensure proper design, installation, and testing of automated systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Controls/Automation/Mechanical Engineering preferred.
• 3+ years of controls, automation, instrumentation, BMS/BAS, PLC, SCADA, or industrial controls experience required.
• Experience with data centers or mission-critical facilities is highly desirable.
• Ability to read electrical schematics, control drawings, P&IDs, and sequences of operation.

Responsibilities

• Design, review, implement, and troubleshoot controls and automation systems across data center facilities.
• Support BMS/BAS, EPMS, PLC, SCADA, HVAC, electrical and mechanical control systems.
• Review control schematics, sequences of operation, points lists, network architecture, and control drawings.
• Coordinate controls installation with electrical, mechanical, MEP, and construction teams.
• Develop and review control logic, sequences, graphics, alarms, trends, and system interfaces.
• Support integration between BMS, EPMS, PLC, SCADA, and other critical facility systems.
• Troubleshoot controls hardware, software, communications, sensors, actuators, and network issues.
• Participate in FAT, SAT, IST, functional testing, and commissioning activities.

Skills

3+ years controls/automation

Control systems understanding

Ability to read electrical schematics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Automation Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD or controls documentation software

Job description

Clear. is seeking a Controls & Automation Engineer to support design, integration, commissioning, and optimization of controls across large-scale data center and mission-critical facilities.

Ideal candidates have experience with BMS/BAS, EPMS, PLCs, SCADA, and industrial controls, and can work with cross-discipline teams to ensure proper design, installation, and testing of automated systems.