Data Center Controls Engineer

Ascendion; United States; Remote; USD 166,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Long-term disability insurance

Short-term disability insurance

Paid time off

Holidays

Job summary

Ascendion is seeking an experienced BAS engineer to join our remote team. You will review BAS designs, submittals, and control diagrams for mission-critical facilities, and track comments to closure across multi-discipline projects.

Ideal candidates bring 8+ years in BAS engineering, hands-on experience with BACnet/Modbus, and familiarity with DDC/PLC platforms. Strong coordination with vendors and cross-functional teams is essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• 8+ years BAS engineering experience.
• Experience reviewing controls design packages and sequences of operations.
• Data center or mission-critical facilities experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Review BAS designs, submittals, control diagrams, and sequences of operations; track comments to closure.
• Coordinate with mechanical, electrical, and facility engineers on design reviews and RFIs.
• Support construction, commissioning, testing, and issue resolution for projects.

Skills

BAS engineering

BACnet/Modbus

HVAC knowledge

DDC/PLC experience

Cross-functional coordination

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

Bluebeam

Visio

Job description

Ascendion is a full service digital engineering solutions company. We make and manage software platforms and products that power growth and deliver captivating experiences to consumers and employees. Our engineering, cloud, data, experience design, and talent solution capabilities accelerate transformation and impact for enterprise clients. Headquartered in New Jersey, our workforce of 6,000+ Ascenders delivers solutions from around the globe. Ascendion is built differently to engineer the next.

Ascendion | Engineering to elevate life

We have a culture built on opportunity, inclusion, and a spirit of partnership. Come, change the world with us:

Build the coolest tech for the world’s leading brands

Solve complex problems - and learn new skills

Experience the power of transforming digital engineering for Fortune 500 clients

Master your craft with leading training programs and hands-on experience

Experience a community of change makers!

Join a culture of high-performing innovators with endless ideas and a passion for tech. Our culture is the fabric of our company, and it is what makes us unique and diverse. The way we share ideas, learning, experiences, successes, and joy allows everyone to be their best at Ascendion.

Location: Remote

Typical Day in the Role

• The engineer's initial focus is reviewing BAS submittals, engineering deliverables, checking sequences of operations, point lists, control schematics, riser and network architecture diagrams, panel and device schedules, then issuing comments and tracking them to closure through package revisions.
• Prioritizing quality and specification compliance oversight will be required.
• Daily coordination with mechanical, electrical, and facility engineering counterparts covers design reviews, RFIs, and field issues.

Purpose of the Team:

• The Building Automation Engineering team supports our global data center infrastructure by designing, reviewing, and maintaining building automation and control systems that manage cooling, airflow, humidity, and other critical environmental functions.
• The team partners with vendors and engineering stakeholders to ensure consistent controls standards are implemented across data center projects worldwide, supports construction and commissioning activities, reviews technical deliverables, and resolves issues in mission-critical environments to maintain reliable Azure data center operations.

Key projects:

• Support our global data center projects by reviewing Building Automation System (BAS) designs, engineering deliverables, controls schematics, sequences of operations, points lists, and network architecture documentation.
• Drive standardization of building automation and controls designs across our worldwide data center portfolio, ensuring consistency and alignment with established engineering standards.
• Support construction and commissioning activities by reviewing design drawings, creating and executing testing scripts, validating system performance, and resolving technical issues identified during project delivery.
• Partner with vendors, integrators, and cross-functional engineering teams to review deliverables, identify risks, and ensure successful implementation of mission-critical facility controls systems.
• Support hyperscale data center build-outs by providing technical oversight, reviewing BAS submittals, tracking design comments through closure, and helping resolve field and commissioning issues.
• Maintain visibility and documentation for design changes, lessons learned, and engineering standards to improve future data center deployments globally.
• No Building Automation Systems (BAS) engineering experience. Candidates must have hands-on experience supporting, designing, programming, or commissioning BAS environments.
• No mission-critical or data center experience. Candidates lacking experience in data centers, critical facilities, or other mission-critical environments will not be competitive for the role.
• Insufficient industry experience.
• Candidates should possess substantial BAS engineering experience, with the intake discussion referencing approximately 8+ years of relevant experience.
• No experience reviewing controls engineering deliverables. Candidates should be familiar with controls design documents, sequences of operations, controls schematics, points lists, and related technical documentation.
• No commissioning or field implementation experience. Candidates should have experience supporting commissioning activities, testing, issue resolution, and validation of building automation systems.
• Limited knowledge of major DDC platforms and building automation protocols. Candidates should demonstrate experience with common BAS/DDC vendors and controls technologies used in mission-critical environments.
• Unable to support collaboration across U.S. and APAC teams. Candidates should be willing and able to accommodate occasional meetings with the Singapore-based team and work across time zones when needed.

What is the ideal background of a candidate for this role?:

• Strong working knowledge of building automation protocols such as BACnet and Modbus, and of DDC and PLC controls platforms.
• Working knowledge of HVAC and mechanical and electrical systems as they relate to controls integration.
• Proficiency with design and documentation tools such as AutoCAD, Revit, Bluebeam, and Visio.
• Strong written and verbal communication, with the ability to represent design intent to integrators, vendors, and internal stakeholders.

Best vs. Average:

• Experience supporting mission-critical environments such as data centers, critical facilities, hospitals, or other high-availability infrastructure.
• Hands-on experience designing, programming, commissioning, or supporting Building Automation Systems (BAS) and Direct Digital Controls (DDC) platforms.
• Experience reviewing controls design packages, sequences of operations, controls schematics, points lists, network architecture diagrams, and BAS submittals.
• Exposure to hyperscale data center design, construction, commissioning, or operations.
• Experience authoring, maintaining, or enforcing engineering standards across a portfolio of projects.
• Proficiency with design and documentation tools including AutoCAD, Revit, Bluebeam, and Visio.
• Strong understanding of building automation protocols such as BACnet and Modbus, as well as DDC and PLC control systems.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional engineering teams, vendors, and system integrators in a global project environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to document findings, track design comments to closure, and clearly communicate design intent to stakeholders.

Preferred background:

• Controls design experience in mission-critical, data center, or critical facility environments.
• Experience authoring or maintaining controls design standards across a portfolio of projects.
• Prior experience delivering in a vendor or consulting model.

Top 3 Must-Have HARD Skills

• BAS engineering experience - 8+ years
• Mission critical / data center construction experience - 5+ years
• Major DDC platform experience - 5+ years

Thanks

Salary Range: $1,66,000 - 1,76,000 Annually -Factors that may affect pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience, and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

Benefits:

• medical insurance
• dental insurance
• vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• long-term disability insurance
• short-term disability insurance
• 5 personal days accrued each calendar year
• The paid time off benefits meet the paid sick and safe time laws that pertain to the City/ State
• 10-15 days of paid vacation time
• 6 paid holidays and 1 floating holiday per calendar year