Engineer 5

Ascendion; Charlotte, Northern (NC, KY); Hybrid; 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

Paid time off

Holidays and vacation

Job summary

Ascendion is seeking an experienced Building Automation Engineer to support global data center projects. You will review BAS designs, controls schematics, and sequences of operations, coordinating with mechanical, electrical, and facility teams to ensure reliable environmental control systems.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years in BAS engineering for mission-critical environments, hands-on experience with BAS platforms, and strong documentation skills using AutoCAD, Revit, Bluebeam, and Visio.

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on BAS/controls design and review in data center environments.
• Experience with major BAS/DDC platforms and controls protocols.
• Ability to review controls design packages and sequences of operations.
• Strong collaboration across cross-functional teams and vendors.

Responsibilities

• Review BAS submittals, engineering deliverables, and controls schematics.
• Coordinate with mechanical, electrical, and facility engineers for design reviews.
• Support data center infrastructure by ensuring BAS standards are met.
• Review deliverables from vendors and integrators for accuracy and conformance.
• Track design comments to closure through package revisions and field issues.

Skills

DDC platforms

Building Automation Systems

HVAC integration

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

Bluebeam

Visio

Job description

Charlotte, North Carolina, US 3 days ago

About Ascendion :

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.

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

Build the coolest tech for world’s leading brands

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, points lists, controls schematics, riser and network architecture diagrams, panel and device schedules, then issuing comments and tracking them to closure through package revisions.

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 global our 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.

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.

Candidate Requirements

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?:

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.

Experience reviewing controls design packages, sequences of operations, controls schematics, points lists, network architecture diagrams, and BAS submittals.

Proficiency with design and documentation tools including AutoCAD, Revit, Bluebeam, and Visio.

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.

Top 3 Must-Have HARD Skills

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: The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• [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]

Preferred Skills

Safety Management Safety Management Safety Management

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.