Lighting Controls Engineer — Data Center & Critical Facilities

Planet Green Holdings; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Benefits package

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Planet Green Holdings in San Francisco seeks a Controls Engineer to design and support integrated lighting control solutions for our high-performance luminaires and power platforms. The role connects PM&I with Product and Engineering, combining technical controls integration, submittals, and field support.

The successful candidate will have practical lighting controls expertise, strong electrical know-how, and a customer-focused approach.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Lighting Technology, Architectural Engineering, or related field.
• 3+ years of hands-on commercial lighting controls experience in design, specification, or commissioning.
• Solid understanding of electrical drawings, wiring, control panels, power distribution, and emergency/normal power.
• Knowledge of 0-10V, occupancy/daylight controls, energy codes, DALI/DALI-2, BACnet, and networking.
• Ability to interpret construction docs and create accurate diagrams, specs, and submittals.

Responsibilities

• Design lighting controls strategies for RDU/DLVP, Class 2, integral-driver, and PoE apps.
• Review plans; produce control intent docs, wiring diagrams, BOMs, submittals, and shop drawings.
• Specify sensors, wall stations, controllers, gateways, and interfaces across wired/wireless systems.
• Support code-compliant solutions per Title 24, ASHRAE 90.1, IECC, UL 924, and safety standards.
• Collaborate with PM&I, Product, Engineering, Operations, Sales to resolve integration questions.
• Support remote and on-site commissioning, programming, troubleshooting, and training.
• Develop standard controls packages, guidance, templates, and training materials.

Skills

Lighting controls design

AutoCAD/Revit

Project coordination

Dimming controls

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

Bluebeam

Job description

Planet Green Holdings in San Francisco seeks a Controls Engineer to design and support integrated lighting control solutions for our high-performance luminaires and power platforms. The role connects PM&I with Product and Engineering, combining technical controls integration, submittals, and field support.

The successful candidate will have practical lighting controls expertise, strong electrical know-how, and a customer-focused approach.