Onsite Lead Controls Engineer, Mission-Critical Data Centers

Riot Platforms Inc; Rockdale (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Sign-on equity grant

401(k) with company match

Health coverage

Gym memberships

Pet insurance

Childcare discounts

Job summary

Riot Platforms Inc. in Rockdale, TX is seeking a hands-on Controls Engineer to lead commissioning and project delivery for our liquid-cooled, mission-critical data centers. This role focuses on on-site execution, vendor management, and cross-team collaboration to ensure reliable operations.

You will work with thermal and mechanical teams, mentor junior engineers, and help evolve our controls standards as deployments expand. Relocation assistance is available for qualified candidates.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of controls engineering experience in data centers or mission-critical infra.
• Experience with integration and commissioning of EPMS, BMS, and SCADA platforms.
• Hands-on commissioning and vendor management (RFP review, PSA negotiation and execution).
• Familiarity with BACnet, Modbus and OPC-UA protocols.
• Ability to own incident response and change management for live infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Lead on-site commissioning and project management across deployments, including close-out and warranty resolutions.
• Own commissioning and vendor management for new deployments up to 200 MW.
• Support monitoring, alarm thresholds, and controls integration for liquid-cooled infrastructure.
• Lead on-site troubleshooting and provide technical support for operations teams.
• Mentor and help develop junior controls staff and onboarding transitions to controls roles.
• As workload stabilizes, review and co-own controls standards and governance docs.

Skills

Controls engineering

Incident response

Change management

Mentorship

Tools

EPMS

BMS

SCADA

BACnet

Modbus

OPC-UA

Job description

Riot Platforms Inc. in Rockdale, TX is seeking a hands-on Controls Engineer to lead commissioning and project delivery for our liquid-cooled, mission-critical data centers. This role focuses on on-site execution, vendor management, and cross-team collaboration to ensure reliable operations.

You will work with thermal and mechanical teams, mentor junior engineers, and help evolve our controls standards as deployments expand. Relocation assistance is available for qualified candidates.