Principal Data Center Controls Engineer

Fluidstack; New York; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Fluidstack seeks a Principal Controls Engineer to design and implement monitoring and control systems in cutting-edge data centers. This remote-friendly position requires extensive experience in BMS and EPMS design, with responsibilities ranging from system integration to collaborative project delivery. The ideal candidate will have a strong engineering background and a passion for innovation in high-performance environments.

Benefits

Competitive compensation package

Retirement or pension plan

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Generous PTO policy

Access to WeWork for remote workers

Qualifications

• 10+ years in BMS/EPMS design for high availability data centers.
• Deep knowledge of system integration standards.
• Proficient in PLC ecosystems and programming for controls.

Responsibilities

• Manage controls and monitoring systems for data centers.
• Design and deploy control systems architecture.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for design reviews.

Skills

BMS Design

EPMS Design

Python

Golang

BACnet

Modbus

SNMP

IEC 61850

Niagara/Tridium

Education

B.S/B.E/B.A in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Rockwell PLC

Siemens PLC

Schneider PLC

Job description

About FluidStack

Fluidstack is the AI Cloud Platform. We build GPU supercomputers for top AI labs, governments, and enterprises. Our customers include Mistral, Poolside, Black Forest Labs, Meta, and more.

Our team is small, highly motivated, and focused on providing a world class supercomputing experience. We put our customers first in everything we do, working hard to not just win the sale, but to win repeated business and customer referrals.

We hold ourselves and each other to high standards. We expect you to care deeply about the work you do, the products you build, and the experience our customers have in every interaction with us.

You must work hard, take ownership from inception to delivery, and approach every problem with an open mind and a positive attitude. We value effectiveness, competence, and a growth mindset.

About the Role

The Principal Controls Engineer will architect and program the brain of our data centres; BMS, EPMS and DCIM stacks that maintain perfect environmental conditions, maximise uptime and surface real-time insights for tens of thousands of GPUs.

Focus

• Manage all aspects of controls and monitoring system including power and cooling system controls and monitoring.

• Create strategy for data center control system design and deployment.

• Develop control and monitoring system design standards for datacenters with PLC / SCADA / DDC systems.

• Lead innovation for control systems for better operability and maintainability of data centers.

• Develop and maintain the basis of design, master specification and master drawings.

• Facilitate developing project specific drawings and documentation based on the master design with local adaptation working with external design consultants.

• Design PLC/SCADA architectures integrating HVAC, electrical and security subsystems.

• Develop points lists, control sequences and HMI dashboards for liquid-cooling loops and rack-level telemetry.

• Implement secure OPC UA/MQTT data buses and high-frequency time-series databases.

• Automate alarm workflows, predictive-maintenance analytics and KPI visualisations.

• Collaborate with Software and SRE teams to expose APIs for cluster schedulers and billing.

• Produce control bill-of-materials, sequence-of-operations and commissioning scripts.

• Interface with Mechanical, Electrical and Construction teams through 30/60/90% design reviews.

• Willing and able to travel domestic and international to support projects. 20% travel is expected for this role.

About You

• B.S/B.E/B.A degree in electrical / mechanical engineering discipline.

• 10 + years in BMS/EPMS design for high availability data centers or semiconductor fabs.

• Deep knowledge of BACnet, Modbus, SNMP, IEC 61850 and Niagara/Tridium.

• Proficient in Rockwell, Siemens or Schneider PLC ecosystems and Python/Golang for glue logic.

• Experience hardening OT networks to ISO 27001 / NIST CSF.

Benefits

• Competitive total compensation package (salary + equity).

• Retirement or pension plan, in line with local norms.

• Health, dental, and vision insurance.

• Generous PTO policy, in line with local norms.

• Fluidstack is remote first, but has offices in key hubs. For all other locations, we provide access to WeWork.