Senior BMS/EPMS Controls Engineer – Data Center Reliability

Cerebras Systems; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Cerebras Systems is expanding its data center infrastructure. The BMS/EPMS Controls Engineer will define and deliver building automation and electrical power monitoring standards across high-density data center projects, coordinating with colo partners, design consultants, EPC contractors and equipment vendors.

The role spans the BMS/EPMS boundary, validating alarms and sequences, and ensuring Cerebras delivers accurate, usable information to operations teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Electrical, Mechanical, Controls, Building Systems Engineering or related field.
• 7+ years delivering BMS/EPMS, controls, or instrumentation in data centers or mission-critical facilities.
• Hands-on review of control drawings, sequences, points lists and commissioning docs.
• Experience coordinating controls contractors and commissioning teams through design, construction and turnover.
• Willingness to travel to project sites for time-sensitive milestones.

Responsibilities

• Own the BMS and EPMS Basis of Design, control narratives, sequence of operations, and alarm philosophy for Cerebras data center deployments.
• Review consultant, colo-provider and contractor design packages and track comments to closure.
• Define monitoring interfaces for switchgear, transformers, generators, UPS, PDUs, pumps, chillers and environmental systems.
• Coordinate controls scope among Cerebras engineering, colo operations, EPC teams and vendors.
• Specify and review system integration using BACnet/IP, Modbus TCP/RTU, SNMP and OPC UA; verify points mapping and data retention.
• Apply network and cyber security requirements within Cerebras security and IT teams.
• Lead readiness through submittal reviews, FAT/SAT, commissioning and closeout; verify sequences and alarms.
• Resolve field issues and assess changes for safety, reliability and maintainability.
• Develop reusable standards, checklists and commissioning scripts for multi-site deployments.
• Provide status updates and technical recommendations to project leadership.

Skills

Controls engineering

Electrical engineering

Data center experience

Cross-team communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Controls, Building Systems Engineering or related field

Tools

BACnet/IP

Modbus TCP/RTU

SNMP

OPC UA

Siemens

Schneider Electric

Job description

Cerebras Systems is expanding its data center infrastructure. The BMS/EPMS Controls Engineer will define and deliver building automation and electrical power monitoring standards across high-density data center projects, coordinating with colo partners, design consultants, EPC contractors and equipment vendors.

The role spans the BMS/EPMS boundary, validating alarms and sequences, and ensuring Cerebras delivers accurate, usable information to operations teams.