Senior Controls Engineer – Data Center Automation & BMS

LFGroup.ai; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Discretionary bonuses

Job summary

LFG designs, builds and manages power infrastructure for compute systems and utility providers. The Controls Engineer designs and supports the building management, electrical power monitoring and automation systems that run each site. If the controls are wrong, the best power and cooling design will not keep the site running.

You will work on new sites, expansions and upgrades, from sequence of operations through commissioning, and you will support Facility Operations after handover.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical, mechanical or controls engineering
• 5+ years designing or commissioning controls for data centers, industrial plants or other critical facilities
• Experience programming PLCs or BMS controllers (e.g., Allen-Bradley, Siemens, Schneider, Johnson Controls, Honeywell or Tridium Niagara)
• Strong knowledge of BACnet, Modbus and SNMP, and controls network design
• Experience writing sequences of operations for HVAC and electrical distribution equipment
• Experience with functional and integrated systems testing on live equipment
• Experience with AutoCAD or Revit for control drawings

Responsibilities

• Design and review the building management system (BMS), electrical power monitoring system (EPMS) and plant control systems for each site
• Write sequences of operations for chillers, cooling towers, air handlers, loops, generators, ATS, UPS and switchgear
• Design controls network, points lists, select controllers, sensors and instrumentation
• Program and configure PLCs and BMS controllers, and build operator graphics and alarms
• Write equipment and controls specifications and review supplier and integrator submittals
• Manage outside controls integrators and review their work
• Lead functional testing and integrated systems testing during commissioning
• Apply cybersecurity practices to OT network (segmentation, access control, patching)
• Work with Software Engineer to expose BMS/EPMS/meter data via Modbus, BACnet, SNMP
• Investigate faults, tune control loops, support Facility Operations after handover
• Keep control drawings, points lists and sequences current

Skills

Electrical engineering

Controls design

Data center experience

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Allen-Bradley

Siemens

Schneider Electric

Johnson Controls

Tridium Niagara

AutoCAD

Job description

LFG designs, builds and manages power infrastructure for compute systems and utility providers. The Controls Engineer designs and supports the building management, electrical power monitoring and automation systems that run each site. If the controls are wrong, the best power and cooling design will not keep the site running.

You will work on new sites, expansions and upgrades, from sequence of operations through commissioning, and you will support Facility Operations after handover.