Senior Controls Engineer - IST & Commissioning Lead

GTN Technical Staffing; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

GTN Technical Staffing is seeking a Senior Controls Engineer for a client in high‑performance computing and cloud infrastructure. You will lead commissioning and independently verify performance of critical power and cooling control systems, including BMS, EPMS, and SCADA/DCS across new builds and retrofit projects.

You translate design requirements into executable test procedures, develop MOPs/SOPs, and hold commissioning sign‑off authority while coordinating with design engineers, vendors, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechatronics, Electrical, Mechanical Engineering (ABET-accredited).
• 8+ years of controls engineering experience with hands-on commissioning of mission-critical facilities.
• Experience planning and executing full-scale IST with simulated utility blackout events.
• Ignition Core or Gold certification, with SCADA/historian experience.
• Hands-on experience with Allen-Bradley PLC hardware, tagging, alarms, and communications.
• Familiarity with Modbus TCP, OPC UA, IEC 61850, MQTT, Kafka, and SNMP.

Responsibilities

• Design Review & Commissioning Strategy: review OPR/BOD/SOO and establish testable requirements.
• Test Procedures & Execution: write detailed MOPs/SOPs and coordinate safety requirements.
• Functional Performance & IST: lead IST scenarios, test sequence validation, and recovery behavior.
• SCADA, Alarms & Controls Network Validation: validate configurations, alarms, and cybersecurity.
• Troubleshooting & Deficiency Resolution: diagnose and resolve root causes with proper documentation.
• Acceptance & Operational Handover: compile reports and train operations on verified behavior.

Skills

IST testing

Commissioning

Test scripting

Technical writing

Education

ABET-accredited engineering degree

Tools

Allen-Bradley PLC

Ignition SCADA

Modbus TCP

OPC UA

IEC 61850

MQTT

Kafka

SNMP

Job description

GTN Technical Staffing is seeking a Senior Controls Engineer for a client in high‑performance computing and cloud infrastructure. You will lead commissioning and independently verify performance of critical power and cooling control systems, including BMS, EPMS, and SCADA/DCS across new builds and retrofit projects.

You translate design requirements into executable test procedures, develop MOPs/SOPs, and hold commissioning sign‑off authority while coordinating with design engineers, vendors, and