Senior Data Center Controls Engineer — 50% Travel

Google; Council Bluffs (IA); On-site; USD 144,000 - 208,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a Controls or Systems Engineer to lead BMS/EPMS/ICS integration for data center projects. You will act as the on-site technical authority, ensuring sensor, controller, and network installations align with design intent and enable full system visibility.

You will collaborate with teams to resolve sequence issues, ensure compliance with codes, and drive project automation improvements across multiple data center locations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 5 years of experience as a program manager or technical program manager.
• 5 years of experience in controls engineering, automation, or systems integration within industrial or mission-critical environments.
• 5 years of experience in BMS/EPMS architectures, including DDC, PLC, virtual machines, and SCADA systems and with communication protocols including BACnet, Modbus, and SNMP.
• Ability to travel 50% of the time to provide on-site support across various project locations.

Responsibilities

• Provide design development oversight and ensure owner’s requirements are met, act as the definitive resource for integrators and contractors to resolve ambiguities in sequence of operations (SOO), IOLs, and network topology diagrams.
• Perform periodic site walk-throughs to verify the physical installation, ensuring correct placement for accurate readings.
• Identify and resolve discrepancies between design intent and field conditions to prevent commissioning delays, ensuring hardware matches programmed logic.
• Ensure all installations meet local electrical codes, cybersecurity hardening standards, Google standards, and project-specific automation requirements.
• Collaborate with Cross Functional Teams for resolution of sequence issues, controls intent and changes to the SOO during the construction process.

Skills

Program mgmt

Controls eng

BMS/EPMS

Industrial protocols (BACnet/Modbus/SN

Travel 50%

Education

Bachelors in Electrical/Mechanical Eng

Tools

DDC

PLC

SCADA

BACnet

Modbus

SNMP

Virtual machines

Job description

Google is seeking a Controls or Systems Engineer to lead BMS/EPMS/ICS integration for data center projects. You will act as the on-site technical authority, ensuring sensor, controller, and network installations align with design intent and enable full system visibility.

You will collaborate with teams to resolve sequence issues, ensure compliance with codes, and drive project automation improvements across multiple data center locations.