Senior I&C Controls Architect - Hyperscale DCs (Hybrid)

Jacobs; Silver Spring (MD); Hybrid; USD 139,000 - 233,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k) plan

Stock purchase

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking a Senior I&C Engineering SME to lead instrumentation and controls across data center projects, including new builds and retrofits. You’ll guide technical direction, mentor teams, and coordinate with interdisciplinary engineering groups to ensure high-performance, code-compliant designs.

You will work with BAS/PLC/SCADA platforms, develop advanced control sequences, and drive energy optimization and reliability for hyperscale facilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Instrumentation Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related engineering discipline.
• 15+ years of professional experience in instrumentation, controls, or automation engineering, with 5+ years in mission-critical and/or data center facility design.
• Registered Professional Engineer (PE) required.
• Experience with BAS, PLC-based control systems, SCADA platforms, EPMS integration, and DCIM platforms.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality reviews of complex projects spanning BAS, ICS, SCADA, EPMS, and critical facility monitoring and control platforms for hyperscale data center facilities.
• Lead complex controls architecture evaluations and guide the selection of appropriate control methodologies, network topologies, instrumentation strategies, and automation platforms to ensure robust, secure, code-compliant, and maintainable design solutions.
• Develop and validate advanced control sequences, network communication architectures, and system integration strategies; establish controls design standards and mentor team members in best-practice automation, instrumentation, and controls engineering techniques.
• Oversee critical calculations and analyses related to instrumentation sizing and selection, control valve applications, sensor accuracy and reliability, network capacity, alarm management, and controls integration; provide technical governance for schedules, design documentation, and interdisciplinary coordination.
• Drive operational performance and reliability strategies through advanced monitoring, analytics, automated fault detection and diagnostics (FDD), energy optimization controls, and data-driven operational insights aligned with hyperscale owner objectives.
• Partner with mechanical, electrical, civil, structural, and commissioning disciplines to ensure seamless integration of instrumentation and control systems throughout the project lifecycle, from concept design through commissioning, startup, and turnover.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Communication

Project coordination

Education

BS in Electrical/Controls/Instrumentation/Computer Eng

PE License

MS in Electrical/Controls/Automation (preferred)

Tools

Siemens

Schneider Electric

Johnson Controls

Honeywell

Rockwell Automation

Aveva/Wonderware

Ignition

Tridium Niagara

Revit

BACnet

Modbus TCP/IP

OPC UA

EtherNet/IP

DNP3

SNMP

MQTT

Bluebeam

MS Office

Teams

Job description

Jacobs is seeking a Senior I&C Engineering SME to lead instrumentation and controls across data center projects, including new builds and retrofits. You’ll guide technical direction, mentor teams, and coordinate with interdisciplinary engineering groups to ensure high-performance, code-compliant designs.

You will work with BAS/PLC/SCADA platforms, develop advanced control sequences, and drive energy optimization and reliability for hyperscale facilities.