Senior I&C Controls Engineer: Data Center Expert

Jacobs; St. Louis (MO); Hybrid; USD 139,000 - 233,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Hybrid work model

401(k) plan

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking a senior SME in instrumentation and controls for data center projects. You will lead I&C engineering across new builds and retrofits, mentor teams, and coordinate with interdisciplinary engineers to ensure performance and constructability.

You will shape project execution, influence design strategy, and drive delivery excellence while partnering with clients and executives to report status and progress in a dynamic, hybrid setting.

Qualifications

• Ability to identify complex technical challenges and craft practical solutions.
• Experience communicating with executive stakeholders on project status on short notice.
• Proficiency with mission-critical facility control systems: BAS, PLC, SCADA, EPMS, and DCIM.
• Strong knowledge of control architectures, networks, and system integration.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality reviews across BAS, ICS, SCADA, EPMS for hyperscale data centers.
• Lead controls architecture evaluations and guide platform selection for robustness and security.
• Develop advanced control sequences and system integration strategies; set design standards.
• Oversee instrumentation sizing, valve applications, sensor reliability, and alarm management; govern schedules and docs.

Skills

Controls engineering

Mentoring

Executive communication

Project leadership

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Master of Science (preferred)

Tools

Siemens

Schneider Electric

Johnson Controls

Honeywell

Rockwell Automation

Aveva/Wonderware

Ignition

Tridium Niagara

Job description

Jacobs is seeking a senior SME in instrumentation and controls for data center projects. You will lead I&C engineering across new builds and retrofits, mentor teams, and coordinate with interdisciplinary engineers to ensure performance and constructability.

You will shape project execution, influence design strategy, and drive delivery excellence while partnering with clients and executives to report status and progress in a dynamic, hybrid setting.