Senior I&C Controls Engineer - Data Center Focus

Jacobs; Florida; Hybrid; USD 139,000 - 233,000; Full time

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking a Senior Instrumentation and Controls (I&C) Engineering SME to lead I&C efforts across a portfolio of data center projects, including new builds and retrofits. You will mentor I&C leads, engage with clients and upper management, and guide design and delivery strategies to meet performance and constructability standards.

You will influence project execution, shape design strategy, and grow leadership presence within a fast-growing hyperscale portfolio, collaborating with

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 15+ years in instrumentation, controls, or automation engineering; 5+ years in mission-critical/data center design.
• Registered Professional Engineer (PE) is required.
• Experience with BAS/PLC/SCADA, EPMS, and data center operations analytics.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality reviews of complex projects spanning BAS, ICS, SCADA, EPMS, and critical facility monitoring for hyperscale data centers.
• Lead controls architecture evaluations and select control methodologies, topologies, and automation platforms.
• Develop and validate advanced control sequences, network architectures, and system integration strategies; mentor team members in controls engineering techniques.
• Oversee instrumentation sizing, valve applications, sensor reliability, network capacity, alarm management, and controls integration; oversee schedules and documentation.
• Drive performance and reliability through monitoring, analytics, FDD, energy optimization, and data-driven insights.
• Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, civil, structural, and commissioning disciplines throughout the project lifecycle.

Skills

I&C engineering

BAS/SCADA/ICS

PE license

Electrical Engineering

Automation platforms

Leadership

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Master of Science in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Siemens

Schneider Electric

Johnson Controls

Honeywell

Rockwell Automation

Aveva/Wonderware

Ignition

Tridium Niagara

Revit

Job description

Jacobs is seeking a Senior Instrumentation and Controls (I&C) Engineering SME to lead I&C efforts across a portfolio of data center projects, including new builds and retrofits. You will mentor I&C leads, engage with clients and upper management, and guide design and delivery strategies to meet performance and constructability standards.

You will influence project execution, shape design strategy, and grow leadership presence within a fast-growing hyperscale portfolio, collaborating with