Senior I&C Controls Engineer – Data Center Lead

Jacobs; Cary (NC); Hybrid; USD 139,000 - 233,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Stock purchase plan

Paid time off (PTO)

Company holidays

Hybrid work policy

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking a Senior I&C SME to lead engineering efforts across data center projects, shaping controls strategy and delivery. You will mentor teams, engage with clients and management, and guide design from concept through commissioning in a fast-growing hyperscale portfolio.

You’ll work with interdisciplinary teams, influence architectural decisions, and push for high performance, reliability, and constructability while advancing Jacobs’ Design-Build delivery approach.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 15+ years of instrumentation, controls, or automation engineering.
• Registered Professional Engineer (PE) required.
• Experience in mission-critical or data center facility design.
• Proficiency with major control platforms and protocols.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality reviews of complex projects spanning BAS, ICS, SCADA and related platforms.
• Lead controls architecture evaluations and select methodologies and topologies.
• Develop and validate control sequences and system integration strategies.
• Oversee instrumentation sizing, valve applications, and sensor accuracy.
• Drive operational performance via monitoring, analytics, and fault detection.
• Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, civil, and commissioning teams.

Skills

Instrumentation engineering

Controls engineering

Project leadership

Mentoring

Communication with execs

System integration

Engineering analysis

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Master of Science in related discipline (preferred)

Tools

Siemens

Schneider Electric

Johnson Controls

Honeywell

Rockwell Automation

Aveva/Wonderware

Ignition

Tridium Niagara

Revit

Job description

Jacobs is seeking a Senior I&C SME to lead engineering efforts across data center projects, shaping controls strategy and delivery. You will mentor teams, engage with clients and management, and guide design from concept through commissioning in a fast-growing hyperscale portfolio.

You’ll work with interdisciplinary teams, influence architectural decisions, and push for high performance, reliability, and constructability while advancing Jacobs’ Design-Build delivery approach.