Senior I&C Controls Engineer — Data Center Leader

Jacobs; Birmingham (AL); Hybrid; USD 139,000 - 233,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work policy

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking a Senior SME in I&C engineering to lead instrumentation and controls across hyperscale data center projects. You will guide technical direction, mentor teams, and liaise with clients and management to report on status and design strategy.

Role emphasizes performance, constructability, and integration with multidisciplinary teams, including design-build delivery for high-profile data center infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Instrumentation Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related engineering discipline.
• Registered Professional Engineer (PE) required.
• 15+ years of professional experience in instrumentation, controls, or automation engineering, with 5+ years in mission-critical/data center design.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality reviews of complex projects spanning BAS, ICS, SCADA, EPMS, and monitoring platforms for hyperscale data centers.
• Lead complex controls architecture evaluations and guide selection of control methodologies and networks.
• Develop and validate advanced control sequences, network architectures, and system integration strategies.

Skills

Controls engineering

Automation architecture

Systems integration

Project mentoring

Communication with execs

Education

BS in Electrical/Controls/Instrumentation/Computer Eng

PE license

Tools

Siemens

Schneider Electric

Johnson Controls

Honeywell

Rockwell Automation

Aveva/Wonderware

Ignition

Tridium Niagara

Revit

Job description

Jacobs is seeking a Senior SME in I&C engineering to lead instrumentation and controls across hyperscale data center projects. You will guide technical direction, mentor teams, and liaise with clients and management to report on status and design strategy.

Role emphasizes performance, constructability, and integration with multidisciplinary teams, including design-build delivery for high-profile data center infrastructure.