Senior Instrumentation & Controls Engineer - Data Center

Olsson; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Career development

Flexible work

Community impact

Wellness program

Benefits package

Job summary

Olsson is seeking an Electrical Instrumentation Engineer for its Data Center Facilities Engineering Design team to lead instrumentation and control system design, plans, schematics, and one-lines. The role focuses on reliability, technical execution, and design leadership across projects in data center environments.

You will mentor engineers, review schematics and data sheets, and collaborate within multi-discipline teams to deliver robust electrical infrastructure solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, or Instrumentation and Control Engineering
• 7+ years' experience in instrumentation and control systems within the industrial electrical and/or hyperscale data center sector
• Expertise in design, application, and implementation of distribution and generation instrumentation and control systems
• Understanding of ISA, IEC, IEEE standards for instrumentation and control systems
• Experience with DCS, SIS and PLCs; reading/creating P&IDs and control schematics

Responsibilities

• Lead instrumentation/control design for projects and define control schemes aligned with industry standards
• Review data sheets, block diagrams and functional/operational descriptions for instrumentation projects
• Mentor and guide team members, developing engineers and technical leaders
• Support instrumentation-related threat mitigation action plans and incident investigations
• Ensure reliable real-time operation of instrumentation systems through studies and procedures
• Develop efficient electrical design packages for low/medium voltage infrastructure

Job description

Olsson is seeking an Electrical Instrumentation Engineer for its Data Center Facilities Engineering Design team to lead instrumentation and control system design, plans, schematics, and one-lines. The role focuses on reliability, technical execution, and design leadership across projects in data center environments.

You will mentor engineers, review schematics and data sheets, and collaborate within multi-discipline teams to deliver robust electrical infrastructure solutions.