Senior PLC Commissioning Tech – Data Center Focus

Siemens; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 128,000; Full time

Job summary

Siemens in the United States seeks a Senior PLC Commissioning Technician - Data Centers to lead installation, startup, commissioning, validation, and lifecycle transition of complex automation systems for hyperscale and enterprise data centers. You will collaborate with engineering, project management, commissioning, service, and customer teams to ensure successful delivery and customer satisfaction.

Travel up to 75% and experience with PLCs, HMIs, and networked automation are required.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience supporting commissioning, controls, automation, building automation, industrial controls, or mission‑critical facility infrastructure.
• 5+ years of hands‑on PLC programming, configuration, troubleshooting, startup, and commissioning experience.
• Experience troubleshooting PLC‑based control systems and automation technologies.
• Ability to travel up to 75%.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Participate in startup, checkout, commissioning, validation, and customer acceptance activities for data center automation projects.
• Support installation verification, panel checkout, point-to-point testing, I/O validation, loop testing, and functional performance testing.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues involving PLC controllers, field devices, instrumentation, networking components, control panels, and integrated automation systems.
• Assist with startup and commissioning of facility automation systems associated with cooling, electrical distribution, backup power, environmental monitoring, and critical infrastructure systems.
• Review project drawings, specifications, network architectures, sequences of operation, control schematics, and commissioning documentation.
• Support integrated systems testing including FAT, SAT, functional testing, and customer witness activities.

Skills

PLC programming

Troubleshooting

Reading electrical diagrams

Startup & commissioning

Travel up to 75%

Education

High School Diploma or technical degree

Job description

Siemens in the United States seeks a Senior PLC Commissioning Technician - Data Centers to lead installation, startup, commissioning, validation, and lifecycle transition of complex automation systems for hyperscale and enterprise data centers. You will collaborate with engineering, project management, commissioning, service, and customer teams to ensure successful delivery and customer satisfaction.

Travel up to 75% and experience with PLCs, HMIs, and networked automation are required.