Controls Subject Matter Expert - Data Center Commissioning

About the role

A fast-growing AI infrastructure startup in the U.S., backed by nine-figure revenue and $50 billion in recent investment, is hiring a Controls Subject Matter Expert. The company designs and builds GPU data centers with advanced liquid cooling technology for leading AI labs. The role suits a Controls Engineer who enjoys large-scale, mission-critical facilities.

Key responsibilities

• Deploy and commission BMS, SCADA and EPMS systems at data center sites, running FAT, field integration, loop checks, sequence verification and acceptance testing through to live handover.
• Support operational reliability of deployed control systems by responding to alerts and failures and implementing fixes that prevent recurrence.
• Resolve field integration issues between control systems and connected mechanical and electrical systems during commissioning, escalating with a clear problem description and proposed fix.
• Configure and verify control sequences, alarm setpoints and data historian integrations against operational requirements.
• Contribute to commissioning checklists, acceptance test procedures and runbooks that speed up and standardize future deployments.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical or Chemical Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience deploying and commissioning control systems on industrial or mission-critical facilities, with hands-on accountability for live system startup and acceptance.
• Experience troubleshooting control system integration failures and loop errors independently during active commissioning.
• Willingness to travel to deployment and operations sites up to 50 percent of the time.

Required skills

• Programming and configuring PLCs, SCADA or HMI systems on at least one major platform (Rockwell, Siemens, Ignition or equivalent).
• Commissioning of BMS, SCADA and EPMS systems.