Controls Engineer, Energy Management
Core
Design and implement control systems for gigawatt-scale data centers, managing real-time load control, MEP integration, and autonomous deployment.
Role type
Senior Controls Engineer (Energy Management & Data Center Infrastructure)
Builds
Control systems for gigawatt-scale data centers, including real-time load control and behind-the-meter integration
Domain
Data Center Infrastructure / Energy Management / Industrial Automation
Required skills
Industrial protocols (MQTT, OPC UA, REST APIs), Electrical system analysis (schedules, protection, breakers), Data contract design, Control narrative development, Cross-domain translation (Electrical <-> Software), Vendor scope negotiation
Preferred skills
Microgrid control, Grid-forming BESS, Utility protocols (DNP3, IEC 61850, Modbus TCP), Schema-driven contracts (OpenAPI, JSON Schema), Automated commissioning
Technologies
Python, Go, MQTT, OPC UA, REST APIs, DNP3, IEC 61850, Modbus TCP, OpenAPI, JSON Schema
Responsibilities
Define data contracts between facility controllers and third-party power plant controllers; Specify sequences of operation for normal, emergency, and blackstart scenarios; Translate electrical constraints into software requirements and vice versa; Validate interfaces in simulation prior to energization; Negotiate vendor scope and technical assumptions
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
