Commissioning Engineer, Data Center Controls
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About the role
Controls Commissioning Engineer will take the lead in commissioning, startup, and turnover of SCADA/BMS/EPMS systems for industrial applications. Expectation is this individual will oversee commissioning execution, functional testing, and system validation across multiple locations throughout the US and Europe. This senior-level role requires deep expertise in control systems integration, point-to-point verification, sequence of operations validation, and system architecture review. The successful candidate will manage complex commissioning programs, provide technical guidance, and ensure that installed systems meet both design intent and industry standards.
Responsibilities
- Execute all commissioning phases (L1-L5) for control systems including BMS, EPMS, PLC, and SCADA platforms (Ignition experience preferred).
- Serve as Owner's Representative coordinating with general contractors, designers, and vendors on-site.
- Develop, review, and execute test scripts (FPTs, ISTs) in collaboration with commissioning agents to verify systems meet design intent.
- Maintain commissioning documentation including issue tracking, test results, punch lists, and final reports.
- Lead controls system handover to operations, ensuring all systems are functional, documented, and ready for service.
Requirements
- 5+ years in controls commissioning, data center MEP systems, or industrial automation (experience with UPS monitoring, chilled water, and HVAC systems required).
- In-depth knowledge of control system architectures, PLCs (Allen-Bradley/Rockwell preferred), SCADA, BMS, and EPMS platforms.
- Proficiency in PLC and HMI programming, including ability to read, write, troubleshoot, and debug control logic.
- Experience with industrial network protocols (Ethernet/IP, BACnet, Modbus) and hardware/software integration.
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Automation, or related technical field preferred.
- Experience with ASHRAE or BCxA commissioning guidelines and documentation standards.
- Hands-on experience with pre-functional testing, electrical checks, and mechanical system adjustments.
- Troubleshooting expertise-diagnosing and resolving controls issues during startup and commissioning.
- ISA CCST certification or equivalent controls/instrumentation credentials.
- Prior experience commissioning hyperscale or colocation data centers.
Benefits
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About Fluidstack We exist to make humanity more free. For most of human history, you farmed or you starved. Technology gave people more time for the things they wanted to do, instead of things they had to do. Powerful AI will be the biggest lever for human choice we've ever built - but only if models are aligned with what humanity actually wants. There are groups building AI who don't share these goals. Whoever deploys frontier compute infrastructure fastest will decide whether AI expands human freedom or shrinks it. We're singularly focused on delivering 10 to 100s of GWs of compute faster than anyone else, rethinking every layer of the stack. We acquire power, design and build data centers, and operate them - with teams spanning hardware and software. Speed and scale are our key differentiators. Come be a part of building civilization-scale infrastructure for AI. We hire people who care deeply about this problem space. If that is you, please apply!
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