Instrumentation & Controls Engineer

What You'll Be Working On

• Lead the controls architecture and execution for specific tenant programs and their associated buildings, ensuring alignment with Crusoe's operational goals.
• Draft, develop, and maintain enterprise control standards, including PLC code, SCADA UDT primitives, networking approaches, Device Level Ring (DLR) topologies, and protocol methodologies.
• Review design deliverables from internal teams and external partners to ensure adherence to control system architectures, capabilities, and standards.
• Provide expert technical support and guidance to tangential departments for smooth handoffs, strategic alignment, and lifecycle management of control systems.
• Evaluate complex tenant requirements against Crusoe standards, driving technical consensus and compliance across global projects.
• Drive impact evaluations for project deviations, analyzing risks and communicating findings to the project team.
• Weigh pros and cons of control system capabilities to drive precise requirements for optimal facility resiliency and performance.
• Serve as the primary contact for technical critical client discussions, managing relationships with strong customer-facing skills.
• Manage and develop Technicians (1 and 2) and Engineers (1, 2, and Senior) through structured On-the-Job Training on BMS and EPMS fundamentals.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in Instrumentation & Controls with a track record across Building Automation/Management Systems and Power Monitoring/SCADA systems in data centers or large-scale industrial facilities.
• Comprehensive understanding of MEP systems technical documentation and building engineering drawings, including Mechanical P&IDs, Sequence of Operations (SOO), Electrical One-Lines (SLD), Points Lists, and MEP asset documentation.
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Systems Engineering (or equivalent extensive field experience).
• Proven expertise and hands-on experience across several major controls platforms, with deep understanding of their capabilities and networking architectures.
• Strong working knowledge of Allen-Bradley PLCs and Ignition SCADA (Perspective).
• Demonstrated ability to make sound, independent professional decisions while utilizing team expertise.
• Strong interpersonal and client-facing communication skills, with experience as a primary technical point of contact.

Nice-to-Haves

• Deep, hands-on experience utilizing Ignition and Rockwell automation platforms.
• Experience designing or supporting MQTT-based Unified Namespace architectures.
• Extended career tenure within mission-critical industries, such as high-availability data centers or advanced power generation.
• Experience supporting commissioning programs (L3 to L5) at a campus or multi-building scale.
• Tangential experience in maintenance or facility operations.