# Instrumentation & Controls Engineer

**Company:** [Crusoe](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/crusoe)
**Location:** Denver, CO
**Role:** Hardware Engineering
**Salary:** $148k – $170k/yr
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** Allen-Bradley Plcs, Ignition Scada, Bms, Epms, Scada, Plc, Mqtt, Rockwell Automation, P&Id, Sequence Of Operations, Single Line Diagrams
**Posted:** 2026-07-01

> Staff Instrumentation & Controls Engineer providing campus-level leadership for BMS and EPMS in mission-critical data center environments. Oversees controls architecture, standardization, design validation, tenant requirements, client relations, and team development across mechanical and electrical domains. Requires 8+ years experience, Bachelor's in engineering, and expertise in Allen-Bradley PLCs and Ignition SCADA.

## Job Description

## 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.

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