Technical Lead, Facilities Software Automation
Lead the architecture and implementation of facilities software automation for physical plant control, from telemetry to actuation with built-in safety. Own closed-loop control, simulation, rollout across sites, and set engineering standards while continuing to write critical code. Requires prior leadership of physical systems automation teams.
About the job
Role Scope
- Lead facilities software automation: the systems that let software observe, decide, and act on physical plant.
- Own the architecture from telemetry through decision to actuation, with safety and authorization designed in.
- Set the engineering standards for a team shipping against live infrastructure.
- Carry the hardest problems: closed-loop control paths, simulation, and rollout strategy across the fleet.
Requirements
- Led teams building software that controls or automates physical systems.
- Designed act-on-plant paths with interlocks, authorization, and audit.
- Taken automation from one site to many with a real rollout model.
- Architecture decisions balance speed with the blast radius of being wrong.
- Still write the critical code.
Nice-to-Haves
- Controls background (PLC, BMS).
- Digital twin and simulation.
- Energy systems.
- Safety-critical software practices.
Skills
Controls, Plc, Bms, Digital Twin, Simulation, Safety-Critical Software
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