Principal Operations Engineer, Controls

FluidStack

Principal Controls Operations Engineer serving as technical authority for Fluidstack’s AI data-center controls. Auditing BMS operations, approving high-risk changes, and commissioning sites across the U.S.

Posted 8/5/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $242,000 - $278,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Building Management Systems (BMS) and controls, with a strong command of programming, commissioning, and operational oversight in complex environments. Proven ability to lead technical audits, enforce standards, and manage high-risk operational procedures effectively.

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BMS/BAS ProgrammingPLC ProgrammingRoot Cause AnalysisControls Protocols FluencyOperational Readiness Sign-Off

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Hard Skills

BMS ProgrammingPLC ProgrammingRoot Cause AnalysisHigh-Risk MOP AuthoringOperational ReadinessBAS Standards EnforcementIntegration Health AuditsCybersecurity in ControlsScripting in PythonScripting in SQL

Soft Skills

LeadershipProblem-SolvingCommunicationCollaborationAdaptability

Tools & Technologies

IgnitionNiagaraMetasysEcoStruxureEPMS PlatformsDCIMBACnetModbusSNMPOT Network Segmentation

Industry Keywords

Building Management SystemsCritical EnvironmentsCentral PlantsChange ControlOperational AuditsHyperscale Data CentersColocationMechanical SystemsElectrical SystemsFire/Life Safety Systems

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cyber SecurityPythonSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as the most senior technical authority for BMS, EPMS, PLC, and equipment-level controls across the fleet
Own every material BMS change across the fleet and serve as final technical approver for high-consequence changes
Standardize controls practices and enforce change control
Lead technical and operational site audits covering sequences, alarming, trending, integration health, and cybersecurity
Own the remediation roadmap through closure
Sign off on controls operational readiness and handover from commissioning to steady-state operations for every new site
Feed operational learnings back into design and manufacturing for repeatable, productized builds
Stand up a full BMS in two days
Author and approve high-risk MOPs, EOPs, and AOPs
Lead root cause analysis on significant controls events through closure
Travel 50 to 75% across the fleet and perform field-based work

Requirements

What you’ll need

Career experience programming, commissioning, and operating controls on complex central plants and critical environments
Ability to walk into any site and own the front-end within a day
Platform-agnostic command of modern BMS/BAS, including Ignition, Niagara, Metasys, or EcoStruxure
PLC programming experience on at least one major platform
Fluency in BACnet, Modbus, SNMP, and other major controls protocols
Knowledge of mechanical, electrical, and fire/life safety systems coordinated by controls protocols
Experience authoring and executing high-risk controls MOPs in live critical environments
Experience leading root cause analysis on significant events through closure
Ability to hold integrators, OEMs, and vendors to programming and documentation standards
Hyperscale or large colocation experience at hundreds of MW+ is a bonus
EPMS platforms and DCIM experience is a bonus
Historians and scripting in Python or SQL are a bonus
OT network segmentation and cybersecurity experience is a bonus
Authorization to work in the United States

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive total compensation package (salary + equity)
Equity in the form of stock options or restricted stock units
Retirement or pension plan, in line with local norms
Health, dental, and vision insurance
Generous PTO policy, in line with local norms
Pay equity and transparency