Staff RF Desense Engineer
General Motors
Staff Mechanical Controls Engineer
Lambda
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: San Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $196,000 - $327,000 per year
Job Level
Lead
About the role
- Develop end-to-end architectures for mechanical and control systems in high-density AI data centers.
- Write and validate Sequences of Operation (SOO) for mechanical and BMS integration.
- Define controls architecture and hierarchy for mechanical systems, ensuring scalability and resilience.
- Drive standardization of mechanical and control system design across sites and vendors.
- Architect and build BMS/controls platforms from the ground up.
- Develop and manage data pipelines for telemetry, controls feedback loops, and performance optimization.
- Identify, define, and validate BMS and EPMS points lists for monitoring, alarms, and control logic.
- Implement automated control logic and optimization algorithms to improve efficiency, reliability, and uptime.
- Support capacity planning for GPU racks up to 1MW+.
- Standardize points lists, SOO, and mechanical design templates across global sites.
- Provide technical leadership for incident response, root cause analysis, and system improvements.
- Partner with HPC architects, operations, and product engineering teams.
- Serve as a subject-matter expert in mechanical controls, and telemetry systems for hyperscale environments.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Controls Engineering, or related field
- 5+ years of experience in mechanical and controls engineering for data centers or critical infrastructure
- Experience programming control logic systems in one or more platforms such as Siemens, Tridium, Distech, Struxureware, or Alerton
- Proven experience developing SOO, controls hierarchy, and data pipelines for mechanical systems
- Experience with communication network protocols: BACnet/IP, Modbus TCP, SNMP, OPC-UA
- Strong understanding of liquid cooling technologies, thermal management, and mechanical system operations
- Ability to lead troubleshooting, perform root cause analysis, and resolve controls-related issues in live environments.
Benefits
- Health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents
- Wellness and Commuter stipends for select roles
- 401k Plan with 2% company match (USA employees)
- Flexible Paid Time Off Plan that we all actually use
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
mechanical engineeringcontrols engineeringprogramming control logicdata pipelinesautomated control logicoptimization algorithmsliquid cooling technologiesthermal managementroot cause analysisincident response
Soft skills
technical leadershiptroubleshootingproblem-solvingcollaboration
