FluidStack

3 months ago

Staff Controls Operator — Data Center Operations

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Job Summary

Mid-level controls engineer specializing in building automation and data-center infrastructure. You’ll design, program, commission, and maintain BMS/EPMS and PLC-based control systems, collaborating with Central Engineering to ensure 24/7 reliability. Responsibilities span field technician tasks and engineering duties, including sequence development, commissioning, and system integration across BACnet/Modbus protocols.

Location: Buffalo

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Facilities, Workplace & Physical Operations

Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

•Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on BMS/BAS controllers, field devices, sensors, actuators, and control panels while maintaining accurate as-built documentation.
•Diagnose and resolve BMS, EPMS, and equipment-level control faults using front-end software and field test tools including multimeters, loop calibrators, and clamp meters.
•Navigate and configure BMS platforms (Ignition, Metasys, Niagara, EcoStruxure) including point mapping, alarm configuration, setpoint adjustments, and basic graphics updates.
•Support PLC/HMI troubleshooting, PID loop tuning, trend log analysis, and integration between BMS, EPMS, DCIM, and equipment control systems across BACnet, Modbus, and SNMP.
•Execute commissioning activities including point-to-point verification, loop calibration, functional performance testing, and documentation for new construction and retrofit projects.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 150,000 - 220,000 annually

Equity and Bonus:Equity

Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionPensionEquity

Key Requirements

•Associate's or Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering Technology, Controls Engineering, Building Automation, or related field — OR equivalent vocational training and directly relevant experience.
•Minimum 3–5 years of hands-on experience in building automation, controls, or instrumentation in a commercial, industrial, or mission-critical facility environment.
•Working knowledge of major BMS/BAS platforms (Ignition preferred; Schneider EcoStruxure, Metasys, Niagara, or equivalent) and control system communication protocols including BACnet IP/MSTP and Modbus TCP/RTU.
•Ability to read and interpret control drawings, wiring schematics, P&IDs, one-line diagrams, and equipment data sheets; proficiency with standard field test and calibration tools.
•Familiarity with HVAC Sequences of Operations concepts, NEC wiring requirements, and NFPA 70E electrical safety and LOTO/LOTOTO procedures.

Experience:3-5 yearsData centerData center operations

Education:Associate's in Electrical Engineering Technology

Skills:CommunicationProblem-solvingTeamwork

Certifications:Ignition certification

Tech Stack:IgnitionMetasysNiagaraEcoStruxureBACnetModbusPLCAllen-Bradley Studio 5000Siemens TIA PortalOSIsoft PIOSHA 10/30

Company Brief

FluidStack

Builds and deploys large-scale GPU cloud infrastructure for AI labs, enterprises and governments, providing high-performance AI training and inference capacity and rapid data-center deployment services.

Industry: Cloud Computing

Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)

Growth: Growth Stage Startup

Funding: Series A

Headquarters: New York, United States

Founded: 2017

Glassdoor: 4.7

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FluidStack

3 months ago

Staff Controls Operator — Data Center Operations

✓ Verified Job

Canonical indexed version, validated from employer's careers page.

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI

Last checked: 13 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Location: Buffalo

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Facilities, Workplace & Physical Operations

Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

•Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on BMS/BAS controllers, field devices, sensors, actuators, and control panels while maintaining accurate as-built documentation.
•Diagnose and resolve BMS, EPMS, and equipment-level control faults using front-end software and field test tools including multimeters, loop calibrators, and clamp meters.
•Navigate and configure BMS platforms (Ignition, Metasys, Niagara, EcoStruxure) including point mapping, alarm configuration, setpoint adjustments, and basic graphics updates.
•Support PLC/HMI troubleshooting, PID loop tuning, trend log analysis, and integration between BMS, EPMS, DCIM, and equipment control systems across BACnet, Modbus, and SNMP.
•Execute commissioning activities including point-to-point verification, loop calibration, functional performance testing, and documentation for new construction and retrofit projects.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 150,000 - 220,000 annually

Equity and Bonus:Equity

Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionPensionEquity

Key Requirements

•Associate's or Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering Technology, Controls Engineering, Building Automation, or related field — OR equivalent vocational training and directly relevant experience.
•Minimum 3–5 years of hands-on experience in building automation, controls, or instrumentation in a commercial, industrial, or mission-critical facility environment.
•Working knowledge of major BMS/BAS platforms (Ignition preferred; Schneider EcoStruxure, Metasys, Niagara, or equivalent) and control system communication protocols including BACnet IP/MSTP and Modbus TCP/RTU.
•Ability to read and interpret control drawings, wiring schematics, P&IDs, one-line diagrams, and equipment data sheets; proficiency with standard field test and calibration tools.
•Familiarity with HVAC Sequences of Operations concepts, NEC wiring requirements, and NFPA 70E electrical safety and LOTO/LOTOTO procedures.

Experience:3-5 yearsData centerData center operations

Education:Associate's in Electrical Engineering Technology

Skills:CommunicationProblem-solvingTeamwork

Certifications:Ignition certification

Tech Stack:IgnitionMetasysNiagaraEcoStruxureBACnetModbusPLCAllen-Bradley Studio 5000Siemens TIA PortalOSIsoft PIOSHA 10/30

Company Brief

FluidStack

Industry: Cloud Computing

Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)

Growth: Growth Stage Startup

Funding: Series A

Headquarters: New York, United States

Founded: 2017

Glassdoor: 4.7

Website LinkedIn Glassdoor