Data Center Controls Engineer (BMS / EPMS)
OpenAI · San Francisco
Frontier labonsitejunior$177k–$285k
At a glance
Highlights
- Program and commission controls for high-density AI data center campuses.
- Turn design requirements into reliable, tested control systems.
- Help build infrastructure foundation for next-generation AI.
What they offer
- Equity
Ideal candidate
Hands-on early-career controls engineer who loves getting in the field to program, test, and troubleshoot systems. You enjoy collaborating across disciplines to turn designs into reliable data center operations.
Requirements
- Practical hands-on experience programming, configuring, integrating, or commissioning control systems in data centers, industrial automation, buildings, or other critical infrastructure environments
- Working knowledge of PLC programming and control logic, with the ability to implement and troubleshoot sequences of operation
- Experience in either BMS/mechanical controls or EPMS/electrical controls, with understanding of equipment and operating sequences
- Experience configuring field devices and instrumentation, validating I/O and point mapping, and diagnosing control system behavior
- Working knowledge of relevant industrial communication protocols and basic OT networking to connect and troubleshoot control systems
- Ability to read control diagrams, equipment documentation, I/O lists, and functional specifications and keep implementation records accurate
- Hands-on experience with functional testing, commissioning, and systematic troubleshooting
Lab profile
About OpenAI
Builds safe frontier AI models and products like ChatGPT for broad benefit.
What they build
- ChatGPT
- OpenAI API
- Frontier AI models
Known for
- Frontier-scale distributed ML training
- Massive GPU fleet and data center operations
- Exabyte-scale data lakes and streaming
- AI alignment and safety research
Key facts
- Operates one of the world's largest GPU fleets
Posted · Last seen