- San Francisco, California, United States
- On-site
- Full-time · Senior
- 8+ years
We are seeking a Controls Engineer to design, program, integrate and commission on-site power generation and microgrid control systems serving large AI data center campuses. The role involves owning control architecture and functional requirements across generation packages, balance-of-plant systems, electrical protection, microgrid controls, and data center monitoring.
Responsibilities
- Design, program and commission plant power controllers (PPCs) and microgrid control systems for gas turbine and reciprocating engine power plants.
- Develop control sequences for grid-connected, islanded and transition modes, including startup, shutdown, synchronization, load sharing, import/export control, load shedding, black start, restoration and resynchronization.
- Coordinate active power, reactive power, voltage and frequency controls across generators, energy storage, MV UPS and other distributed energy resources.
- Define how the plant responds to generator trips, loss of utility power, large load changes, equipment failures and loss of communication.
- Work with OEMs to define the boundaries between turbine or engine controls, generator controls, the PPC, protection systems and data center controls.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in controls, electrical, mechanical, chemical engineering, computer engineering, or a related field
- Nice to have: major turbine or reciprocating-engine control platforms
- Nice to have: microgrid controllers
- Nice to have: data center power systems
- Nice to have: integrating gas generation with BESS, MV UPS