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Controls Engineer, Data Center Engineering

Apple· IS&T / Infrastructure Services (Data Center Engineering)
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Hybrid (Prineville, Oregon; Dallas, Texas; Maiden, North Carolina; Mesa, Arizona; Sparks, Nevada)Full-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Data Center Controls Engineer responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing automation and control systems across electrical power and mechanical infrastructure for Apple’s data centers, with emphasis on integration with the DCIS platform (MQTT and Ignition) and cross-domain technical leadership across design, construction, commissioning, and operations.

Responsibilities

  • Design of data center automation and control systems for electrical infrastructure (EPMS, MV Power Distribution Control Systems, LV transfer schemes) and mechanical infrastructure (BAS, chilled water plants, cooling towers, CRAC/CRAH units, air handling units, pumping systems, airside economizers)
  • Author and continuously improve control system specifications and sequences of operations; review project controls drawings
  • Configuration and programming of PLCs, PACs, and DDC controllers, or provide technical oversight of third parties
  • Support the DCIS platform by integrating electrical and mechanical system data into the Ignition-based HMI via MQTT
  • Commissioning oversight of electrical and mechanical control systems
  • Troubleshoot controls and monitoring issues; analyze data, apply fault detection and diagnostics (FDD)
  • Serve as technical liaison between design teams, vendors, contractors, and operations
  • Provide training and mentorship to Operations personnel; support emergency response during significant facility incidents
  • Collaborate across electrical and mechanical domains to deliver high-quality, scalable control solutions

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Controls Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience
  • 5+ years of engineering experience with control systems in data centers or mission-critical environments for electrical power and mechanical/HVAC systems
  • Understanding of controls for high-availability electrical systems (EPMS, MV PDCS) and mechanical systems (chilled water plants, BAS)
  • Experience programming DDC/PLC controllers and redlining controls drawings
  • 8+ years of experience with data center control systems across design, construction, and commissioning (electrical and mechanical)
  • Proficiency in IEC 61131-3 languages (Structured Text, Ladder Diagram, Function Block Diagram, Instruction List)
  • Experience authoring and maintaining control system specifications and Sequences of Operations (SOO) from scratch; MV PDCS specs preferred
  • Experience with Schneider Electric Modicon M580; Siemens Desigo / S7; Johnson Controls Metasys; Tridium Niagara; SEL RTAC; generator controllers (Woodward easYgen or DEIF)
  • Experience with BACnet, Modbus, OPC UA, IEC 61850 (MMS/GOOSE); integration into facility management and monitoring platforms
  • Experience with data center information system stacks including MQTT, Ignition (SCADA/HMI), and cloud analytics integration
  • Familiarity with IEC 61499, Python scripting, Fault Detection and Diagnostics (FDD), data trending, and alarming; version control (GitHub/GitLab)
  • Proficiency with AI tools for specifications, Python development, and analytics to enable predictive fault detection and optimization

Skills

Required:Electrical control systems designMechanical control systems designPLC/DDC programmingSOO / specifications authoringCross-domain technical leadershipCommunication with stakeholders
Nice to have:Python scripting

Benefits

  • Apple benefits package as described in posting
Last updated Oct 9, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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