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Controls SME, Principal

Hut 8 · Corpus Christi, TX · On-site

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About the role

Review controls designs, including BMS/BAS, EPMS, SCADA, PLC-based plant controls, CDU and cooling plant controls, and generator, UPS, and switchgear controller integration, through an operations lens. Sequences of operations, failure-mode and fail-safe behavior, loss-of-network and loss-of-controller response, manual and local override, point lists and instrumentation adequacy, alarm philosophy and prioritization, graphics clarity, and OT network architecture and access control. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • Experience in critical environments, with a working knowledge of critical facility operations and procedure-based work
  • Theoretical and practical understanding of control equipment and systems: design, maintenance, troubleshooting, testing, and construction
  • Working knowledge of the mechanical, electrical, and life safety systems found in critical facilities
  • Sequence-of-operations fluency: you can read one critically, catch the gaps and failure modes, and test whether it behaves as written
  • Experience interpreting blueprints, CAD drawings, and controls diagrams
  • Turnover documentation rigor, especially programming backups, configuration files, and version control
More about this role

Hut 8 brings exceptional people together to solve the world’s most consequential problems at the intersection of energy and technology. Today, that means building infrastructure for AI at a pace and scale without precedent. Tomorrow, it could mean powering a new era of innovation through robotics, advanced manufacturing, or an industry that does not yet exist. Whatever the technology demands, our ambition holds: to build the defining physical infrastructure company of our generation.

We look for thinkers and builders with the rigor, humility, and ownership to solve problems at this scale. They start from zero and choose truth over tradition. They back the best idea, whatever its source. They bet on themselves and embrace the hard truths that force them to grow. Our commitment is to keep the path from idea to execution short, trust them with critical decisions and the work that follows, and surround them with colleagues whose curiosity extends beyond their expertise.

ABOUT THE ROLE

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