Backed by Greylock, Insight and Khosla.
About the role
We are seeking a Controls Engineer to design and integrate automation systems for on-site power generation serving large AI data center campuses. You will own control architecture and functional requirements across generation packages, balance-of-plant systems, electrical protection, microgrid controls, and data center monitoring. You will work from concept through factory testing, site commissioning, performance validation, and operational improvement. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- 8+ years of controls, automation, or instrumentation engineering experience in power generation, industrial plants, utilities, or mission-critical infrastructure
- Strong experience with PLC, DCS, SCADA, historian, industrial-networking, and control-system integration
- Knowledge of generation controls, synchronization, load sharing, protective interfaces, process control, and safety interlocks
- Experience developing functional specifications, sequences, I/O, alarms, graphics, and factory or site test procedures
- Ability to troubleshoot across software, instrumentation, electrical, mechanical, communications, and operating-process boundaries
- Understanding of industrial cybersecurity, redundancy, failover, and change-control practices
More about this role
OpenAI, in close collaboration with our capital and delivery partners, is building the infrastructure required to support frontier AI systems. The Data Center Engineering team defines repeatable technical standards and carries them through design, construction, commissioning, and operational readiness. The team works across data center facilities, power generation, compute infrastructure, construction, procurement, and operations to deliver reliable capacity at unprecedented scale and speed.
We are seeking a Controls Engineer to design and integrate automation systems for on-site power generation serving large AI data center campuses. You will own control architecture and functional requirements across generation packages, balance-of-plant systems, electrical protection, microgrid controls, and data center monitoring. You will work from concept through factory testing, site commissioning, performance validation, and operational improvement.
Role focus: Control-system architecture, integration, and commissioning for on-site generation
Travel: 50%
Define control-system architecture, functional design specifications, sequences of operation, cause-and-effect matrices, alarm...
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