Data Center Facility Telemetry & Controls Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California.

📋 Description

• Design and oversee the integration of Building Management Systems (BMS) across both colocation and Lambda-owned facilities, encompassing chillers, CRAHs, CDUs (Coolant Distribution Units), cooling towers, UPS systems, PDUs, and automatic transfer switches.

• Establish standards for BMS point lists, naming conventions, control sequences, and integration protocols (BACnet, Modbus, SNMP, OPC-UA, RESTful APIs).

• Supervise the commissioning and acceptance testing of new BMS implementations and CDU/TCS loop integrations for next-generation liquid-cooled GPU rack systems.

• Collaborate with colocation partners (Equinix, Digital Realty, among others) to guarantee the transmission of telemetry data from provider BMS/EPMS into Lambda's monitoring framework.

• Take ownership of the DCIM platform strategy and roadmap — assessing, choosing, and deploying tools for asset management, capacity planning, environmental monitoring, and power chain visibility.

• Create and sustain real-time dashboards for PUE, thermal performance, stranded capacity, and cooling system efficiency across all Lambda locations.

• Develop and manage telemetry pipelines that gather data from BMS, PDUs, in-rack sensors, CDUs, and network devices into centralized monitoring and alerting systems (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, InfluxDB, or similar).

• Set alarm thresholds and escalation processes for critical facility incidents, including elevated coolant temperatures, CDU inlet/outlet irregularities, leak detection, and power exceedances.

• Formulate control strategies and setpoint frameworks for TCS (Thermal Control System) loops that support direct liquid cooling at densities ranging from 220 to 380 kW per rack.

• Assess and validate CDU vendors based on their controls integration capabilities, telemetry exposure, and remote management interfaces.

• Establish and uphold operational protocols for CDU commissioning, setpoint adjustments, loop pressure management, and monitoring fluid quality.

• Assist in design and construction coordination for liquid cooling infrastructure in new data center developments, ensuring BMS and controls readiness from Day 1.

• Create and maintain facility event management procedures, including on-call response protocols for telemetry anomalies.

• Lead root cause analysis for facility system failures and implement corrective measures to avert recurrence.

• Collaborate with the data center operations team to refine emergency response runbooks related to BMS alerts and automated controls.

• Drive ongoing improvements in Mean Time to Repair (MTTR) for facility-related incidents through enhanced telemetry coverage and automated remediation.

• Manage BMS integrators, DCIM vendors, and control subcontractors throughout the RFP process, design, installation, commissioning, and ongoing support.

• Act as the primary technical liaison with colocation providers on all matters related to BMS/EPMS integration.

• Work alongside Lambda's infrastructure engineering, construction, and procurement teams to align controls requirements with facility construction timelines.

• Support due diligence and technical assessments for new colocation sites and modular data center rollouts from a telemetry and controls readiness standpoint.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 7 years of experience in data center infrastructure engineering, with at least 4 years dedicated to BMS, DCIM, or control systems in a hyperscale, colocation, or AI/HPC environment.

• Practical experience in designing and integrating BMS for mission-critical facilities, including UPS, PDU, CRAH/CRAC, chiller plants, cooling towers, and liquid cooling (CDU/in-row) systems.

• Comprehensive knowledge of industrial control protocols: BACnet IP/MS-TP, Modbus TCP/RTU, SNMP, DNP3, and modern API-based integrations.

• Proven experience with DCIM platforms (Nlyte, Sunbird, Vertiv TRELLIS, or equivalent), covering deployment, configuration, and ongoing administration.

• Experience with real-time telemetry stacks (Prometheus, InfluxDB, Grafana, or similar) applied to infrastructure monitoring scenarios.

• Strong understanding of data center power and cooling systems, including PUE optimization, thermal management, and redundancy architectures (2N, N+1).

🏝️ Benefits

• Opportunity to influence the telemetry and controls architecture for one of the industry's fastest-growing AI infrastructure platforms.

• Engage with state-of-the-art GPU infrastructure at rack densities at the cutting edge of industry deployment.

• Work in a collaborative environment with seasoned infrastructure, construction, and vendor teams across a rapidly expanding global portfolio.

• Receive competitive compensation, including salary, equity, and comprehensive benefits.

• Enjoy flexibility in work location with hybrid/remote options based on facility portfolio requirements.