What are the responsibilities and job description for the Controls Systems Design Engineer position at Vertiv?
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Serve as the Controls Engineer on assigned projects from pre-sales to final commissioning stage
- Create control systems designs which meet or exceed Vertiv quality requirements and fall within budgetary requirements.
- Design optimal FMS/BMS design in compliance with the customer’s requirements and specifications.
- Work with 3rd party suppliers to design the control schemes for their equipment, utilizing PLCs and/or relays, to accomplish the overall FMS/BMS designs.
- Generation of bills of material, and modification of standard assemblies as required to satisfy the application.
- Expertise in various Ethernet protocols including Modbus, SNMP and TCP/IP communications protocols, as well as RS-485 and Ethernet interfaces.
- Manage and Support contracted integration companies to provide a detailed Schematic Design(SD), Detail Design(DD) and
- Instruction Drawing(CD) narrative for FMS/BMS design aspects of the solution
- Collaborate with other disciplines and external partners – General contractors or architects to create a construction document set.
- Work with Vertiv’s business units, Business Partners and preferred vendors to specify the appropriate BMS and controls equipment.
- Work with local agencies having jurisdiction to ensure compliance with federal, state and municipal requirements and building codes.
- Review and approve FMS/BMS product submittals.
- Define project scope and provide technical support for information requests prior to and during construction phases.
- Quality control during integration of FMS/BMS systems
- Support for all on site integration support
- Define project scope and provide technical support for information requests prior to and during construction phases.
- Work with commissioning teams to properly test and validate installation, operation and performance of FMS/BMS systems.
- Travel to sites for site review and work with onsite field engineers, as well as provide engineering evaluations, FMS/BMS systems audits and start-up as needed.
- Offer creative, out of the box solutions to the customer.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or possess acceptable experience and subject knowledge
- Professional engineering (PE) License – optional
- Minimum 4 years of Controls Engineering experience
- Must have Knowledge of FMS/BMS design concepts, installation, and use
- Knowledge of local, state, & federal codes governing the installation and use of FMS/BMS control requirements.
- Working knowledge in AutoDesk suite of Engineering software including AutoCAD and Revit is a must
- Proven experience with Microsoft Office Applications
- Experience reading and interpreting modular construction drawings and equipment specifications
- Interpreting customer specification requirements.
- Have the ability to research new designs, technologies and construction methods for data center equipment and facilities
- Ability to think outside the box to find creative and innovative solutions to reduce costs with no impact on quality, reliability or maintainability.
- Must possess excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
- Must be detail oriented.
- Proven leadership and problem solving skills.
- Proven Project Management skills
TIME TRAVEL REQUIRED
5% - 10%
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