Principal DCIM Design Engineer

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You are a strategic and technically skilled engineer with deep expertise in industrial controls and mission-critical environments. You thrive on creating scalable solutions, setting standards, and leading cross-functional teams to deliver advanced building management and power monitoring systems. You are passionate about innovation, quality, and mentoring others to achieve excellence.

As a Principal Data Center Infrastructure Management Delivery Engineer (DCIM-DE), you will serve as the design authority and standards leader for QTS’s DCIM platforms. You will drive the development and implementation of enterprise-wide controls, alarming strategies, and integration models across our data center portfolio. Your work will ensure consistency, reliability, and scalability in systems that power QTS’s global infrastructure.

• Lead development and refinement of the DCIM Basis of Design (BOD) and owner requirements.
• Manage and onboard AEOR Controls teams and Design System Integrators (DSI); conduct business reviews and calibration sessions.
• Direct design consultants and partners on architecture, instrumentation, alarming, and integration requirements.
• Develop and implement enterprise-wide controls and alarming standards across BMS/EPMS/SCADA platforms.
• Define product and platform requirements for Aveva System Platform, Ignition, and open I/O frameworks.
• Review sequences of operations, system architecture, and P&ID diagrams.
• Establish point naming conventions, alarming logic, historical data trending, and DCIM integration schemas.
• Oversee QA/QC during design, deployment, and commissioning phases.
• Drive digital twin and simulation initiatives to validate controls logic pre-deployment.
• Support procurement and project teams with SOW creation, RFP responses, and vendor onboarding.
• Serve as technical escalation point for DCIM execution issues.
• Influence control panel layout, I/O wiring diagrams, system interlocks, and cable schedules.
• Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, IT, and construction teams to align controls with project goals.
• Manage design change requests, RFIs, and updates to DCIM documentation.
• Contribute to alarm optimization initiatives using FMEA methodology.
• Mentor regional engineers and partners on QTS standards and quality expectations.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Automation, or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of experience with control systems in mission-critical environments (data centers, N+1 design).
• Expert-level knowledge of EPMS, BMS, and SCADA platforms.
• Experience with Rockwell, Schneider Electric, Siemens PLC platforms.
• Proficiency in BACnet, Modbus, MQTT, TCP/IP, SNMP, and ISO 16484 standards.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage partner deliverables.
• Strong understanding of sequences of operations, instrumentation documentation, and alarm hierarchy design.
• Ability to travel up to 50% and work across multiple time zones.

Preferred Qualifications

• Rockwell and Ignition certifications.
• Experience with psychrometries, thermodynamics, and data center mechanical systems.
• Hands-on experience with factory/software acceptance testing.
• Familiarity with digital twin platforms and high-fidelity simulation.
• Working knowledge of SQL, ServiceNow, and Active Directory.
• Strong documentation skills for engineering diagrams and control logic.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder coordination skills.
• Proven leadership and mentoring capabilities.
• Strong project management and documentation control skills.
• Ability to balance technical execution with strategic leadership.
• Alignment with QTS values: humility, objectivity, and collaborative problem-solving.

• QRest Sabbatical
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• QTS scholarship for dependents
• Eagle Club award trip eligibility
• Paid volunteer days
• Tuition assistance, parental leave, and military leave assistance

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The successful candidate’s starting salary will be determined based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as skills, experience, and geographic location. This role is also eligible for a competitive benefits package that includes: medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance; 401(k) retirement plan; flexible spending savings account; paid holidays; paid time off; employee assistance program; and other company benefits.

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