Senior Building Automation Engineer (Michigan)

Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior technical resource for BMS, EPMS, PLC, SCADA, HMI, and OT network systems supporting mission-critical electrical and mechanical infrastructure.
• Lead complex troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and corrective action development for controls, automation, integration, and OT network issues affecting uptime or operational readiness.
• Review and improve control logic, sequences of operation, alarm philosophy, points structures, graphics, integrations, and configuration quality across supported sites.
• Provide technical leadership for commissioning, startup, turnover, retrofits, and upgrades involving building automation and OT controls systems.
• Support development and enforcement of standards for automation architecture, controls integration, cybersecurity practices, documentation, and operational supportability.
• Act as a senior technical interface with vendors, system integrators, commissioning agents, construction teams, and site operations stakeholders.
• Guide site teams on automation-related risk, abnormal operating conditions, recovery planning, and maintainability concerns.
• Mentor Building Automation Engineers and related technical staff through coaching, design review, troubleshooting guidance, and best-practice sharing.
• Partner with Reliability Engineering, Facilities Operations, Security, and Engineering teams to improve controls reliability, alarm quality, OT resilience, and data visibility.
• Identify systemic issues, recurring failure modes, and opportunities to improve standardization, scalability, and supportability across the portfolio.
• Support governance of OT cybersecurity controls, access practices, segmentation approaches, and platform lifecycle considerations in partnership with security teams.

Requirements

• 6–10 years of experience in building automation, controls engineering, industrial automation, instrumentation, OT systems, or mission-critical facility controls environments.
• Deep experience supporting BMS, EPMS, PLC, SCADA, HMI, industrial networking, and integration of automation systems with mechanical and electrical infrastructure.
• Strong working knowledge of data center or other high-availability environments such as utilities, manufacturing, semiconductor, healthcare, or industrial plants.
• Experience mentoring engineers and influencing technical decisions without formal people management.

Skills And Competencies

• Advanced troubleshooting and systems thinking across controls, OT networking, automation logic, and facility infrastructure interfaces.
• Strong technical judgment in time-sensitive or high-consequence situations.
• Ability to influence standards, drive technical quality, and improve operational supportability without formal authority.
• Clear communicator able to translate technical issues, risk, and recommended actions to varied audiences.
• Strong documentation, procedure, and quality-review discipline.