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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Principal Data Center Automation Engineer - **Company:** Barry Wehmiller - **Location:** Roseville, CA, United States - **Salary:** $150,000.0 - $220,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Control Panels, Data Centers, Monitoring of Systems, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), Home Automation, Internet Security, Modbus, Rslogix, Requirements Management, Systems Architecture, Systems Integration, Computer Network Operations, Reliability of Systems, Tridium Niagara Building Automation Framework, Bacnet - **Published:** July 31, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/principal-controls-engineer-data-center-roseville-ca--28e52126-82ea-42c0-8869-8ec022dd8b88 ## About the Role * Minimum of 15 years of progressive engineering experience in building automation, electrical power monitoring systems (EPMS), and integrated controls within mission-critical environments-especially data centers-including significant leadership and client-facing responsibilities. * Deep expertise in BAS and EPMS platforms, such as Rockwell Studio 5000, Inductive Automation Ignition, Tridium Niagara, Schneider EcoStruxure, and industry standards like BACnet and Modbus. * Extensive experience with field instrumentation, industrial networking, PLC/DDC system integration, Panel Design and SCADA architectures used for environmental and electrical system monitoring. * Proven track record of leading cross-functional teams in the successful design, implementation, and commissioning of complex BAS and EPMS solutions across multiple projects. * Exceptional communication and leadership skills, with the ability to interface effectively with both technical teams and executive-level clients, translating technical requirements into strategic solutions. * Strong background in proposal development, cost estimation, and scope definition for automation and monitoring system projects, with an emphasis on scalability, resilience, and lifecycle performance. * Analytical mindset with advanced troubleshooting abilities, capable of resolving complex operational challenges and delivering innovative, reliable, and secure solutions. * Recognized thought leader or subject matter expert in the BAS/EPMS space, with contributions to industry groups, standards bodies, or technical conferences considered a plus. * Flexibility and willingness to travel for project execution, client engagements, commissioning activities, and industry events. * Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Systems Engineering (Master's degree and/or Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred). * Knowledge of datacenter/mission critical commissioning requirements L1-L5. * Experience with datacenter and mission critical greenfield construction., Analysis Skills, Automation, Automation Engineering, Automation Systems, Best Practices, Biology, Budgeting, Business Development, Business Growth, Capital Project, Channel Strategies, Commissioning, Communication Skills, Conferences, Construction Engineering, Consulting, Control Engineering, Control Systems, Cost Estimates, Cross-Functional, Customer Relations, Customer Support/Service, Delivery Driving, Dewey Decimal Classification, Electrical Engineering, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Engineering, Engineering Consulting, Food and Beverage Industry, High Reliability, Home Automation, Identify Issues, Industry Standards, Instrumentation, Internet Security, Leadership, Maintain Compliance, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Technology, Mentoring, Multitasking, Network Operations Center, Operational Strategy, Performance Management, Power Engineering, Professional Engineer, Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), Project Execution, Project Tracking, Proposal Development, Requirements Management, Standards Organizations, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), System Architecture, System Integration (SI), Systems Engineering, Team Lead/Manager, Team Player, Technical Leadership, Technical Strategy, Thought Leadership, Willing to Travel ## Description When you join Design Group as a Principal Data Center Automation Engineer, you are joining a team that will challenge you and position you for growth. Design Group is widely known as an industry leader, recognized as a top system integrator, ranking #9 in the 2025 System Integrator Giants; as a Rockwell Platinum Integrator, the highest designation given to Rockwell partners; and as an Ignition Enterprise Premier Integrator. As a part of this team, you will learn from industry leading experts and may even have the chance to be an active participant in industry events like the Ignition Build-A-Thon which Design Group won in 2023! As a Principal Data Center Automation Engineer, you will play a pivotal leadership role within Design Group's Control System Integration Practice. You'll collaborate with experienced engineers, power systems specialists, and subject matter experts to deliver innovative, high-reliability automation and monitoring solutions tailored for mission-critical data center environments. In this role, you'll help shape the technical direction and set standards for Building Automation Systems (BAS), Electrical Power Monitoring Systems (EPMS), and integrated control architectures-driving operational excellence, scalability, and energy efficiency across client portfolios. What You'll Do You'll work individually and in teams to support capital projects and implement solutions for our clients. Together, you will help our clients make critical changes to improve their performance and realize their most important goals. * Act as the firm's subject matter expert in Data Center Building Automation Systems (BAS/BMS) and Electrical Power Monitoring Systems (EPMS), with deep expertise in platforms such as Rockwell Studio 5000, Inductive Automation Ignition, Tridium Niagara, Schneider EcoStruxure, and industry standards like BACnet and Modbus. * Lead multidisciplinary engineering teams through the full lifecycle of complex BAS and EPMS projects-from requirements gathering and system architecture through implementation, commissioning, and client turnover-ensuring compliance with quality, schedule, and budget targets. * Develop and mentor engineering talent, providing technical leadership, peer reviews, and growth opportunities to elevate the team's capabilities in automation, power systems integration, and data center infrastructure. * Drive the development of enterprise-wide standards and best practices for building automation and power monitoring, focusing on scalability, cybersecurity, redundancy, and operational efficiency in data center applications. * Serve as a strategic partner to clients, translating technical needs into engineered solutions, communicating effectively with stakeholders, and building long-term relationships through the consistent delivery of high-value results. * Champion innovation in BAS/EPMS technologies, continuously evaluating emerging tools, protocols, and strategies to improve system resilience, energy efficiency, and fault diagnostics. * Support business development efforts, including technical input for proposal development, and contributing to long-term growth strategies focused on mission-critical facilities. ## Related Videos - [Optimizing Land-Based Fish Feeding with Node-RED](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2032-optimizing-land-based-fish-feeding-with-node-red) - [Remote Driving on Plant Grounds with State-of-the-Art Cloud Technologies](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/251-remote-driving-on-plant-grounds-with-state-of-the-art-cloud-technologies) - [Enabling intelligent logistics automation: home-grown Industrial IoT platform at Austrian Post](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2018-enabling-intelligent-logistics-automation-home-grown-industrial-iot-platform-at-austrian-post) - [Robots are coming into the wild! 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