Director, Building Management System Design

About Nscale Nscale is the GPU cloud engineered for AI. We provide cost-effective, high-performance infrastructure for AI start-ups and large enterprise customers. Nscale enables AI-focused companies to achieve superior results by reducing the complexity of AI development. Our GPU cloud bolsters technical capabilities and directly supports strategic business outcomes, including cost management, rapid innovation, and environmental responsibility. We thrive on a culture of relentless innovation, ownership, and accountability, where every team member takes pride in their work and drives it with excellence and urgency. As an Nscaler, you'll build trust through openness and transparency, where everyone is inspired to do their best work. If you join our team, you'll be contributing to building the technology that powers the future. About the Role This role owns the design and technical integrity of the Building Management System (BMS) and Electrical Power Monitoring System (EPMS), including the PLC-based SCADA architecture built on Ignition, per Nscale's standardized PLC/SCADA control architectures. You'll operate at the intersection of mechanical engineering, automation, and commissioning, working closely with internal controls engineers, mechanical designers, OEMs, skid manufacturers, system integrators, and field commissioning teams to ensure equipment integrates seamlessly into Nscale's BMS and EPMS environments and supports scalable, repeatable deployments. You'll author and own Nscale's standard library of control sequences and points lists: a Sequence of Operations (SOO) and a matching points list for every type of mechanical and electrical equipment and system deployed in a North America facility. You'll maintain a governed, versioned, reusable set of sequences and points lists that every project, vendor, and integrator is designed and built to, making control behavior deterministic, comparable, and repeatable across a growing portfolio. This is a senior individual contributor role that carries design authority. You'll set the standard, hold design consultants, OEMs, and system integrators to it through submittal review, factory testing, and commissioning, and work directly with mechanical, electrical, CSA, construction, commissioning, and Operations teams to make sure what gets built matches what was specified. What You'll be Doing - **Standard SOO Library.** Author, own, and maintain the standard Sequence of Operations for every equipment type and system deployed in an Nscale facility, including chilled water plants, CDUs and liquid cooling, chillers, dry coolers, CRAH/CRAC units, air handling and ventilation, pumping systems, humidification, leak detection, generators, UPS, switchgear and ATS, and building-level systems. - **Standard Points Lists & Data Model.** Own the standard points list, naming, and tagging convention for each equipment type, including per-point attributes such as signal type, units, range, alarm limits, and historian requirements. - **P&ID Development.** Develop, review, and own P&IDs for mechanical and electrical systems, keeping sequences, points lists, and P&IDs as one coherent, version-controlled design set. - **BMS & Mechanical Controls Design.** Serve as the primary controls SME for datacenter cooling systems including CDUs, chillers, dry coolers, CRAH/CRAC units, and direct-to-chip liquid cooling skids. - **EPMS & Electrical Monitoring Design.** Define metering topology, breaker and switchgear status monitoring, power quality capture, and alarm hierarchy across the electrical distribution chain. - **Vendor, OEM & System Integrator Management.** Define required control interfaces, issue Nscale sequences and points lists as the binding technical basis for vendor scope, and review integrator programming submittals. - **Risk, Reliability & Commissioning.** Participate in FMEA sessions and design reviews, and own controls scope through HAT, FAT/CAT, SAT, and integrated systems testing. - **Documentation & Standards.** Ensure BMS, EPMS, and SCADA designs comply with Nscale OT network standards, and drive continuous improvement of controls design standards based on field performance. About You - Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Controls/Automation Engineering, or a related discipline. - 10+ years of experience in industrial controls, building automation, or SCADA engineering, including significant experience in mission-critical or industrial environments (datacenters strongly preferred). - Demonstrated experience authoring, not merely reviewing, Sequences of Operation and points lists, and building them into reusable standards or libraries. - Deep experience with PLC-based SCADA systems, including controller architecture, I/O design, program structure, and redundancy. - Demonstrated experience developing P&IDs for mechanical and/or electrical systems, including instrument and valve tagging and revision control. - Strong command of integration protocols and industrial networking (Modbus TCP/IP, BACnet/IP, IEC 61850, SNMP). - Strong understanding of datacenter cooling systems and working knowledge of electrical power monitoring across switchgear, UPS, PDU, and generator equipment. - Strong communication skills and the ability to operate credibly across mechanical, electrical, controls, IT, and operations disciplines. Nice to Have - Professional Engineer (P.Eng/PE) license. - Experience developing controls standards or a sequence library for a multi-site portfolio or hyperscale program. Why this role matters A standard library of Sequences of Operation is one of the highest-leverage controls deliverables Nscale can own. It converts control behavior from a per-project negotiation into a specified, reusable standard. Standardized points lists per equipment type are the foundation of every downstream capability, including SCADA development, alarming, trending, analytics, and reporting. Without an internal owner enforcing these standards up front, integration problems appear late in the process and at maximum cost. This role is what keeps control design, vendor equipment, and commissioning aligned as Nscale's datacenter portfolio scales. What We Can Offer You At Nscale, you'll find a collaborative, supportive, and innovative environment where your contributions spark real impact. We're building something extraordinary, and we want you at the core. - Highly competitive package (base + equity) with reviews every 12 months. 🚀 - Join the fastest-growing tech startup, your chance to push boundaries, collaborate with brilliant minds, and make your mark on cutting-edge AI. ✨ - Expect a dynamic progression plan tailored to your ambitions. Grow by trying new things, leading, challenging the status quo, and owning your impact, always with our full support. - Human-First Flexibility: We treat you as humans first. 🫶🏽 Our flexible workplace trusts Nscalers to deliver, giving you the autonomy to shape your day around life's moments. Equal Opportunities Statement At Nscale, we are committed to fostering an inclusive, diverse, and equitable workplace. We believe that a variety of perspectives enriches our work environment, and we encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, experiences, and abilities. We strongly encourage applications from people of colour, the LGBTQ+ community, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, parents, carers, and people from lower socio-economic backgrounds. If there's anything we can do to accommodate your specific situation, please let us know. The range below reflects the base salary for the position. Actual compensation may vary based on job-related factors such as skill set, experience, education, and location. In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for bonus, equity, and/or commission programs. Nscale may offer a competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, flexible paid time off, parental leave, and retirement plan participation. Salary Range $170,000—$250,000 USD For information on how Nscale handles candidate personal data, please see our Employee & Candidate Privacy Notice: Here.