Sr. Principal Controls Engineer- Data Center Design and Innovation

This is a highly influential technical leadership role focused on defining the future of Building Management Systems (BMS) and Electrical/Mechanical Plant Management Systems (EMPS) for OCI's hyperscale and GW-scale data center platforms. You will provide deep technical expertise in controls architecture, software integration, automation, operational intelligence, and platform standardization to enable world-class reliability, scalability, efficiency, and speed of deployment.

You will partner closely with mechanical, electrical, network, software, operations, commissioning, manufacturing, and supply chain engineering teams to develop and scale a unified controls ecosystem supporting OCI's next-generation infrastructure.

This role is ideal for a hands-on technical leader who enjoys solving complex engineering challenges, influencing strategy through expertise, and driving innovation without direct people management responsibilities.

What You'll Do Technical Strategy & Architecture

• Define and evolve the technical architecture for BMS and EMPS controls systems across OCI's global data center portfolio.
• Develop long-term controls and automation roadmaps supporting hyperscale cloud and AI infrastructure growth.
• Establish standardized controls philosophies, software frameworks, integration architectures, and deployment models.
• Drive innovation in software-driven infrastructure management focused on resiliency, automation, telemetry, observability, and operational efficiency.
• Provide technical leadership for controls integration across mechanical, electrical, thermal, and critical infrastructure systems.

Standards & Engineering Excellence

• Develop global engineering standards, design guidelines, software requirements, and integration protocols for BMS/EMPS platforms.
• Define controls cybersecurity, alarming, telemetry, redundancy, and data integrity requirements for mission-critical operations.
• Create scalable design patterns that ensure consistency across regions, vendors, and deployment models.
• Establish validation, testing, commissioning, and lifecycle management practices for controls software and hardware platforms.

Controls Software & Platform Innovation

• Lead technical development of next-generation controls platforms, automation systems, and operational analytics capabilities.
• Drive adoption of intelligent monitoring, predictive analytics, automated optimization, and AI-enabled operational controls.
• Partner with software engineering teams to define data architectures, APIs, visualization platforms, and enterprise integrations.
• Design scalable approaches for fleet-wide controls management, remote operations, and digital infrastructure visibility.

Vendor & Technology Leadership

• Evaluate and qualify controls vendors, hardware platforms, and software technologies.
• Define interoperability requirements, performance benchmarks, and technology selection criteria.
• Collaborate with manufacturers and strategic partners to drive innovation and influence future product roadmaps.
• Conduct technical reviews and provide expert guidance during vendor engagements and product evaluations.

Cross-Functional Technical Leadership

• Serve as a trusted technical advisor across engineering, operations, commissioning, construction, manufacturing, and software teams.
• Lead complex technical initiatives spanning multiple disciplines and organizations.
• Review designs, resolve critical technical issues, and provide subject matter expertise throughout project lifecycles.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to the development of OCI's controls engineering community