Controls Design Engineer

Armada is a full-stack edge infrastructure company delivering compute, connectivity, and sovereign AI/ML to some of the world’s most remote places. The Controls Design Engineer will own the controls layer for Modular Data Center, ensuring the system is operable and integration-ready while maintaining documentation quality and repeatability across builds.

Responsibilities:

• Create and maintain the controls package: points list, alarm matrix, sequences of operation (SoO), and trend/log requirements
• Define required setpoints, modes, permissives/interlocks, and operational states so behavior is predictable across variants
• Define the integration approach for packaged equipment and site systems using common controls protocols and clear interface specifications
• Standardize naming/tagging conventions and data models so every build looks the same to operators and monitoring systems
• Own the controls interface baseline (versioning, change control, and impact assessments when packages change)
• Design and validate fault responses (power events, loss of flow, sensor faults, high temperature conditions, equipment trips)
• Ensure alarms are meaningful (actionable, prioritized, and not noisy) and tied to operational intent
• Partner with the CxA/Field Validation Lead to translate controls intent into functional test scripts and acceptance criteria
• Support OEM controls reviews to ensure points are exposed, alarms are rationalized, and sequences match design intent
• Drive integration readiness for remote monitoring, trending, and operator handoff (including commissioning support and turnover artifacts)

Requirements:

• 5+ years controls engineering experience in mission critical or industrial systems
• Demonstrated experience integrating packaged equipment controls into a coherent system
• Strong ability to write clear sequences and convert mechanical intent into testable logic
• Experience with alarm rationalization and commissioning/startup support
• Comfort with controls networking and integration fundamentals (addressing, data exchange, segmentation basics, reliability considerations)
• Direct experience with data center plant controls and/or modular infrastructure systems
• Hands-on experience with protocols such as BACnet and Modbus (or equivalent)
• Prior exposure to functional performance testing and field bring-up (FAT/SAT/IST)