Controls Engineer
opticoolChester (NJ)
About the role
OptiCool is positioned at the intersection of advanced thermal management, data center infrastructure, and liquid cooling technology. This role provides an opportunity to work on technically complex projects supporting the rapidly evolving data center industry while collaborating with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and customer teams. The successful candidate will play a critical role in designing the electrical and control systems that run these products, from concept through post-sale support.
Responsibilities:
- Designs new products and electrical components in a hands-on, collaborative team.
- Creates and maintains schematics, wiring diagrams and bills of materials.
- Develops control software for research prototypes and production products, meeting functional, safety and regulatory requirements.
- Builds test plans with other engineering teams, covering unit, system and alpha testing, and helps run tests and analyze data.
- Maintains the controls hardware and software library across the product life cycle.
- Improves existing designs for performance, reliability, serviceability and manufacturability.
- Supports service, installation and applications teams with troubleshooting.
- Travels occasionally to supplier and customer sites.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, or equivalent hands-on experience.
- 5 to 12 years in controls engineering, or 3 to 8 years in HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) or refrigeration controls.
- Control system design packages in electrical CAD (computer-aided design) software.
- Hands-on programming of PLCs (programmable logic controllers, industrial computers that run equipment) or equipment controllers.
- Industrial communication protocols such as Modbus, BACnet and SNMP (standards that let equipment report to building-management and network-monitoring systems).
- Design for manufacturability and serviceability.
- Clear written and spoken communication, careful documentation and data analysis.
Preferred:
- Allen-Bradley PLCs and Carel controllers (platforms common in industrial and HVAC equipment).
- SolidWorks Electrical.
- Knowledge of refrigerants, refrigeration components or equipment-based cooling systems.
Visa Sponsorship:
OptiCool is unable to provide employment visa sponsorship for this position. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship.
Before you apply
Applying takes about a minute. These four things decide how fast it moves after that.
Your profile is current
It's what we read first. Occupations, seniority and locations matter more than a long history.
Two examples you can talk through
Not a portfolio — just two pieces of work where you can explain the decisions and what you'd change.
A number in mind
What you're on now and what would make you move. We negotiate better when we know both.
Your notice period
Employers plan around it, and it's the question that stalls offers most often.
Once you apply, someone reads it and calls you before anything reaches the employer — usually within two working days.
More like this