Controls Application Engineer, Data Center in Greenwood Village, Colorado at Mantis Innovation
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Controls Application Engineer, Data Center
Dallas, TX
Construction – Building Controls / Full-Time / Hybrid
About Mantis
We help organizations improve how their buildings perform by bringing together energy, facility operations, and sustainability into one connected approach. At Mantis, our teams work across the full lifecycle of a facility—from planning and design to field execution and long-term asset management—across commercial and industrial portfolios, data centers, and complex mechanical systems.
Our work spans four core areas: Building Controls, Energy Efficiency, Energy Advisory, and Facility Management—covering HVAC/mechanical optimization, BMS/BAS and EPMS controls, lighting system upgrades, energy brokerage, roofing and building envelope assessments, construction management, and more.
Whether you’re in sales, engineering, construction/project management, field operations, corporate, or technology, you’ll play a role in delivering these solutions and helping clients improve facility performance.
- This position will report to the Controls Engineering Manager.
- Develop BMS applications across multiple platforms: e.g., Niagara, Ignition, Wonderware, Distech, PLC's.
- Support the development and enforcement of engineering standards for programming, graphics, alarming, tagging, history management, and database creation.
- Provide remote technical support to Project Managers and Field Engineers during project execution.
- 10+ years of experience in the engineering field, preferably in Building Automation or Controls Engineering.
- 5+ years of BMS/SCADA application development experience, with mission critical experience preferred.
- Strong knowledge of DDC control theory & HVAC applications and the ability to apply these principles to real-world scenarios.
- Basic networking knowledge; addressing & subnetting, IP + serial device configurations.
- Comfortable working with industry standard protocol integrations such as: BACnet, Modbus, Ethernet/IP, SNMP, MQTT.
- Basic networking knowledge, including manipulating PC settings to set up and commission devices on a network.
- Experience with servers, network equipment, and IoT practices, specifically for BMS applications.
- 2+ years of experience with Ignition platform (Ignition Core certification is preferred).
- Familiarity with Distech field controllers and GFX programming, Ignition SCADA, Wonderware, and PLC systems.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
- Must be able to work independently and in a team, handling multiple tasks across different projects.
- Strong troubleshooting skills, with the ability to identify problems and develop effective solutions.
- Knowledge of the construction contracting industry, especially in MEP fields, with experience in mission-critical environments a plus.
- Understanding of Mechanical and Electrical equipment in typical Mission Critical environments.
Note: Employees are held accountable for all duties of this job. This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications associated with the position.