Anthropic
Data Center Controls Engineer
$320K–$405K
Remote-Friendly (Travel Required) +2 · Remote · Full-time · Posted Feb 5, 2026
- Location
- Remote-Friendly (Travel Required)
San Francisco, CA
Remote-Friendly US (Travel Required) - Experience
- 7+ years required; 10+ years preferred for datacenter, critical facilities, or mission-critical infrastructure environments.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Electrical, Controls, Mechanical, Computer) or equivalent practical experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Visa sponsorship is available, but not for every role or candidate; Anthropic says it will make every reasonable effort to obtain a visa for candidates it offers and provides immigration-lawyer assistance.
About the job
Designs and integrates control systems for Anthropic’s global datacenters, supporting reliable operation of high-density AI compute infrastructure.
What you'll do
- Design multi-site controls architecture and integrate control systems with enterprise networks.
- Develop SCADA/BMS applications, telemetry systems, and dashboards for datacenter operations.
- Support construction and commissioning, including controls specifications, documentation, and system validation.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Electrical, Controls, Mechanical, Computer) or equivalent practical experience.
- 7+ years of experience in control systems design and implementation for industrial automation, building automation, or datacenter systems.
- Familiarity with industrial communication protocols, including BACnet, Modbus TCP/IP, OPC-UA, MQTT, SNMP, and Ethernet-IP.
- Experience with instrumentation selection, control panel design, and system integration; working knowledge of network architecture.
Nice to have
- 10+ years in datacenter, critical facilities, or mission-critical infrastructure environments.
- Experience with liquid cooling, BMS/SCADA systems, databases, scripting, or multi-site redundant controls.
Pay
$320,000 — $405,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
BACnet, Modbus TCP/IP, OPC-UA, MQTT, SNMP, Ethernet-IP, Ignition, Grafana
AI focus
Enables reliable operation of AI compute infrastructure through datacenter controls; no AI system development is specified.
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