Job brief: Data Center Controls Engineer

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• Listed on Anthropic's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-04 (5 days ago); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-08.
• The apply link opens job-boards.greenhouse.io, the address Anthropic's board gives for this job.
• No other listing with this title and place on this board in the last 90 days.
• No layoff notices (WARN) under this name in the state files JoRoute reads.

What the listing says · Employer's own words, not checked

• Pay: $320,000 to $405,000 a year
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: Remote · Remote-Friendly (Travel Required) | San Francisco, CA · Remote-Friendly US (Travel Required)
• Posted: 2026-02-06 · over 60 days ago

What the job asks · Employer's own words, not checked

Level: Senior. The posting asks for 7+ years of experience.

Must have

• 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
• 10+ years in datacenter, critical facilities, or mission-critical infrastructure environments
• Professional Engineering (PE) license or vendor certifications (Schneider, Rockwell, Siemens)
• Minimum education: Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience
• Required field of study: A field relevant to the role as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience

Conditions

• Location-based hybrid policy: Currently, we expect all staff to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time. However, some roles may require more time in our offices.

Main duties

• System Architecture & Integration
• Design and implement multi-site controls architecture across Anthropic's global datacenter facilities
• Define network topology, redundancy, and high-availability requirements for control nodes and servers
• Develop and maintain standardized frameworks for BACnet, Modbus TCP/IP, OPC-UA, MQTT, and SNMP communication layers
• Ensure integration between control systems and enterprise networks while maintaining security boundaries and compliance with cybersecurity frameworks for ind…

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How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Typical listed pay for engineer jobs in San Francisco, CA: $193k a year (630 listings, 42 employers). This listing is 88% higher.
• Across Anthropic's 544 open listings, 55% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How Anthropic hires

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