Job Description

Data Center Engineer

Location: Irvine, CA
Schedule: 100 percent onsite with on-call rotation
Start: ASAP
Employment: Direct hire. No sponsorship available.
About the employer

Confidential, global technology firm operating mission-critical infrastructure for high-availability, low-latency systems. A new data center is nearing commissioning, and this role is being created to ensure reliability and agility across the physical environment.
The opportunity

Own a blend of hands-on operations and design across power, cooling, and controls. Work in a fast, engineering-driven environment with autonomy and strong internal support.
Responsibilities

• Lead or support design changes for cooling systems, electrical distribution, and BMS updates
• Plan capacity for power, cooling, and space in whitespace buildouts
• Manage projects and vendors, including scheduling and onsite execution
• Perform cooling calculations and basic power calculations for single and three-phase circuits
• Analyze BMS trends to diagnose and resolve issues
• Read and work from single-line electrical drawings, network diagrams, P&IDs, SOPs, sequences of operations, and O&M manuals
• Serve as after-hours site responder for critical events
• Operate daily infrastructure, including power, cooling, security systems, maintenance activities, and BMS
• Plan and coordinate maintenance using a CMMS
• Write SOPs, develop Energy Control Procedures, and perform Lockout Tagout
• Apply safe work practices and standards, including NFPA 70E and OSHA

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field
• 8 plus years in critical facilities design and operations, preferably data centers
• Strong working knowledge of:
  
  • Electrical power distribution, UPS, diesel generators
  • Direct expansion and centrifugal refrigeration
  • Cooling towers, pumps, hydronic water distribution, valves, flow control, sensors
  • HVAC and air handling units
  • Distributed control systems or BMS, ideally Automated Logic Corp
  • Motor controls and variable frequency drives
  • Chemical water treatment
  • Fire detection and protection systems

Nice to have

• Python or another high-level programming language
• Controls programming for BMS and protocols such as Modbus, BACnet, SNMP
• Networking fundamentals for switches, routers, TCP/IP, and cabling
• Experience designing condition-based and reliability-centered maintenance programs

Compensation and relocation

• Target base salary 250,000 to 300,000 USD, depending on experience
• Geneorus signing bonus.
• Full cash relocation support for out-of-area hires

Job Tags

Immediate start, Relocation, Relocation package,

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