Equinix
Location
Seattle, WA | United States
Job description
Who are we?
Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company®, operating over 250 data centers across the globe. Digital leaders harness Equinix's trusted platform to bring together and interconnect foundational infrastructure at software speed. Equinix enables organizations to access all the right places, partners and possibilities to scale with agility, speed the launch of digital services, deliver world-class experiences and multiply their value, while supporting their sustainability goals.
Joining our operations team means that you will be at the forefront of all we do, maintaining critical facilities infrastructure as part of a close-knit team delivering best-in-class service to our data center customers. We embrace diversity in thought and contribution and are committed to providing an equitable work environment that is foundational to our core values as a company and is vital to our success.
Capacity EngineerJob Summary
The Capacity Engineer Senior Associate resolves a variety of data management, design, and drawings for installations within a moderate scope. The primary focus of this roll will be the creation, interpretation, and distribution of CFD models in support of business activities.
ResponsibilitiesMechanical Engineering
Completes Power Utilization Effectiveness (PUE) calculations for facilities with input from Capacity Engineers and Site Operations
Assists Capacity Engineers with assessment of high-power density customer deployments
Review impact of containment walls and privacy screens on facility cooling system performance
Space Planning & Design
Creates standard Cage-Cabinet design options that respond to moderate customer requirements, Equinix requirements and physical site constraints
Prepares notional Cage-Cabinet layouts, area calculations and diagrams for each individual standard data center within a moderate scope
Maximizes space utilization to develop the best design solution for the data center and the customer
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Creates CFD models in support of regular sales activities, project justifications, and for troubleshooting of thermal issues arising within our facilities
Works collaboratively with peers to perform reviews of models built by others and provide constructive feedback
Engineering
Utilizes developed knowledge of electrical/mechanical infrastructure to notionally attribute standard Cage-Cabinet designs against data center infrastructure within a moderate scope
Utilizes developing skills in preparing high-density review cases
Works with more senior members in the validation and updating of data center infrastructure data within capacity systems
Problem Solving
Solves standard, cross-functional issues that span multiple groups
Uses developing skills to identify and understand underlying issues
Understands when and to whom to escalate
Data & Drawing Management
Works with site operations to address discrepancies with documentation of facility infrastructure and installation of customer cages within a moderate scope
Ensures that AutoCAD drawings and capacity systems correctly represent existing status of the data center within a moderate scope
Identifies and make corrections as necessary
Identifies and leads the investigation of moderate data issues with the support of senior staff
Produces developed drawings and space plans for use by Sales, Site Operation and other teams
Creates spatial layouts of each customer cage which are used by the other capacity teams for their reviews, and by the Sales Engineers and site teams for customer installations
Drawing and inventory preparation, which may be reviewed by more senior members
Creates numbering plans for new sites, compiling inventory list, and preparing the drawings files used to track assignments
Compiles as-built underground utility drawings as required to create a comprehensive record drawing for each site within a moderate scope
Collaboration
Collaborates with various teams to identify any power/cooling issues that affect space capacity
Answers standard inventory-related questions from cross-functional departments
Ability to engage and gather input from appropriate stakeholders to reach the right solution for the company and the customer within a moderate scope
Where planning decisions are in dispute between sales and operational needs, the engineer is expected to escalate to the right level
May require supervision in answering more complex questions
Capacity Feasibility & Optimization
Works with Capacity and/or site engineers to identify power and cooling limitations, discuss potential modifications, and develop moderate solutioning
Acts as a backup point of contact for the capacity review process to ensure that space is being assigned maximizes the value of our data centers by optimizing the efficiency of our space within a moderate scope
May require supervision for more complex solutions
Qualifications
3+ years power, efficiency and/or cooling capacity engineering experience
Mission critical facility experience preferred, data center experience strongly preferred
BSME or equivalent experience
Experience with Cadence Six-Sigma preferred
Equinix is an Equal Employment Opportunity and, in the U.S., an Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to unlawful consideration of race, color, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, place of birth, citizenship, sex, pregnancy / childbirth or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic partnership status, age, veteran or military status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, political / organizational affiliation, status as a victim or family member of a victim of crime or abuse, or any other status protected by applicable law.
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