Capacity Engineer Senior Staff (data center, CFD)

Description

• Collaborates with various teams to identify any power/cooling issues that affect space capacity
• Develop datacenter floor zoning plans to ensure efficient infrastructure planning.
• 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
• Provide solutions for more complex models that require in-depth review of the mechanical systems and controls
• Completes Power Utilization Effectiveness (PUE) calculations for facilities with input from Capacity Engineers and Site Operations
• Maximizes space utilization to develop the best design solution for the data center and the customer
• Implement solutions to existing thermal management challenges
• Uses developing skills to identify and understand underlying issues
• Acts as a backup point of contact for the capacity review process to ensure that the space being assigned maximizes the value of our data centers
• Answers standard inventory-related questions from cross-functional departments
• Works with Capacity and/or site engineers to identify power and cooling limitations, discuss potential modifications, and develop moderate solutioning
• Subject matter expert to guide others internal and external to group. Assist team to perform reviews of models built by others and provide constructive feedback
• Creates standard Cage-Cabinet design options that respond to moderate customer requirements, Equinix requirements and physical site constraints
• Review impact of containment walls and privacy screens on facility cooling system performance
• Prepares notional Cage-Cabinet layouts, area calculations and diagrams for each individual standard data center within a moderate scope
• Works with more senior members in the validation and updating of data center infrastructure data within capacity systems
• Identifies and make corrections as necessary to match existing site conditions and update calculations as needed for upgraded or new equipment installations.
• Creates CFD models in support of regular sales activities, project justifications, and for troubleshooting of thermal issues arising within our facilities
• Evaluate mechanical design plans and identify potential cooling limitations
• Assists Capacity Engineers with assessment of high-power density customer deployments
• Mentor and coach engineers within the HVAC/mechanical discipline

Requirements

• Ability to engage and gather input from appropriate stakeholders to reach the right solution for the company and the customer within a moderate scope
• Understands when and to whom to escalate
• 10+ years of experience in mechanical engineering or related field with 10+ years in mission-critical/data center environments.
• Proven expertise in chilled water systems, economizers, CRAH/CRAC units, ACUs/RTUs, IDECs, and Liquid Cooling.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering
• Solves standard, cross-functional issues that span multiple groups
• Utilizes developing skills in preparing high-density review cases
• Exceptional communication, leadership, and multi-tasking skills.
• Demonstrated Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) experience, typically 7+ years experience
• Expert in HVAC controls systems, including setpoint strategies, sequence of operations and Control logic.
• Professional Engineering (PE) license or equivalent certification is a plus.
• Understanding system redundancy and failure scenarios
• Strong familiarity with ASHRAE guidelines and environmental regulations.
• Utilizes developed knowledge of electrical/mechanical infrastructure to notionally attribute standard Cage-Cabinet designs against data center infrastructure within a moderate scope
• Mastery in vapor-compression refrigeration cycle and its application in mechanical HVAC design.
• Expert level understanding of sensible and latent heat, including their associated thermodynamics equations
• Experience with Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software, Cadence Reality DC/6Sigma Room preferred
• Prior experience in Data Center mechanical engineering design or operations is preferred.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance