Senior Electrical Engineer

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Job Summary
Mentors junior engineers. Performs the planning, system design, system implementation, system maintenance and support. Leads small to medium scale projects and the roll out of engineering initiatives. Assists with development and implementation of engineering design standards, policies and procedures. Effectively interacts with other internal and external teams, including the design engineering, site engineering, construction management and regional operations teams, onsite support vendors and consultants on projects, policies and procedures. Plans and directs day to day operations and strategic direction of delivery of either a construction project or delivery of operations for an Data Center facility.

Responsibilities
Operational Support & MOP Reviews  (primary focus)

• Review and approve MOPs, SOPs, and EOPs for critical electrical activities within a defined SLA (target: 5 business days) — validating technical accuracy, sequencing, redundancy impact, abort/back-out provisions, and LOTO and arc-flash requirements before work proceeds on live infrastructure

• Assess each activity's impact on system redundancy (N, N+1, 2N), identifying and mitigating single points of failure and loss-of-redundancy windows created during maintenance and switching

• Provide subject-matter expertise for critical switching — utility transfers, generator and paralleling-switchgear operations, UPS maintenance-bypass sequences, static transfer switch (STS) operations, and MV/LV distribution switching

• Serve as the electrical escalation point for operations, supporting real-time troubleshooting and decision-making during planned maintenance, non-routine work, and abnormal conditions

• Review equipment maintenance procedures and vendor scopes against OEM and NETA requirements; support commissioning and integrated systems testing (IST) following maintenance, replacement, or capacity changes

Incident Response & Root Cause Analysis

• Lead root cause analysis (RCA) for electrical incidents, near-misses, and anomalies across UPS, generators, switchgear, and distribution; drive corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) to closure

• Analyze EPMS/DCIM and power-quality data to surface failure precursors and reliability trends, feeding lessons learned back into procedures, standards, and design

• System Operation and Work Practices (including Capacity Planning)

• Expert operating knowledge of engineering systems to include advanced diagnostics and repairs

• Ability to apply knowledge of Equinix processes and procedures and industry standards to resolve non-routine issues (i.e., understands the historical background of how equipment settings were standardized and recommend changes to settings when an issue occurs which requires a setting to be changed, consider impacts of changes on regional level while working with the global team)

• Utilizes safe working practices at an expert level (e.g. can apply procedure for lockout/tag out, can explain MSDS, etc.)

• Evaluates and assures the safe working practices of others

• Interacts with other engineering, design and construction disciplines

• Works with the capacity and site engineering teams to resolve power and/or cooling limitations and optimize resource utilization

Training

• Contributes to identifying and developing training programs

• Acquires knowledge by expanding experience with systems, vendor training, participation in industry groups or meetings and shadowing others

• Is SME with many systems and trains others inside and outside of the group

Contract Administration

• Executes effective contract administration procedures including generation, review, and monitoring of contracts, change orders, cost forecasts, and other pertinent documents and documentation

Leadership and Communications (including Vendor Mgmt.)

• Contributes to mentoring junior team members

• Directs all internal and external project team members

• Directs external vendors per project or initiative such as general contractors, A&E design teams, commissioning agents, equipment suppliers, etc.

• Expert level communication to include cross functional SOP development and relevant technical writing

• Interactions are primarily to exchange information between departments within the organization

• Includes executive level communications in standardized templates

Policy & Procedure Development and Adherence

• Contributes to creating and maintaining best in class policies and procedures

• Participates in review of policy and procedure documents

• Develops policy documents with the input of others

• Assures adherence to developed standards and policy through review of documentation, participation in commissioning activities, design summits and Data Center physicals

Problem Solving

• Consistently solves complex, cross-functional issues requiring independent action and a high degree of initiative to resolve (i.e., works with local ops team to perform root cause analysis for difficult incidents, proposes solutions to issues and produces lessons learnt for future reference)

• Makes recommendations for system level enhancements to eliminate potential problems

• Tests suitability of components or action plans for deployments

Technical Expertise

• Has an expert level system knowledge

• Is a subject matter expert to others in and outside of the group

• Extensive knowledge of multiple facets of the relevant engineering discipline

• Develops and executes projects (i.e., a single go-to person for specific topic/system, mentors internally and externally on the system/topic, leads projects pertaining to the subject matter)

• Leads internal and/or external engineering or construction related seminars/conferences

Qualifications

• 7+ years in electrical system design, operations, maintenance, and project planning with emphasis on datacenter or mission critical project delivery

• Bachelor Degree

The targeted pay range for this position in the following location is / locations are:

United States - MI1 Miami : 118,000 - 176,000 USD / Annual

United States - DA1 Dallas : 118,000 - 176,000 USD / Annual

Our pay ranges reflect the minimum and maximum target for new hire pay for the full-time position determined by role, level, and location.The pay range shown is based on our compensation structure in place at the time of posting and may be updated periodically based on business needs. Individual pay is based on additional factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education and/or training.

The targeted pay range listed reflects the base pay only and does not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Employees are eligible for bonus, and equity may be offered depending on the position.

Equinix Benefits

As an employee, you become important to Equinix’s success. We ensure all your benefits are in line with our core values: competitive, inclusive, sustainable, connected and efficient. We keep them competitive within the current marketplace to ensure we’re providing you with the best package possible. So, wherever you are in your career and life, you’ll be able to enhance your experience and bring your whole self to work.

Employee Assistance Program: An Employee Assistance program is available to all employees.

US Benefits: - Insurance: You may enroll in health, life, disability and voluntary plans that are designed for you and your eligible family members. - Retirement: You and Equinix may contribute to a retirement plan to help you plan for your financial future. - Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays: You will receive an accrued amount of PTO each pay period along with various paid holidays for you to rest and recharge. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific plan or program terms.

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