Capacity Engineer SME

Job Summary

The Capacity Engineer SME is a resource for the Capacity Engineering team. A data center infrastructure subject matter expert (SME) proficient in assessing mechanical and electrical plant designs and capacities. 

Responsibilities

Space Planning & Design

• Assessing existing and to be build data center designs in order to determine design limitations for all colocation spaces and infrastructure topology levels

• Partners with capacity engineers (CE) to act as SME for load fail-over analysis

• Assists with customer behavior modeling and tool development·

• A subject matter expert (SME) of complex and unique Cage-Cabinet design options that respond to customer requirements, Equinix requirements and physical site constraints, as well as finding design solutions for issues that have escalated to a high management level

• Provides and validates test-fits for new data center developments for unique solutioning

• Maximizes space utilization to develop the best expert design solutions for the data center and the customer

• Prepares notional Cage-Cabinet layouts, area calculations and diagrams for each individual data center and those sites that require Senior SME level requiring broad solutioning support                                  

• Acts as a mentor in solving complex unique space planning issues 

Engineering

• SME of electrical/mechanical infrastructure to notionally attribute unique Cage-Cabinet designs against data center infrastructure within a broad ranged scope

• Prepare and performs high-density review cases engaging with other SME's or local sites where required

• Performs the validation and updating of data center infrastructure data within capacity systems.

• Identifies unique issues or constraints in infrastructure capacity and prepares notional solutions for review by management

• Acts as a mentor to Supervisor, Capacity Management and below to solve complex engineering issues

Stakeholder Management

• Awareness of key stakeholders across functional areas, and is able to map out stakeholder lists

• With guidance able to identify the needs of stakeholders to keep them informed

• Responsible for overall capacity reporting and validation of capacity utilization reports

Problem Solving

• Solves complex, cross-functional issues with business implications that span multiple groups

• Used broad expert knowledge of skills to identify and understands underlying issues

• Takes the lead to solve complex issues with business leads and mitigate the risks

Data & Drawing Management

• Works with site operations in discrepancy of documentations of added infrastructure in facilities and any special / complex installation of customer cages

• Ensures that AutoCAD drawings represent what is installed at the site

• Leads site teams to ensure data and CAD drawings accurately reflect the site installations

• Leads the investigation of complex data issues without support

• Can deal with complex data errors for complex installations and involves Business Leads to mitigate risks and to solve Equinix most critical data errors

• Leads/coaches others to solve special/complex Drawing Management issues

Communications

• Communicates with a broader group of stakeholders beyond the capacity team

• The communication tools and templates used (i.e. emails, status reports) require approval and feedback from more senior colleagues

• Ability to present technical discoveries and operational needs to business level stakeholders.

• Acts as a SME and provides direction to entry and intermediate planners as required to analyze and resolve out-of-process technical problems

Capacity Feasibility, Optimization and Risk Management

• Make recommendations to data center business owners to optimize data center efficiency and utilization for complex solutioning

• Proactively leads the data center business to solve unique problems

• Captures a list of project risks, issues, assumptions and dependencies for their project

• May require support to manage risks effectively

Qualifications

• Demonstrated subject matter expertise in data center infrastructure, typically 10+ years experience

• Demonstrated proficiency in assessing mechanical and electrical plant designs and capacities

• proficient in assessing mechanical and electrical plant designs and capacities. 

• Preference will be given to candidates who have previously held data center capacity engineering positions

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or a related engineering discipline preferred