Data Center Engineer

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.Â

• Full cash relocation support for out-of-area hires