Critical Environment Mechanical Engineer - CTJ - Top Secret

MicrosoftManassas, VA
$102,100 - $219,200Onsite

About The Position

In alignment with Microsoft values, this role is for a Critical Environment Mechanical Engineer within the US Airgap Cloud (AGC) organization. The AGC Datacenter Operations (DCOps) team focuses on serving U.S. Government customers and their federal missions. As a CE Mechanical Engineer on the AGC DCOps team, you will play a key role in delivering the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft’s dedicated online services supporting the U.S. Government. Microsoft's Cloud Operations & Innovation (CO+I) infrastructure includes a global portfolio of over 160 datacenters, supporting millions of servers for over 1 billion customers and 20 million businesses in over 90 countries. With a focus on safety, security, environmental sustainability, and optimization, the company continues to grow and evolve to meet business demands. This position is at the forefront of CO+I, part of the AGC DCOps team, the CO+I AGC organization, and the broader Microsoft AGC community.

Requirements

  • Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 1+ year(s) related technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 2+ years related technical engineering experience OR equivalent experience.
  • Candidates must be able to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements.
  • The successful candidate must have an active U.S. Government Top Secret Security Clearance.
  • Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role.
  • Failure to maintain or obtain the appropriate clearance and/or customer screening requirements may result in employment action up to and including termination.
  • Clearance Verification: This position requires successful verification of the stated security clearance to meet federal government customer requirements.
  • You will be asked to provide clearance verification information prior to an offer of employment.
  • Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
  • Citizenship & Citizenship Verification: This position requires verification of U.S. citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions.
  • Specifically, this position supports United States federal, state, and/or local United States government agency customer and is subject to certain citizenship-based restrictions where required or permitted by applicable law.
  • To meet this legal requirement, citizenship will be verified via a valid passport, or other approved documents, or verified US government Clearance

Nice To Haves

  • Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering, or related field OR Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years related technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 5+ years related technical engineering experience OR equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

  • A strong desire and capability to learn, grow, and develop new skills
  • Empower a culture of safety, security, and compliance in all aspects of data center activities
  • Understand the design and functionality of your datacenter
  • Work alongside a team of industry professionals across the Information Technology (IT) and Critical Environments (CE) spectrum to support 24x7x365 on-site datacenter operations and mechanical infrastructures.
  • Act as the technical authority for on-site operations of large-scale mechanical systems and designs.
  • Collaborate with the Operations and Design team to develop data center (DC) mechanical designs, starting from project conception to issue for construction (IFC) for new DC projects build outs and major infrastructure upgrades.
  • Establish and coordinate maintenance and safety procedures, maintaining redundant high-capacity cooling systems; to operating and supporting datacenter backup electrical systems (diesel generators, rotary UPS, etc.)
  • Steward vital infrastructure supporting deployments of Microsoft's online services.
  • Assist with supplier selection and overseeing mechanical supplier execution
  • Learn, live, and coach the One Microsoft culture and values. Lead through change by bringing clarity, generating energy, and delivering success

Benefits

  • Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
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