Critical Facilities Maintenance Engineer
About The Position
The Critical Facilities Maintenance Engineer supports onsite operations for a data center in Springfield, Ohio, helping ensure the reliable, continuous performance of electrical, mechanical, and fire/life-safety systems supporting more than 20 MW of critical IT capacity. The role involves operating and monitoring infrastructure, performing preventive, corrective, and emergency maintenance, troubleshooting system issues, responding to incidents, and supporting reliability improvements. Work is performed in a 24/7 critical environment under the guidance of the CFM Chief Engineer and Facility Manager, with complex or high-risk issues escalated to Lead or Chief Engineers. The engineer maintains and repairs equipment such as UPS systems, batteries, power distribution equipment, switchgear, generators, chillers, air handlers, pumps, cooling towers, and fire/life-safety systems. The role also covers general facility management tasks, inspections, documentation, procedure updates, and vendor coordination. The engineer may lead small-to-medium projects and collaborate with engineering, controls, logistics, construction, project management, and security teams on maintenance, installations, and capital projects. Work must meet applicable safety, security, environmental, and operational requirements.
Requirements
- Relevant technical degree, military training, or formal certifications.
- Strong working knowledge of critical electrical and mechanical systems, including UPS, switchgear, generators, electrical distribution, chillers, CRAH/CRAC, pumps, cooling towers, and chilled-water systems.
- Ability to read electrical one-lines, mechanical schematics, wiring diagrams, and control sequences.
- Proficiency executing MOPs, SOPs, and EOPs in a live critical environment.
- Demonstrated advanced troubleshooting skills.
- Ability to work onsite in a 24/7 critical environment; shifts vary by location.
- Strong documentation and communication skills.
- Ability to perform physical work safely and reliably, including lifting, ladder use, and working in confined spaces.
Nice To Haves
- 2–4 years of hands-on experience in data centers, critical facilities, industrial plants, mechanical or electrical infrastructure, or a related industry.
- Ability to independently perform routine and moderately complex maintenance tasks.
- Understanding of critical systems such as CRAC/CRAH, UPS, generators, and PDUs.
- Experience executing MOPs and SOPs with minimal supervision.
- Early-stage experience troubleshooting non-complex issues.
- Experience coordinating with vendors or contractors.
- Technical diploma, trade certificate, or coursework in HVAC, electrical, mechanical, or industrial maintenance.
- Experience with BMS, EPMS, or SCADA systems.
- OEM training from Liebert, Schneider, Cummins, Caterpillar, or Trane.
- Exposure to liquid cooling for AI/GPU environments.
Responsibilities
- Independently operate and monitor critical electrical and mechanical systems, including UPS systems, battery plants, PDU/RPP, switchgear, generators, ATS/STS equipment, CRAH/CRAC units, chillers, cooling towers, pumps, valves, BMS, EPMS, SCADA, leak detection, and fire/life-safety systems.
- Perform advanced troubleshooting and assist in diagnosing root causes of system issues; escalate complex or high-risk issues to Lead or Chief Engineers.
- Perform complex preventive, corrective, and emergency maintenance with minimal supervision.
- Execute MOPs, SOPs, and EOPs accurately and in accordance with safety standards.
- Provide input on procedure improvements, redlines, and documentation updates.
- Coordinate vendor activities and ensure work is performed safely and in alignment with operational requirements.
- Support incident response under the direction of a Lead or Chief Engineer, and assist with gathering data for post-incident reviews and reliability analysis.
- Identify system-performance trends and communicate observations to site leadership to support optimization.
- Comply with OSHA, NFPA, internal safety policies, environmental regulations, and internal audit requirements.
- Maintain detailed shift logs, equipment records, maintenance notes, and technical documentation.
- Support internal and external audits, including ISO, SOC2, and environmental compliance audits.
- Share technical knowledge, best practices, and troubleshooting techniques, supporting a collaborative team focused on safety, reliability, and continuous improvement.
- Handle general facility management tasks such as building inspections and maintaining a clean work environment.
- Lead small-to-medium-scale projects from start to finish, collaborate with internal and external teams, procure quotes, and draft procedures.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
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