Data Center Critical Facilities Engineer

Equinix • Palo Alto, CA

1d • $75,000 - $113,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Equinix is hiring a Data Center Critical Facilities Engineer to support the operation and maintenance of critical infrastructure at a data center. The role performs moderately difficult work that requires substantial understanding of standard operating procedures and judgment to resolve issues or make recommendations. The engineer supports the overall team and typically receives little instruction on daily work, with general instructions for newly introduced assignments.

The position maintains facility components and systems, monitors the Building Monitoring System (BMS), supports energy efficiency measures, and operates plumbing, fire suppression, safety, and other critical infrastructure. It also supports vendor work, site administration, incident response, work orders, circuit installations, infrastructure projects, and collaboration with team members and stakeholders.

Requirements

• Typically requires a high school diploma.
• Typically requires 2–4 years of equivalent work experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventative and corrective maintenance checks on facility components.
• Repair, maintain, install, and inspect facility systems on-site.
• Support energy efficiency measures.
• Monitor the Building Monitoring System (BMS) and resolve moderately difficult alarm issues in accordance with standard operating procedures.
• Operate and maintain plumbing, fire suppression, and safety systems.
• Operate critical infrastructure under the supervision of more senior technical staff.
• Support approval and tracking of service-provider maintenance work, including work briefings and reviews.
• Ensure vendor maintenance activities follow Equinix standard operating procedures.
• Work with vendors to keep technical files for plants and equipment up to date.
• Maintain site logs and permits, including Maintenance Operation Protocols (MOPs) and scripts.
• Identify Single Points of Failure (SPOFs) and make recommendations.
• Respond to on-site incidents, including failures, problems, and delays.
• Complete routine work requests and circuit installations.
• Troubleshoot and maintain office equipment when necessary, and support auxiliary equipment and machines through problem-solving and repairs.
• Make minor changes to mechanical, electrical, and specialized systems as directed.
• Carry out infrastructure projects.
• Collaborate with others to resolve facility incidents and may mentor team members on general maintenance activities.
• Inform stakeholders of inventory needs to help maintain optimal stock levels of critical parts and equipment.
• May recommend infrastructure projects.

Benefits

• Employee Assistance Program available to all employees.
• Health, life, disability, and voluntary insurance plans for employees and eligible family members.
• Retirement plan contributions from the employee and Equinix.
• Accrued paid time off.
• Paid holidays.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED