Reliability Engineer, Mechanical Systems, NA

Vantage Data Centers • Quincy, WA

98d • $110,000 - $120,000

About The Position

Vantage Data Centers powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world’s well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. Developing and operating across North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Vantage has evolved data center design in innovative ways to deliver dramatic gains in reliability, efficiency and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands. The Reliability Engineering Team is responsible for the overall operating health of critical systems across Vantage global facilities. For each of the major systems Electrical, Mechanical, and Controls, the Reliability Engineering team is responsible for ensuring success in the commissioning stages of new construction, evaluating and improving the reliability and performance of existing critical infrastructure, sustaining equipment operational availability through maintenance program design, providing ongoing technical support to the Site Operations Teams, as well as providing systems reliability and maintainability feedback to the Design Engineering teams for future design considerations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering/Mechanical Engineering, or a related field or equivalent field experience preferred.
• 2-3 years of experience in critical facility operations and maintenance.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Ensure newly built systems meet design intent and perform without issue during the facility acceptance testing phases of new construction.
• Review commissioning plans and ensure the thoroughness of startup testing.
• Attend factory witness testing to verify and validate equipment functionality.
• Design maintenance programs to enhance equipment operability and efficiency while minimizing life cycle costs.
• Design maintenance programs to minimize maintenance complexity and reduce maintenance down time.
• Understand potential equipment failures and provide full technical support to Facility Operations teams in the event of a critical system failure.
• Perform system component upgrades as required to ensure reliability and combat obsolescence.
• Validate maintenance performance by analyzing trends, operational history, and maintenance data.
• Provide systems reliability and maintainability feedback to the Design Engineering teams for future design considerations.
• Work with Design Engineering and Construction teams to ensure the reliability and maintainability of new and modified installations.
• Review construction equipment submittals, identify potential deficiencies, and evaluate maintenance feasibility.
• Develop risk management plans that will anticipate reliability-related risks that could adversely impact plant operation.
• Perform Root-Cause Failure Analysis and facilitate corrective action.
• Conduct Critical System Availability and Capacity Analysis, Critical Spare Parts Analysis, Equipment Life Cycle Costing, and End of Useful Life Analysis.
• Provide at-request guidance and technical support to Facility Operators.
• Ensure Site Teams are proficient in system operation and maintenance techniques.
• Work with Site Operations to perform analyses of Asset Utilization, Overall Equipment Efficiency, and Remaining useful life.
• Design appropriate site response procedures based on potential critical system failures.
• Perform Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability Analysis to improve system performance.
• Handle additional duties as assigned by Management.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Life and AD&D insurance
• Short and long-term disability coverage
• Paid time off
• Employee assistance program
• Participation in a 401k program that includes company match
• Additional voluntary benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees