Data Center Engineer, Electrical

About the Role
The Cloud Engineering team provides technical management of capacity & operational services Uptime to keep Uber's products running.

About Uber Data Center Management, Data Center Engineering
The Data Center Management team is a nimble and efficient team of technical & operations subject matter experts focused on delivering and maintaining Uptime.

The Data Center Engineering team provides management of physical systems within On-Premise & Cloud data centers, which includes cooling, power, structured cabling & physical network, and monitoring / alerting.

What the Candidate Will Need / Bonus Points
What the Candidate Will Do
Data Center Engineering, Strategic Engineering

• Provide technical support for strategic electrical engineering efforts
• Collaborate with data center technical & operations team in setting standards and improving data center efficiency and operations

Data Center Engineering, Design & Retrofit

• Provide technical design of electrical systems for retrofits
• Prepare electrical design criteria, conceptual design documents, and specifications for retrofits
• Prepare technical support for cost analysis and business cases for electrical retrofits & improvements
• Review electrical system test scripts, procedures, & results and participate in commissioning activities (as required)
• Travel to data center sites to oversee electrical retrofits & refreshes

Data Center Engineering, Technical Operations

• Assist in managing relationships with data center service providers, consultants, contractors, manufacturers and suppliers
• Drive technical operations innovation and efficiency within Uber's data centers
• Collaborate with the on-site data center operation teams to improve workflow efficiency for data hall electrical systems
• Collaborate with internal teams to develop technical operations standards for electrical systems
• Review with partner teams to ensure continued service delivery during electrical data hall retrofits and preventive maintenances
• Review electrical operation configurations for compliance with SLAs
• Development and execution of electrical preventive maintenances
• Provide communication to internal and external teams about electrical system operation and limitations, as well as scheduled activities and maintenances
• Development and continuous improvement of MOPs, SOPs, Change Management requests, etc. for Uber procedures to external companies
• Participation with internal and external teams of potential data center electrical service impacts and high risk activity
• Respond as-needed during data center outages and incidents
• Collaborate and support partner teams to assist with power, cooling and network connectivity outages
• Participate in incident review meetings, root cause analysis investigations and discussions
• Travel to data center sites for system audits, engineering studies, and as-built updates

Basic Qualifications
General

• B.S. in electrical or architectural engineering degree
• Minimum 8 years of professional experience in data center design, construction and operations (PE is preferred)
• Travel to data center sites (25% to 50%)

Technical

• Power Distribution: Three-phase, conditioning, and distribution from utility to chip
• Understanding of mission critical power distribution, UPS, PDU and various data center electrical topologies
• Medium and low voltage design and distribution
• Understanding of electrical design and operational changes with varying rack power density
• Knowledge of industry standards, NEC, building codes, energy codes, and life safety fire alarm standards (e.g. NFPA)
• Fire protection (e.g. fire alarm) conceptual design, layout and distribution

Entry Level Domain Experience

• Cooling: Theory, methods and efficiency (PUE)
• Understanding and working knowledge of mechanical air-side and water-side systems for mission critical environments and various data center HVAC topologies
• Air-side design and distribution
• Wet-side design and distribution (chilled and condenser water systems)
• CRAC and CRAH design and distribution
• Understanding of mechanical design and operational changes with varying rack power density
• Knowledge of industry standards, ASHRAE, mechanical / building codes, energy codes, and life safety standards (e.g. NFPA)
• Networking & Structured Cabling Distribution: Basics of all layers plus cabling, optics and supporting infrastructure
• Understanding of mission critical structured cabling distribution to coincide with networking topology
• Understanding of various components within structured cabling designs
• Knowledge of industry standards, BICSI and RCDD standards
• DCIM: Monitoring protocols, data analysis and reporting
• Cross functional knowledge of mission critical systems, strong troubleshooting and analytical skills
• Exposure to load management within mission critical facilities
• Improve efficiency of data center technical systems (power, cooling, & structured cabling)

Preferred Qualifications
Non-Technical

• Collaborate and work with internal teams, Data Center Engineering & Operations staff, and carry out responsibilities with guidance from Senior Staff
• Strong communication, organization, and project management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to streamline the communication process for greater efficiency between teams
• Ability to self-serve, investigate, and execute with minimal instruction
• Strong crisis management, problem solving skills, and ability to work under pressure
• Ability to work flexible hours and be accessible 7x24

Salary Information
For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$180,000 per year - USD$200,000 per year.

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