Data Center Engineer

Data Center Engineer

Location : Irvine, CA

Schedule : 100 percent onsite with on-call rotation

Start : ASAP

Employment : Direct hire. No sponsorship available.

About the employer

Confidential, global technology firm operating mission-critical infrastructure for high-availability, low-latency systems. A new data center is nearing commissioning, and this role is being created to ensure reliability and agility across the physical environment.

The opportunity

Own a blend of hands-on operations and design across power, cooling, and controls. Work in a fast, engineering-driven environment with autonomy and strong internal support.

Responsibilities

• Lead or support design changes for cooling systems, electrical distribution, and BMS updates
• Plan capacity for power, cooling, and space in whitespace buildouts
• Manage projects and vendors, including scheduling and onsite execution
• Perform cooling calculations and basic power calculations for single and three-phase circuits
• Analyze BMS trends to diagnose and resolve issues
• Read and work from single-line electrical drawings, network diagrams, P&IDs, SOPs, sequences of operations, and O&M manuals
• Serve as after-hours site responder for critical events
• Operate daily infrastructure, including power, cooling, security systems, maintenance activities, and BMS
• Plan and coordinate maintenance using a CMMS
• Write SOPs, develop Energy Control Procedures, and perform Lockout Tagout
• Apply safe work practices and standards, including NFPA 70E and OSHA

Qualifications

Electrical power distribution, UPS, diesel generators

Nice to have

Compensation and relocation