Senior Controls Engineer

Senior Controls Engineer

Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company, operating 250 data centers across the globe and providing interconnections to all the key clouds and networks. Businesses need one place to simplify and bring together fragmented, complex infrastructure that spans private and public cloud environments. Our global platform allows customers to place infrastructure wherever they need it and connect it to everything they need to succeed.

We are a fast-growing global company with 20+ years of continuous growth. Through our innovative portfolio of high-performance products and services, we have created the largest, most active global ecosystem of 10,000+ companies, including 2,000+ networks and 3,000+ cloud and IT service providers in 32 countries spanning six continents.

Joining our operations team means that you will be at the forefront of all we do, maintaining critical facilities infrastructure as part of a close-knit team delivering best-in-class service to our data center customers. We embrace diversity in thought and contribution and are committed to providing an equitable work environment. that is foundational to our core values as a company and is vital to our success.

Job Summary

The Senior Controls Engineer performs system maintenance and support. Leads projects and interacts with other internal and external teams, including the design engineering, site engineering, regional operations teams, onsite support vendors and consultants on projects, policies and procedures within a diverse scope. Mentors junior engineers. On call on a rotating basis.

Responsibilities

System Operation and Work Practices

• Operating knowledge of control systems to include advanced diagnostics and repairs

• Ability to apply knowledge of Equinix process and procedure and industry standards to resolve diverse issues

• Uses safe working practices at an expert level (e.g. can apply procedure for lockout/tag out, can explain MSDS, etc.

Problem Solving

• Consistently solves diverse, cross-functional issues requiring action and a high degree of initiative to resolve

• Implements and makes recommendations for system level improvements to eliminate potential problems

• Tests suitability of components for deployments

Internal/External Contact

• Supports in mentoring junior team members

• Supports in advising project team members, both internally and externally

• Assists in leading teams per project or initiatives such General Contractors, design teams, commissioning agents, equipment suppliers, etc.

• Multi-functional SOP development and relevant technical writing

• Interactions are primarily to exchange information between departments within the organization

• May include executive level communications in standardized templates

Technical Expertise

• Has a full detailed understanding of typical  electrical, fire protection, and HVAC system operation including typical optimization strategies and typical deficiencies.

• Has authoritative controls system knowledge, typically confined to a few brands of system.

• Is a domain expert to others in the group

• Participates by presenting at internal and/or external engineering seminars/conferences

Develop Policy/Methods

• Participates in review of policy and procedure documents

Assess Adherence to Policy

• Assures consistency to developed standards and policy through review of documentation, participation in data center commissioning activities

Qualifications

• 5+ years professional controls engineering diagnostic, repair and design experience

• Preference for environmental/HVAC systems experience

• Preference for critical facilities, especially data center, experience

• Preference for BSEE degree

Equinix is an Equal Employment Opportunity and, in the U.S., an Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to unlawful consideration of race, color, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, place of birth, citizenship, sex, pregnancy / childbirth or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic partnership status, age, veteran or military status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, political / organizational affiliation, status as a victim or family member of a victim of crime or abuse, or any other status protected by applicable law.

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