Capacity Engineer Staff (Data Center, CFD)

Who are we?

Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company®, shortening the path to connectivity to enable the innovations that enrich our work, life and planet. 

A place where bold ideas are welcomed, human connection is valued, and everyone has the opportunity to shape their future.

Joining our operations team means being at the center of everything – maintaining and evolving critical infrastructure that powers the digital world and delivers real impact for our customers, communities and society. You’ll find belonging, purpose, and a team that welcomes you—because when you feel valued, you’re empowered to do your best work.

Job Summary

The Capacity Engineer Staff resolves a variety of data management, design, and drawing issues for Data Center installations within a moderate scope.  The primary focus of this roll will be the creation, interpretation, and distribution of CFD models in support of business activities.

Prior Knowledge

Engineering

• Familiar with vapor-compression refrigeration cycle and its application in mechanical HVAC design

• Basic understanding of sensible and latent heat, including their associated thermodynamics equations

• Knowledgeable in mechanical systems including ACUs/RTUs, CRAH/CRAC units, IDECs, Chillers, Cooling Towers and Liquid Cooling

• Familiar with HVAC controls systems, including setpoint strategies, sequence of operations and Control logic

• Understanding system redundancy and failure scenarios

• Foundational ability to interpret mechanical, electrical and architectural design documents preferred

• Prior knowledge of ASHRAE standard 90.4 preferred

• Prior experience in Data Center mechanical engineering design or operations is preferred

Responsibilities
Computational Fluid Dynamics

• Creates CFD models in support of regular sales activities, project justifications, and for troubleshooting of thermal issues arising within our facilities

• Works collaboratively with peers to perform reviews of models built by others and provide constructive feedback

 Mechanical Engineering

• Evaluate mechanical design plans and identify potential cooling limitations

• Implement solutions to existing thermal management challenges

• Develop datacenter floor zoning plans to ensure efficient infrastructure planning.

• Assists Capacity Engineers with assessment of high-power density customer deployments

• Review impact of containment walls and privacy screens on facility cooling system performance

• Completes Power Utilization Effectiveness (PUE) calculations for facilities with input from Capacity Engineers and Site Operations

Space Planning & Design

• Creates standard Cage-Cabinet design options that respond to moderate customer requirements, Equinix requirements and physical site constraints

• Prepares notional Cage-Cabinet layouts, area calculations and diagrams for each individual standard data center within a moderate scope                                                      

• Maximizes space utilization to develop the best design solution for the data center and the customer

Engineering

• Utilizes developed knowledge of electrical/mechanical infrastructure to notionally attribute standard Cage-Cabinet designs against data center infrastructure within a moderate scope

• Utilizes developing skills in preparing high-density review cases

• Works with more senior members in the validation and updating of data center infrastructure data within capacity systems

Problem Solving

• Solves standard, cross-functional issues that span multiple groups

• Uses developing skills to identify and understand underlying issues

• Understands when and to whom to escalate

Data & Drawing Management

• Works with site operations to address discrepancies with documentation of facility infrastructure and installation of customer cages within a moderate scope

• Ensures that AutoCAD drawings and capacity systems correctly represent existing status of the data center within a moderate scope

• Identifies and make corrections as necessary

• Identifies and leads the investigation of moderate data issues with the support of senior staff

• Produces developed drawings and space plans for use by Sales, Site Operation and other teams

• Creates spatial layouts of each custome