Data Center Engineer,Electrical Job San Francisco area,California USA,Engineering

About the Role About Uber Cloud Engineering

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

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 You'll 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

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

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

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 Deep Domain Experience

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

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…

Data Center Engineer, Electrical