Data Center Engineer, Electrical

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

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 ----

  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

  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

  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 ----

  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

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

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

For all US locations, you will be eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program, and may be offered an equity award & other types of comp. All full-time employees are eligible to participate in a 401(k) plan. You will also be eligible for various benefits.