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Center Engineering team provides management of physical systems within On-Premise & Cloud data centers, which includes cooling, power, structured cabling & physical network, and monitoring / alertingWhat the Candidate Will Need / Bonus Points\n---- What the Candidate Will Do ----What You’ll Do\nData Center Engineering, Strategic Engineering\nProvide technical support for strategic electrical engineering efforts\nCollaborate with data center technical & operations team in setting standards and improving data center efficiency and operations\nData Center Engineering, Design & Retrofit\nProvide technical design of electrical systems for retrofits\nPrepare electrical design criteria, conceptual design documents, and specifications for retrofits\nPrepare technical support for cost analysis and business cases for electrical retrofits & improvements\nReview electrical system test scripts, procedures, & results and participate in commissioning activities (as required)\nTravel to data center sites to oversee electrical retrofits & refreshes\nData Center Engineering, Technical Operations\nAssist in managing relationships with data center service providers, consultants, contractors, manufacturers and suppliers\nDrive technical operations innovation and efficiency within Uber’s data centers\nCollaborate with the on-site data center operation teams to improve workflow efficiency for data hall electrical systems\nCollaborate with internal teams to develop technical operations standards for electrical systems\nReview with partner teams to ensure continued service delivery during electrical data hall retrofits and preventive maintenances\nReview electrical operation configurations for compliance with SLAs\nDevelopment and execution of electrical preventive maintenances\nProvide communication to internal and external teams about electrical system operation and limitations, as well as scheduled activities and maintenances\nDevelopment and continuous improvement of MOPs, SOPs, Change Management requests, etc. for Uber procedures to external companies\nParticipation with internal and external teams of potential data center electrical service impacts and high risk activity\nRespond as-needed during data center outages and incidents\nCollaborate and support partner teams to assist with power, cooling and network connectivity outages\nParticipate in incident review meetings, root cause analysis investigations and discussions\nTravel to data center sites for system audits, engineering studies, and as-built updates\n---- Basic Qualifications ----\nGeneral\nB.S. in electrical or architectural engineering degree\nMinimum 8 years of professional experience in data center design, construction and operations (PE is preferred)\nTravel to data center sites (25% to 50%)\nTechnical\nDeep Domain Experience\nPower Distribution: Three-phase, conditioning, and distribution from utility to chip\nUnderstanding of mission critical power distribution, UPS, PDU and various data center electrical topologies\nMedium and low voltage design and distribution\nUnderstanding of electrical design and operational changes with varying rack power density\nKnowledge of industry standards, NEC, building codes, energy codes, and life safety fire alarm standards (e.g. NFPA)\nFire protection (e.g. fire alarm) conceptual design, layout and distribution\nEntry Level Domain Experience\nCooling: Theory, methods and efficiency (PUE)\nUnderstanding and working knowledge of mechanical air-side and water-side systems for mission critical environments and various data center HVAC topologies\nAir-side design and distribution\nWet-side design and distribution (chilled and condenser water systems)\nCRAC and CRAH design and distribution\nUnderstanding of mechanical design and operational changes with varying rack power density\nKnowledge of industry standards, ASHRAE, mechanical / building codes, energy codes, and life safety standards (e.g. NFPA)\nNetworking & Structured Cabling 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