Facilities Engineer III

Location: Charlotte, NC | Duration: 12+ Months

About the Role

Reporting to the Operations lead of Global Compute platforms, the Facilities Engineer III is a technology leader responsible for end-to-end facilities for on-site computer rooms at manufacturing locations. Key focus areas include IT electrical load planning, UPS and battery backup strategy, rack elevations and layout design, and overall computer room design.

Responsibilities

• Power Requirements & Electrical Design (IT Load Planning):
  • Own IT power demand planning for manufacturing computer rooms: establish current and future rack power budgets, peak load assumptions, and growth buffers.
  • Produce and maintain documentation of power source paths, redundancy assumptions, and room feeding approach (e.g., dual feeds, generator transfer) consistent with site DR and readiness documentation practices.
  • Coordinate with plant electrical/facilities teams on electrical capacity, panel space, circuits, breakers, and phased expansions.
• UPS / Battery Backup Engineering & Runtime Targets:
  • Define UPS strategy (central room UPS vs. rack UPS) and ensure capacity supports business uptime needs.
  • Manage UPS lifecycle: sizing, runtime targets, monitoring, inspection cadence, testing, vendor maintenance coordination, and replacement planning.
  • Support sites where UPS utilization is a risk, including communications on maintaining a "stop-gap" utilization threshold and planning larger capacity upgrades.
  • Perform troubleshooting and improvement planning for UPS/battery systems aligned with critical facilities operating practices.
• Rack Elevations, Physical Layout, and Capacity Modeling:
  • Create and maintain rack elevations and "as-built" room layouts to support safe installation, maintenance access, and growth.
  • Ensure racks are designed and positioned to support safe servicing, cable length constraints, and practical workflows as part of overall computer room layout best practices.
  • Maintain CAD-style documentation and keep drawings current as the environment evolves.
• Site Readiness, Modernization Support, and Constraint Removal:
  • Partner with IT infrastructure modernization programs (e.g., dual-room resiliency) to identify and eliminate physical constraints like insufficient UPS power, rack space limits, and lack of dual connections.
  • Drive remediation plans in coordination with facilities teams while minimizing production impact.
• Operational Excellence: Risk, Change, and Incident Support:
  • Serve as the facilities escalation point for computer room power events and participate in root cause analysis and remediation planning for electrical failures.
  • Establish and maintain SOPs/MOPs for planned power work, UPS maintenance, rack adds/moves/changes, and room upgrades.
  • Provide QA/QC oversight for contractor work impacting computer rooms and critical electrical paths.
• Stakeholder, Vendor, and Contractor Management:
  • Manage vendor relationships for UPS, battery, and monitoring systems; coordinate quotes, SOWs, and delivery timelines for upgrades (including cases where site power capacity expansion is required).
  • Collaborate with plant maintenance on generator/transfer readiness and testing practices where applicable.
  • Provide overall management of the Struxureware DCIM Platform.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (B.A.) or equivalent from a four-year college in computer science or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience in critical facilities, electrical infrastructure, data center, or computer room environments, ideally supporting industrial or manufacturing facilities.
• Hands-on expertise with UPS systems, battery technologies, and electrical distribution, including troubleshooting and operational safety protocols.
• Demonstrated capability producing and maintaining rack elevations/layouts and validating power/thermal/weight constraints.
• Experience with generators, ATS/STS units, and mission-critical electrical systems operations.
• Familiarity with industry data center tiering concepts and reliability-oriented design thinking.

Skills

• Up to 10% domestic and international travel.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation.
• Comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and retirement options.