Reliability Engineer, Mechanical, NA

Vantage Data Centers powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world’s well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. Developing and operating across North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Vantage has evolved data center design in innovative ways to deliver dramatic gains in reliability, efficiency and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands.

About the role

This role is based at our data center campus in Ashburn, VA. It is a hybrid role requiring 3 days in the office and 2 days from a home office, though you may work 5 days a week in the office if site needs require it. The Reliability Engineer for Mechanical Systems is responsible for the overall operational health of critical cooling systems, including oversight of facility acceptance testing, mechanical system maintenance planning, and technical support for Facility Operations.

Responsibilities

• Ensure newly built systems meet design intent and perform without issue during the facility acceptance testing phases of new construction.
• Review commissioning plans and ensure the thoroughness of startup testing.
• Attend factory witness testing to verify and validate equipment functionality.
• Design maintenance programs to enhance equipment operability and efficiency while minimizing life cycle costs and maintenance complexity.
• Understand potential equipment failures and provide full technical support to Facility Operations teams in the event of a critical system failure.
• Perform system component upgrades as required to ensure reliability and combat obsolescence.
• Validate maintenance performance by analyzing trends, operational history, and maintenance data.
• Provide systems reliability and maintainability feedback to the Design Engineering teams for future design considerations.
• Work with Design Engineering and Construction teams to ensure the reliability and maintainability of new and modified installations.
• Review construction equipment submittals, identify potential deficiencies, and evaluate maintenance feasibility.
• Develop risk management plans that anticipate reliability-related risks impacting plant operation.
• Perform Root-Cause Failure Analysis and facilitate corrective action.
• Conduct Critical System Availability and Capacity Analysis, Critical Spare Parts Analysis, Equipment Life Cycle Costing, and End of Useful Life Analysis.
• Provide at-request guidance and technical support to Facility Operators.
• Ensure Site Teams are proficient in system operation and maintenance techniques.
• Work with Site Operations to perform analyses of Asset Utilization, Overall Equipment Efficiency, and Remaining useful life.
• Design appropriate site response procedures based on potential critical system failures.
• Perform Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability Analysis to improve system performance.
• Handle additional duties as assigned by Management.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent field experience.
• 2-3 years of experience in critical facility operations and maintenance.
• Full familiarity with mechanical systems arrangements, equipment types, system automation, and control components.
• Understanding of component failures and their extended effects on larger cooling systems, including appropriate mitigating actions.
• Understanding of cooling system theory, ability to read drawings and schematics, and identify likely failure points in design.
• Experience to train technicians to the level of effective troubleshooting.

Skills

• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Travel required is expected to be up to 25% but may increase over time as the business evolves.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to handle or feel objects, reach with hands and arms, climb stairs, balance, stoop or kneel, talk, and hear.
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Life and AD&D insurance.
• Short and long-term disability coverage.
• Paid time off.
• Employee assistance program.
• 401k program with company match.
• Additional voluntary benefits.
• Above-market total compensation package.
• Comprehensive suite of health and welfare, retirement, and paid leave benefits exceeding local expectations.
• Recognition, training and development opportunities.

Pay

Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including your qualifications, skills, competencies, and experience. Approximate range for VA is $125,000 - $135,000 annually plus an annual bonus target.

Schedule

Hybrid role: 3 days in the office and 2 days from a home office. Option to work 5 days a week in the office if site needs require it.