SkillBridge Critical Facilities Engineer - Trainee

Job Summary

Are you a military service member within or nearing your 180-day window for separation from active duty? Are you a military spouse fellow wanting to pursue a technology career? If this is you, then Equinix has a unique opportunity to help kick-start the next chapter in your professional life. We are accepting applications for our very own DoD SkillBridge Fellowship Program, supporting Data Center Operations and Critical Facilities. The training will be on the cutting edge of technology, in a digital infrastructure environment, supporting an initiative designed to connect our nation’s warfighters to the best employment opportunities available.

Responsibilities

• Facility / Infrastructure Maintenance
• Performs moderately difficult preventative and corrective maintenance checks on-site to facility components.
• Performs moderately difficult repairs, maintenance, installations, and on-site inspections to facility systems.
• Maintains energy efficiency measures.
• Monitors the Building Monitoring System (BMS) and resolves moderately difficult alarm issues that require judgement in resolving while following standard operating procedures.
• Operates and maintains plumbing, fire suppression, and safety systems.
• Operates critical infrastructures under the supervision of more senior technical staff.
• Customer Operations Technician
• Prioritize and manage service requests to meet deadlines.
• Maintain detailed records and audit reports.
• Install rack and stack equipment in data centers.
• Perform fiber terminations using a fusion splicer.
• Set up telecom cabinets, fiber trays, and cage wiring.
• Troubleshoot fiber and copper circuits.
• Support standard cross-connect work orders.
• Other troubleshooting procedures.
• Site Administration & Incident Support
• Performs moderately difficult site logs for permits, such as Maintenance Operation Protocol (MOPs) and scripts.
• Identifies Single Points of Failure (SPOFs) and makes recommendations.
• Responds to all moderately difficult on-site incidents, including failures, problems, and delays.
• Uses substantial understanding in following operating procedures to support on-site administration.
• Work Orders & Additional Projects
• Completes routine work requests and circuit installations.
• Troubleshoots and maintains office equipment (if necessary); supports auxiliary equipment and machines with problem-solving and repairs to avoid/minimize downtime.
• Makes minor changes to mechanical, electrical, and specialized systems, as directed.
• Carry out infrastructure projects.
• Collaboration
• Collaborate with others to resolve moderately difficult facility incidents.
• Effectively collaborate within the department; may mentor team members on general maintenance activities.
• Provides stakeholders with inventory needs to maintain optimal stock levels of critical parts and equipment.
• May recommend infrastructure projects.

Qualifications

• Must meet all eligibility requirements outlined in DOD Instruction 1322.29 and NAVADMIN 222/15.
• Required Technical associate's degree, military-technical school, or civilian technical trade school completion.
• Education level: Working on a bachelor’s degree or relevant experience w/1-4 years in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• Comprehensive knowledge of critical infrastructure, i.e., UPS, generators, BMS, chillers, life safety systems.
• Coursework in HVAC design or heat transfer and thermodynamics.
• Knowledge of HVAC testing and balancing methodologies.
• Knowledge of IT hardware and other data center operations functions.
• Good time management habits, ability to multitask, and to sustain focus on long tasks.
• Able to communicate thoughts and technical ideas.
• Attitude of taking initiative, enthusiasm, eagerness to learn, teamwork, and creativity.
• Able to lift 50 lbs.

Compensation or Pay

The compensation for this role is made through the service member's current enlistment contract based on pay guidelines set by the Department of Defense (DoD).