Sr. Data Center Facilities Engineer

About the role

The Sr. Facilities Engineer - Critical Environments provides senior technical leadership to ensure the reliability, safety, and performance of critical mechanical systems supporting Mission Campus data centers, critical laboratories.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the mechanical subject matter expert for critical environments, including central utility plants, mission critical cooling systems, and laboratory HVAC, exhaust, and environmental control systems.
• Provide technical guidance and direction to ensure system reliability, operational resilience, maintainability, and lifecycle performance.
• Mentor and guide junior mechanical engineers, setting engineering standards and best practices across the site.
• Act as shutdown coordinator and leader to organize cross-discipline major electrical and mechanical shutdowns.
• Develop and lead mechanical reliability programs using performance trending, KPI development, and root cause analysis.
• Evaluate system health, capacity, and lifecycle risk to identify resilience gaps and inform long-term infrastructure strategies, capital planning, and reinvestment priorities.
• Act as the principal mechanical system owner and primary decision authority for both operational and project-related mechanical systems.
• Maintain end-to-end accountability for system performance, reliability, and long-term sustainability, ensuring engineering rigor and consistent, high-quality decision making across all critical environments.
• Maintain working knowledge of electrical power infrastructure-including UPS systems, switchgear, transfer schemes, and controls-to understand cross-system dependencies and operational risk.
• Lead and coordinate complex, cross-disciplinary mechanical and electrical shutdowns, ensuring safe execution, clear communication, and minimal operational impact.
• Serve as the single Intel Fire and Life Safety (FLS) system owner and primary point of contact for Mission Campus.
• Provide technical governance, compliance oversight, and engineering direction, while the IFM partner performs routine testing, inspections, and maintenance activities.
• Provide mechanical engineering oversight during design, construction, commissioning, and turnover of projects impacting critical environments.
• Ensure systems meet design intent, operational requirements, and long-term reliability and maintainability standards before acceptance into operations.
• Provide technical governance of vendors and IFM partners by enforcing standards, conducting audits, and reviewing preventive maintenance execution and documentation.
• Hold partners accountable for safety, quality, and performance outcomes aligned with Intel engineering expectations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or related discipline.
• 8+ years of experience supporting mechanical facilities equipment.
• 5+ years of experience supporting data centers and/or advanced laboratories.
• Demonstrated expertise in mechanical systems including HVAC, chilled water plants, and environmental controls, including utilizing troubleshooting techniques and interpreting Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams.
• Proven ability to identify, analyze, and resolve immediate and systemic issues with technical equipment.

Requirements

• Minimum qualifications are required to be initially considered for this position.
• Preferred qualifications are in addition to the minimum requirements and are considered a plus factor in identifying top candidates.

Benefits

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Pay

Annual Salary Range for jobs which could be performed in the US: $120,860.00 - 231,670.00 USD The range displayed on this job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target compensation for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Schedule

Shift 1 (United States of America)

Location

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