Senior Mechanical Engineer
Construction, Engineering & Trades · Civil & Industrial Engineering · Mechanical Engineering
In short
Microsoft's Cloud Operations and Innovation (CO&I) team is looking for a Senior Mechanical Engineer to lead the development of industry-leading datacenter designs in the AMER region. This role involves overseeing mechanical systems, including HVAC, plumbing, fire protection, and BAS controls, and collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to ensure designs meet Microsoft's standards.
Responsibilities
- Understanding of datacenter HVAC cooling systems, cooling equipment selection, plumbing systems, fire protection systems, fuel systems and mechanical Building Automation System (BAS) controls.
- Direct design decisions related to datacenter projects including new construction, expansions, retrofits, and upgrades.
- Review construction drawings, specifications, design guides/standards, sequences of operation, and commissioning documents for technical compliance.
- Engage with and manage external design consultants and run design workshops and workgroups to ensure they deliver a design from Basis of Design (BOD) to Issue for Construction (IFC) and through the Construction Administration phase of the datacenter to our Microsoft design standards.
- Collaborate with Global Technical Governance team, Global Strategy team, and DCE Operations team to develop datacenter designs, first of kind pilots and prototypes, and maintain the design standard documents (drawings, specifications, equipment technical submittals, etc.) to safe, cost effective, quality builds.
- Lead the delivery of mechanical system design for first-of-kind datacenter prototypes.
- Travel to sites for “Factory Witness Testing”, equipment and engineering vendor interaction in the design process, as well as final commissioning of the installed systems.
- Travel to datacenter projects for engineering audits and reviews are also required.
Requirements
- Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering, or related field OR Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years related technical engineering experience
- Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 4+ years related technical engineering experience
- Equivalent experience
- 8+ years of technical experience designing complex mechanical systems.
- 8+ years of datacenter design experience in a consulting role.
- 6 years as lead designer focused on datacenter projects.
- Experience with designing cooling systems for liquid-cooled IT hardware.
- Experience designing mechanical HVAC, plumbing, fire protection, fuel oil, and complex sequences of operations for mechanical systems for implementation in building automation systems.
- Ability to lead a team of engineers in advanced engineering and operational processes and procedures as they relate to hyperscale datacenter environments.
- Understanding of commercial and industrial architecture and engineering with a primary focus on datacenter design.
- Knowledge of building codes and regulations.
- Ability to prepare and present using MS Office software packages
- Able to travel domestically and internationally
- Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements including Microsoft Cloud Background Check.
Desired Qualifications
- Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years related technical engineering experience
- Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 6+ years related technical engineering experience
- Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 8+ years related technical engineering experience
- Equivalent experience.
Benefits
- The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year.
- There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $160,200 - $261,000 per year.
- Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
#Mechanical Engineering#Datacenter#HVAC#plumbing#fire protection#fuel systems#BAS
Company
Microsoft
Job Posted
3 weeks ago
Employment Type
Full Time
WorkMode
Remote
Experience Level
Senior
Locations
United States
Qualification
Doctoral, Master, Bachelor
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