Reliability Engineer - Electrical Systems

About Vantage Data Centers

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.

Reliability Engineering Department

The Reliability Engineering Team is responsible for the overall health of critical systems across Vantage global facilities.  For each of the major systems Electrical, Mechanical, and Controls, the Reliability Engineering team is responsible for ensuring success in the commissioning stages of new construction, evaluating and improving the reliability and performance of existing critical infrastructure, sustaining equipment operational availability through maintenance program design, providing ongoing technical support to the Site Operations Teams, as well as providing systems reliability and maintainability feedback to the Design Engineering teams for future design considerations.

Position Description

The Reliability Engineer for electrical systems is responsible for the overall functional health of critical power systems. This responsibility includes oversight of facility acceptance testing, electrical system maintenance planning, and Site Operations technical support. Requirements for this position include full familiarity with electrical systems arrangements, equipment types, electrical system protection components, electrical switchgear automation and control components, onsite power generation, and critical power distribution. The electrical Reliability Engineer understands potential system failures and extended effects of those failures, appropriate failure response actions, as well as maintenance and electrical testing techniques. 

Also required is an understanding of electrical system theory, an ability to read drawings and schematics, and an ability to identify likely failure points in design.  The electrical reliability engineer acts as an advisor for Site Operations to reference as needed and has enough experience to train technicians to the level of effective troubleshooting.  The mechanical systems Reliability Engineer regularly interfaces the Vantage Design Engineering team, the Automation Systems Group, and Facility Operations teams.

Essential Job Functions

• Ensure newly built systems meet design intent and perform without issue during the facility acceptance testing phases of new construction.

• Design maintenance programs to maximize equipment operability and efficiency while minimizing life cycle costs.

• Understand potential equipment failures and provide full technical support Facility Operations teams in the event of a critical system failure.

• Conduct root cause analysis reviews with site teams and key OEM vendors and develop a corrective action program.

• Provide systems reliability and maintainability feedback to the Design Engineering teams for future design considerations.

Duties

• 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.

• Review commissioning plans and ensure the thoroughness of startup testing.

• Attend factory witness testing to verify and validate equipment functionality

• Identify risks and develop risk management plans to manage improvement initiatives that boost system reliability and anticipate reliability-related risks that could adversely impact plant operation.

• Work with Site Operations to perform analyses of Asset Utilization, Overall Equipment Effectiveness, and Remaining useful life.

• Implement energy saving measures to improve the overall PUE of the system.

• Perform system component upgrades as required to ensure reliability and combat obsolescence

• Perform Root-Cause Failure Analysis and facilitate corrective action.

• Design maintenance programs to minimize maintenance complexity and reduce maintenance down time.

• Validate maintenance performance by analyzing trends, operational history, and maintenance data.

• Design appropriate site response procedures based on potential critical system failures. 

• Provide at request guidance and technical support to Facility Operators.

• Confirm Site Teams are proficient system operation and maintenance.

• Training of teams.

• Change management services.

• Project management.

• Site auditing.

• Customer management and advising.

• Travel within APAC region.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university or college or equivalent field experience to successfully perform essential job functions.

• 5 years of experience in engineering design of critical systems and/or critical facility technical operations and maintenance.

• Ability to travel up to 25% of total work time.

• Ability to travel internationally.

We operate with No Ego and No Arrogance. We work to build each other up and support one another, appreciating each other’s strengths and respecting each other’s weaknesses. We find joy in our work and each other, actively seeking opportunities to inject fun into what we do. Our hard and efficient work is rewarded with an above market total compensation package. We offer a comprehensive suite of health and welfare, retirement, and paid leave benefits exceeding local expectations.

Throughout the year, the advantage of being part of the Vantage team is evident with an array of benefits, recognition, training and development, and the knowledge that your contribution adds value to the company and our community.

Don't meet all the requirements? Please still apply if you think you are the right person for the position. We are always keen to speak to people who connect with our mission and values.

Vantage Data Centers is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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