Meta is looking to engineer and design large-scale data center infrastructure, driving innovation and scalability while ensuring high availability, and the Mechanical & Controls Systems Engineering Director will lead this effort.
Requirements
- Cross-disciplinary design, development and operations knowledge of data center or similar mission critical industry technical systems to include building, electrical, mechanical, controls, building automation and connectivity systems as well as data center server and network system architecture and technologies
- Proven analytical and troubleshooting skills
- Experience with new builds, retrofits, and operational facilities
- Troubleshooting and analytical skills and experience providing solutions to complex projects under pressure
- Working knowledge of design, development, and manufacturing processes as applied to adjacent data center systems and solutions
- Experience in applying systems engineering elements/methods to R&D projects
- Working knowledge of relevant domestic and international standards, building codes and safety regulations for cooling systems including NEC, ASHRAE, NETA, ANSI, IEEE, NFPA, UL, UFC and UBC
Responsibilities
- Lead new data center product designs, integrating new technological advancements and requirements while balancing business priorities around cost, efficiency, time to delivery and sustainability.
- Responsible for data center product controls systems strategies, design, specifications, programming, simulation and support of new product delivery.
- Work closely with Sustainability, CSLA, Electrical, Connectivity, and Manufacturing Engineering teams to achieve holistic new product design that is optimized for cost, construction speed, operational efficiency, and long-term fungibility/flexibility.
- Develop and collaborate with cross-functional teams to work on prefabricated manufactured solutions (MOFE) and component offerings to be embedded into our new design products.
- Balance short-term priorities while understanding and tracking industry standards and emerging trends to drive long-term strategy.
- Partner with our Site Selection team on assigned site due diligence and master planning projects.
- Work with design engineers and field teams on new design types so they can correctly apply them to specific projects.
Other
- Bachelor of Science in Engineering or equivalent industry experience
- Minimum fifteen (15) years of engineering, design and/or R&D experience for mission critical system applications
- Effective communication skills both north to leadership, east-west to peers and various stakeholders, and south to support engineers
- Previous experience with managing large projects and project teams
- Able to travel up to 25% of the time
