Data Center Facilities Engineer

Job Title: Data Center Facilities Engineer

Industry: Manufacturing

Location: Charlotte, NC

Client Overview

Our client is a global manufacturing leader with major operations across the US, including a large manufacturing and technology campus in Charlotte. You would be supporting the critical infrastructure that keeps their on site computer rooms running at manufacturing facilities, a highly visible role at the intersection of facilities engineering and technology operations.

Top 3 Skills

• UPS and battery backup systems
• Rack elevation and layout design
• Electrical load planning for critical facilities

What You'll Do

• Plan and manage power capacity for on site computer rooms at manufacturing facilities
• Own UPS strategy, sizing, runtime targets, and maintenance planning
• Create and maintain rack elevations and as built room layouts
• Coordinate with plant electrical and facilities teams on capacity, panels, circuits, and expansions
• Support modernization projects by identifying and removing physical constraints like limited power or rack space
• Serve as the facilities point of contact for power related incidents and lead root cause analysis
• Write and maintain SOPs and MOPs for power work, UPS maintenance, and room upgrades
• Provide QA and QC oversight for contractor work affecting computer rooms and electrical paths
• Manage vendor relationships for UPS, battery, and monitoring systems
• Coordinate with plant maintenance on generator and transfer switch readiness and testing

What We Need From You

• Bachelor's degree in a related technical field or equivalent experience
• 5 plus years of experience in critical facilities, electrical infrastructure, or data center environments
• Hands on experience with UPS systems, battery technologies, and electrical distribution
• Demonstrated ability to produce and maintain rack elevations and layouts
• Ability to travel up to 10 percent, domestic and international

Preferred/Bonus

• Experience supporting industrial or manufacturing facilities specifically
• Experience with generators and ATS or STS transfer switch units
• Familiarity with data center tiering concepts and reliability focused design
• Experience with DCIM platforms such as Struxureware

About Elevait

Elevait Solutions was founded by veterans who believe that how you treat people is the only thing that actually matters in this industry. We're a team that stays in your corner before, during, and after placement. We show up for the communities we work in, we tell you the truth, and we work hard to make sure every placement is a good fit for both sides. If that sounds like the kind of team you want behind you, we'd like to talk.