Senior Critical Facilities Engineer & Technical Authority

Equinix; Pantin; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Healthcare coverage

ESPP

Learning & development

Company events

Job summary

Equinix seeks a Head Electrical & Mechanical Engineer to provide technical leadership across our Pantin data center infrastructure. You will oversee reliability, availability and efficiency of electrical and mechanical systems, lead investigations and drive improvements in a mission‑critical environment.

The role requires fluent English and good French, with direct responsibility for BMS, monitoring platforms and critical facility systems.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
• Extensive experience in data centers or mission-critical facilities.
• Deep technical expertise in electrical and/or mechanical infrastructure.
• Strong reliability engineering and maintenance planning knowledge.
• Proven ability to lead complex investigations and stakeholder management.
• Experience with governance and engineering standards.

Responsibilities

• Act as the technical authority and subject matter expert for critical facility infrastructure.
• Provide engineering leadership to operations, maintenance and project teams.
• Lead complex investigations, root cause analysis and incident response activities.
• Drive engineering improvements to enhance reliability, availability and performance.
• Ensure infrastructure operations align with industry best practice and Equinix standards.
• Develop and optimise maintenance strategies and lifecycle planning to improve uptime.

Skills

Electrical & Mechanical expertise

Reliability engineering

Maintenance strategy

Operational risk management

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Education

Electrical/Mechanical Engineering degree

Tools

BMS & monitoring platforms

Electrical distribution systems (LV/MV)

UPS & standby generation

Job description

Equinix seeks a Head Electrical & Mechanical Engineer to provide technical leadership across our Pantin data center infrastructure. You will oversee reliability, availability and efficiency of electrical and mechanical systems, lead investigations and drive improvements in a mission‑critical environment.

The role requires fluent English and good French, with direct responsibility for BMS, monitoring platforms and critical facility systems.