Design Principal, Engineering Development (Mechanical)

Equinix; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A world-leading digital infrastructure company seeks a Design Principal for Mechanical Engineering to lead design decisions for global data center projects. This role involves directing mechanical direction, supporting project implementations, and engaging with key customers to tailor designs to their requirements. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in mission-critical environments and a strong education in engineering.

Qualifications

• 7+ years' experience in a Design MEP Firm or similar.
• Experience with electrical code/regulation in multiple regions.
• Proficient in spoken and written English.

Responsibilities

• Oversees mechanical design processes for data center projects.
• Engages with customers to understand evolving design requirements.
• Manages internal and external resources for design delivery.

Skills

Mechanical Engineering

Project Management

Design Processes

Cross-Functional Coordination

Customer Engagement

Education

Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Design Principal, Engineering Development (Mechanical)

Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company , operating over 26 0 data centers across the globe . Digital leaders harness Equinix's trusted platform to bring together and interconnect foundational infrastructure at software speed. Equinix enables organizations to access all the right places, partners and possibilities to scale with agility, speed the launch of digital services, deliver world-class experiences and multiply their value, while supporting their sustainability goals.

Joining our operations team means that you will be at the forefront of all we do, maintaining critical facilities infrastructure as part of a close-knit team delivering best-in-class service to our data center customers. We embrace diversity in thought and contribution and are committed to providing an equitable work environment that is foundational to our core values as a company and is vital to our success.

The Design Principal is responsible for design decisions related to a portfolio of datacenter projects which can include: new construction, phased expansion, retrofits and upgrades, acquisition conversions, M&E equipment selections, and standards upgrades in either a specific region or globally. They are an exceptional industry professional progressing towards becoming a recognised expert on datacenter design. The Design Principal critically assesses design decisions with consultation with more senior staff across disciplines and applies required Equinix standards and country specific regulations to make the best design choices. They manage the relationship and output of key design partners and equipment suppliers for their assigned projects and critically assess and escalate issues where the relationship with such partners is not meeting expectations.

Job Description Summary:

The Design Principal, Engineering Development (Mechanical), reporting to the Director, Global Engineering Development, has responsibility for:

Global mechanical engineering direction of Equinix design through continued development of Equinix’s Reference Designs

Evaluation of new products and engineering approaches, supporting the Innovation incubation process, for incorporation into the Reference Design on reaching maturity

Supports Regional Design teams with project implementation of Reference Design

Provides subject matter expert direction to the Major Capital Equipment (MCE) team dealing with portfolio-wide procurement of mechanical equipment

Engages with key customers to ascertain their continuously evolving design requirements and directs Reference Design configurations to meet those customer design requirements

Design Process

Owns and leads a design process, interacting with Architectural, MEP, and other design partners to deliver a portfolio of world class datacenters with a strong focus on technical excellence, mission critical resilience and cost management

Reviews and contributes to the development of globally standardized tools, techniques and processes for the management and reporting of the design process

Works with peers in other regions to drive consistency and technical excellence on design and delivery practices and methodologies

Thinks and acts in a global manner, considering the applicability of any design decision, innovations or standards changes for all regions

Conducts the master planning of expansion portfolio using global design standards and templates; incorporating regional information to apply these to the inception of projects

Generates project visualization, initial model using reference design templates and cost estimate for business case inception

Liaises with regional team to incorporate local infrastructure into the design

Liaises with commercial management team regionally and globally to assist business case generation

Liaises with regional team to procure local variations on equipment where Reference Design equipment selections are not available

Prepares regional-specific and customer-specific configurations of the Reference Design, reacting to local market conditions and customer requirements.

Cross-Functional Co-ordination

Maintains interpersonal relationships with internal technical staff, external design consulting partners, construction management, commercial management, and regional P&L holders to ensure appropriate stakeholder exposure and buy in to IBX projects

Appropriately leverages the center of excellence teams and more senior Design staff to augment their individual technical expertise to ensure all facets of the datacenter design are adequately considered and approved

Manages internal and external resources via their influence and outstanding competencies

Partners with Global Operations, Global Design Standards, and other internal Equinix teams to achieve alignment on design details to support the creation of multi-discipline Reference packages.

Partners with Procurement teams in the evaluation and selection of mechanical equipment and provides lifecycle support of selected equipment to Global Operations, applying lifecycle feedback to selection process

Supports xScale and Global Account Management in conversations with key customers on design requirements and keeping customers updated on Equinix’s design roadmap.

Project Management

Indirectly manages experienced electrical and mechanical engineering staff in the Independent Technical Review to deliver a portfolio of world-class datacenter designs on time and to budget

Directly responsible for managing the design schedule for assigned projects to ensure on time creation and review of BODs, REIC Submissions, and design documentation for IFP and IFC sets

Manages, with the aid of the commercial management team, design budgets and controls change management requests during the construction phase, in consultation with the Construction Manager

Works hand-in-hand with the regional design teams and Construction Managers to deliver Concept Designs and Standards that support the delivery of world class datacenters

Manages, with the aid of the commercial management team, the costs of the designs to ensure appropriate balancing of cost flexibility and global standardization

Tests the cost impact of design concepts with the Commercial Management team and keeps a logical record of pricing-tested design concepts that have been discounted

Manages Reference Design external consultant team, providing direction on mechanical engineering

Manages and documents customer technical requirements, solutioning customer-specific accommodations within Reference Designs.

Design Oversight

Stays up-to-date on advancements in design being investigated by the centers of excellence teams to ensure technologies support future IBX design and construction needs and feeds back information to construction for incorporation of changes

Ensures designs meet Equinix’s Global Design Standards and the business needs for capacity, density, and function

Utilizes design review findings and best practices to inform Reference Design development

Feeds back to GDSTR team requested changes to Global Design Standards arising out of projects

Brings a systemic and scale-focused approach to tools and process for early stage design, identifying shortfalls or opportunities to scale and conceptually ideates tools and process development solutions

Owns the Mechanical discipline of the Reference Design and assists regional teams in the selection and implementation of configurations or variations

Owns the repository of Reference Design mechanical equipment technical submittals and the feedback loop from projects and vendors for necessary updates

Qualifications

7+ years’ experience in a Design MEP Firm or in the design team of a Mission Critical Building operator or Subcontractor OR 7+ years’ experience as an Architectural lead in a Mission Critical Architectural Design Practice

Pan-global experience of local mechanical design/construction practice is highly desirable. The ideal candidate has experience and electrical code/regulation/law familiarity in AMER, EMEA and APAC regions.

Advanced Degree (Masters) in Mechanical Engineering is preferred, Bachelor's Degree acceptable or extensive and demonstrable experience in role

PE, CEng or local equivalent, for Engineering route candidates desirable but not essential

Spoken and written English proficiency is essential, additional languages are strongly desirable

Experience of design requirements of major customers is highly desirable.

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About the company

Equinix, Inc. is an American multinational company headquartered in Redwood City, California, that specializes in Internet connection and data centers.

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