Facility Expert - Data Center Operations

ByteDance; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 159,000 - 272,000; Full time

Job summary

ByteDance's global data center operation team seeks an experienced Data Center Infrastructure Engineer to design and review MEP electrical and cooling systems for hyperscale campuses. You will influence global standards for performance, availability, security, and cost, and work across teams to deliver scalable, reliable infrastructure.

You will lead or influence design and testing discussions, ensure conformance with TIA-942 and Uptime Tier 3 standards, and support commissioning from concept

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Knowledge of power and cooling calculations to determine capacity.
• Understanding of 2N or N+1 redundant design concepts.
• Experience leading design teams in data center projects.
• Familiarity with data center tiering standards (TIA-942, Uptime).
• Ability to influence cross-functional teams on design decisions.

Responsibilities

• Participate and review Data Center MEP design for new builds and fitouts.
• Participate in testing and commissioning discussions to verify design elements.
• Support DC Engineering FM team to overcome design limitations and risks.
• Conduct periodic audits to assess design effectiveness in-use.
• Explain data center infrastructure design to visitors as ambassador.
• Continuously collaborate to enhance MEP design for future needs.
• Maintain positive working relations with partner teams, vendors, and customers.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Data center design

Power & cooling calculations

Team leadership

Standards compliance

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Responsibilities

About the Team

The global data center operation team supports the company's fast growth by operating hyperscale datacenters. The team manages the end to end lifecycle of server fleet, providing cloud solutions and various infrastructure services ensuring that they are scalable and are reliable.

About the Role

The team is looking for candidates with strong technical infrastructure backgrounds, passionate about engineering excellence, and providing effective and sustainable solutions with an eye to the future. You understand the challenges associated with deploying infrastructure at scale and have experience in designing systems and platforms that set the global standard for performance, availability, security, and cost. The work you do will influence processes globally.

Responsibilities

• To Participate and Review Data Center MEP Design and other necessary disciplines for new data center builds and data hall fitouts
• Participate in Testing and Commissioning Discussions to determine required tests to verify design elements.
• Support the DC Engineering FM team to become a Subject Matter Expert and understand how to overcome design limitations and risks.
• Conduct a periodic Audit or Assessment to access the effectiveness and practicality of the design in-use on our data centers
• Be our ambassador to explain data center infrastructure design to visitors
• To continually find ways to collaborate and break new ground to enhance MEP design to meet future needs.
• Continually maintain positive and collaborative working relations with partner teams, vendors, teammates, and internal customers.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Knowledge of standard power and cooling calculations necessary to determine capacity requirements (i.e., TIA-942, ASHRAE)
• Understand Power Redundancy and how it is implemented in design (i.e., 2N or N+1 Distributed Redundant)
• Experience with Cooling Redundancy and how Concurrent Maintainability is implemented in design (i.e., N+1 or N+2).
• Experience in the following areas:
• Lead or influence a Design and Architect team to complete Data Center Conceptual >30%>60%>90% Detailed Design Process.
• Practice Data Center Tiering Standards (i.e., TIA-942 Rated 3, or Uptime Tier 3) in a detailed design process.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Lead or influence a construction team to complete Data Hall fit-out experience, including IT services Coordination, Power and Cooling Planning.
• Lead or influence a testing and commissioning team to perform L1 to L5 commissioning tests to validate the system design intent and resolve technical problems along the way.
• Electrical and/or mechanical engineering experience such as generators, chillers, cooling towers, air handling units, UPS, electrical sub-distribution systems, etc.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with attention to clarity and detail.

About Us

Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok, Lemon8, CapCut and Pico as well as platforms specific to the China market, including Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua, ByteDance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content.

Why Join ByteDance

Inspiring creativity is at the core of ByteDance's mission. Our innovative products are built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and enrich life - a mission we work towards every day.

As ByteDancers, we strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. By constantly iterating and fostering an \"Always Day 1\" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our Company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.

Diversity & Inclusion

ByteDance is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At ByteDance, our mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.

Reasonable Accommodation

ByteDance is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://tinyurl.com/RA-request

Job Information

【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $159000 - $272000 annually.

Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.

Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).

The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.

For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:

1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;

2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and

3. Exercising sound judgment.