Senior Data Center Infrastructure Engineer (MEP & Design)

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

Job summary

ByteDance's global data center operation team seeks a candidate with a strong electrical engineering background to design, review, and optimize data center MEP systems at scale. You will influence end-to-end capacity, reliability, and cost while upholding security and performance standards across locations.

Responsibilities include reviewing Data Center MEP designs for new builds, participating in testing and commissioning, auditing design effectiveness, and communicating complex infrastructure

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Knowledge of standard power and cooling calculations (TIA-942, ASHRAE).
• Understand Power Redundancy and how it is implemented in design (2N or N+1).
• Experience with Cooling Redundancy and Concurrent Maintainability (N+1/N+2).
• Lead or influence a Design/Architect team to complete data center design milestones.
• Familiar with Data Center Tiering Standards (TIA-942 Tier 3).

Responsibilities

• Participate and review Data Center MEP design for new builds and data hall fitouts.
• Participate in testing and commissioning discussions to verify design elements.
• Support the DC Engineering FM team to become a Subject Matter Expert and address design risks.
• Conduct periodic audits to assess the effectiveness of the design in-use.
• Explain data center infrastructure design to visitors.
• Collaborate with partner teams, vendors, and internal customers to enhance MEP design.

Skills

Data center design

Power and cooling calculations

Power redundancy

Cooling redundancy

Design team leadership

Data center tiering standards

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

ByteDance's global data center operation team seeks a candidate with a strong electrical engineering background to design, review, and optimize data center MEP systems at scale. You will influence end-to-end capacity, reliability, and cost while upholding security and performance standards across locations.

Responsibilities include reviewing Data Center MEP designs for new builds, participating in testing and commissioning, auditing design effectiveness, and communicating complex infrastructure