Data Center Critical Environment Electrical Engineer

Microsoft Microsoft · Big Tech · Mt Pleasant, WI +1 · Electrical Engineering

This role is for a Data Center Critical Environment Electrical Engineer at Microsoft, responsible for managing and maintaining large-scale mission-critical electrical systems within datacenters. The role involves ensuring the design, installation, operation, and performance of electrical infrastructure, supporting 24x7 operations, and implementing safety and maintenance procedures.

What you'd actually do

  1. Act as the technical expert for on-site operations related to a large-scale mission critical electrical system, design, and functionality
  2. Manage the electrical infrastructures throughout datacenter campus ranging from a single large capacity facility, to several smaller ones
  3. Work with commissioning teams to properly test and validate installation, operation, and performance of electrical systems
  4. Establish and coordinate maintenance and safety procedures, maintaining highly redundant electrical designs
  5. Support 24x7x365 on-site datacenters operations and electrical infrastructure

Skills

Required

  • Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field AND 1+ year(s) technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience OR equivalent experience
  • Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements

Nice to have

  • Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field AND 5+ years technical engineering experience OR equivalent experience
  • Demonstrated knowledge of Electrical Power Monitoring Systems (EPMS), Branch Circuit Monitoring Systems (BCMS) and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)
  • Demonstrated knowledge of construction techniques and terminology, including the ability to read and interpret construction drawings and requirements documents
  • Demonstrated experience designing, operating, and commissioning electrical distribution systems, from medium voltage (MV) to branch circuits
  • Demonstrated experience with power system analysis (SKM, ETAP, and/or Cymcap) and reviewing studies
  • Knowledge of mechanical and control systems related to datacenter environments