Data Center Electrical Engineer (on-site)

Microsoft Microsoft · Big Tech · SP, Brazil · Electrical Engineering

This role is for a Data Center Electrical Engineer at Microsoft, focusing on ensuring compliance with the Energy Isolation Program and implementing safety policies. The engineer will oversee lockout/tagout procedures, liaise with construction teams, act as a subject matter expert in incident investigations, and generate reports on program status. The position requires significant technical engineering experience, with a preference for experience in critical environments and understanding of electrical systems and building MEP systems.

What you'd actually do

  1. Oversees and assures the overall compliance of Microsoft’s Energy Isolation Program and establish acceptance criteria for authorizing campus Energy Isolation Plan.
  2. Implements learnings, provides consistency, and drives rigor into Microsoft’s Energy Isolation program and ensures program meets or exceeds company safety policy requirements.
  3. Utilise local code and standards as the foundation for Microsoft’s Energy Isolation program that is implemented throughout the campus.
  4. Establish with the Engineering team a centralized Lockout Tag Out (LOTO) procedure with all campus entities and determine if a group or individual LOTO procedure will be required.
  5. Commencement of energy isolation activities with updates on a continuous basis.

Skills

Required

  • 6+ years of technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field AND 2+ years of technical engineering experience OR Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field AND 1+ year(s) of technical engineering experience.
  • Experience in critical environment and industry standards and practices.

Nice to have

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field AND 5+ years of technical engineering experience OR Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years of technical engineering experience.
  • Ability to effectively communicate complex technical solutions and concepts to engineers and non-engineers.
  • Ability to interpret line drawings and system redundancies to ensure design of LOTO systems is 100% effective and in compliance with Microsoft standards.
  • Experience in the Control of Hazardous Energy in complex mission critical infrastructure.
  • Experience with the operation and maintenance of building MEP systems. (Power distribution, lighting, grounding, fire alarm, security, life safety, controls systems and sprinkler systems).
  • Understanding of electrical theory and practical application via your maintenance & operation of critical electrical equipment. (Paralleling switchgear, redundant UPS systems, DC battery strings, multi-source electrical utility switchgear, standby diesel generators, etc.).
  • Knowledge of construction techniques, terminology, and documentation (blueprints, electrical one-lines, construction drawings etc.).
  • Practical experience with building management systems and automation, controls & frameworks.

What the JD emphasized

  • Energy Isolation Program
  • Energy Isolation Plan
  • Energy Isolation program
  • Energy Isolation activities
  • energy isolation incident investigations
  • energy isolation
  • energy isolation SOWs, SOPs and MOPs
  • sources of energy