Data Center Facilities Electrical Engineer

Ford Ford · Auto · Flat Rock, MI +1 · Enterprise Technology

This role is for a Data Center Facilities Electrical Engineer responsible for the operation, maintenance, and reliability of electrical infrastructure in Ford's Enterprise Data Centers. The position requires ensuring 99.9% uptime, performing complex electrical maintenance and troubleshooting, adhering to safety and compliance standards (NFPA 70E, OSHA), and managing capacity planning and vendor relations. The role involves designing electrical infrastructure solutions and driving projects for facility improvements. A Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering and 3+ years of experience in mission-critical environments are required, with weekend availability being a consistent requirement.

What you'd actually do

  1. Provide technical support to all aspects of data center operations including the operation, maintenance and repair of all mission critical equipment and systems supporting a 24x7 data center operation to achieve 99.9% uptime and 100% compliance with all customer SLAs.
  2. Perform complex electrical maintenance, diagnostics, and repairs on power systems to prevent downtime, utilizing DCIM and BMS tools.
  3. Ensure adherence to all standard operating procedures (SOP), method of procedures (MOP), and emergency operating procedures (EOP) established for the critical environments, as well as the formal change control process.
  4. Assists in the technical review and input on plans for all significant planned and emergency maintenance events for the facility; ensures these activities are executed in a controlled and proven method to ensure the reliability of the critical loads supported by these systems
  5. Ensure compliance with NFPA 70E, OSHA, and local electrical codes to maintain a safe working environment.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering
  • 3+ years of experience in high-availability, mission-critical environments (data centers, hospitals, or manufacturing)
  • Knowledge of power distribution systems, UPS units, ATS, and emergency generators
  • Strong leadership, collaboration, and the ability to manage risk under pressure

Nice to have

  • Industry-specific certifications (e.g., Data Center Certifications or critical power certifications)

What the JD emphasized

  • consistent weekend availability