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Data Center Critical Facilities Engineer

San Jose💼 Full-time💰 $73,400–$110,200🗓 2026-07-30 → 2026-09-26

Core

Maintains and evolves critical physical infrastructure (power, cooling, plumbing, fire suppression) for digital data centers to ensure uptime and energy efficiency.

Role type

Senior IC facilities engineer (data center operations)

Builds

Physical data center infrastructure and safety systems

Domain

Data Center Operations / Critical Facilities

Deliverable

physical/clinical work

Required skills

Preventative and corrective maintenance, Building Management System (BMS) monitoring, plumbing and fire suppression system operation, incident response, Single Point of Failure (SPOF) identification, vendor work approval coordination, mechanical/electrical troubleshooting

Preferred skills

Mentorship of team members, infrastructure project planning, inventory management for critical parts

Technologies

Building Monitoring System (BMS), Maintenance Operation Protocol (MOPs)

Responsibilities

Perform preventative and corrective maintenance on facility components; monitor BMS and resolve alarm issues; operate plumbing, fire suppression, and safety systems; respond to on-site incidents and failures; support vendor maintenance activities and technical file updates; complete routine work requests and circuit installations; identify SPOFs and make recommendations.

Seniority

Mid-level to Senior, hands-on IC

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