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Responsibilities The Global Data Center Engineering team serves the company global regions with focus on enabling business growth with new data center capacities, doing so with assurance of the data center engineering systems operating continuous stability. Our team is geographically based, with the focus of having local staff to service the local regions. We collaborate with other project teams to select sites, contract sites, designs and build out the new sites. The candidate needs to be familiar with data centre mechanical system engineering designs, building industrial standards and codes, CFD modeling, PUE calculations, systems commissioning, systems availability analysis. Heat transfer and emergency power generation experience are essential for this job. As a data center mechanical engineer, your responsibilities will include the following: - Participate and review in data center site selection and contractual evaluations, design solutions, and support project executions through construction to final site acceptance. - To participate and review Data Center MEP Design and other necessary disciplines for new data center builds and data hall fit outs - Create data hall layout plans and perform test fits to validate server capacity plans and failover calculations - Participate in Testing and Commissioning Discussions to determine required tests to verify design elements. - Support the DC Engineering FM team to become a Subject Matter Expert and understand how to overcome design limitations and risks. - Conduct a periodic Audit or Assessment to access the effectiveness and practicality of the design in-use on our data centers - Be our ambassador to explain data center infrastructure design to visitors - To continually find ways to collaborate and break new ground to enhance MEP design to meet future business needs. - Continually maintain positive and collaborative working relations with partner teams, vendors, teammates, and internal customers. - International travel requirement: up to 6 times per year, including but not limited to China, Americas, and South Asia. Candidates must have a valid passport and be able to obtain the necessary visas. Qualifications Minimum Qualifications - Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, or relevant disciplines. - Knowledge of power and cooling designs, and calculations to determine capacity requirements - Understand Power and Cooling Redundancy and how it is implemented in design (i.e., 2N or N+1 Distributed Redundant, UTI, TIA-942, ASHRAE standards) - Experience with Cooling Redundancy and how Concurrent Maintainability is implemented in design (i.e, N+1 or N+2). - Experience in the following areas: - Lead or influence Engineering Design and Architect teams to complete Data Center Conceptual>30%>60%>90% Detailed Design Process. - Practice Data Center Tiering Standards (i.e., TIA-942 Rated 3, or Uptime Tier 3) in a detailed design process. - Lead or influence a construction team to complete Data Hall fit-out experience, including IT services Coordination, Power and Cooling Planning. - Lead or influence a testing and commissioning team to perform L1 to L5 commissioning tests to validate the system design intent and resolve technical problems along the way. Preferred Qualifications: - 4+ years or more experience in data center engineering - Mechanical and/or electrical engineering experience such as generators, chillers, cooling towers, air handling units, UPS, electrical sub-distribution systems, etc. - Liquid cooling for IT systems - Strong verbal and written communication skills with attention to clarity and detail. About Us Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok, Lemon8, CapCut and Pico as well as platforms specific to the China market, including Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua, ByteDance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content. Why Join ByteDance Inspiring creativity is at the core of ByteDance's mission. Our innovative products are built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and enrich life - a mission we work towards every day. As ByteDancers, we strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our Company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us. Diversity & Inclusion ByteDance is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At ByteDance, our mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too. Reasonable Accommodation ByteDance is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://tinyurl.com/RA-request
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