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Digital Realty

Electrical & Capacity Design Engineer

Digital Realty, Piscataway, New Jersey, United States

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Electrical & Capacity Design Engineer Position Title: Electrical & Capacity Design Engineer.

Your role The Capacity Manager is responsible for a portfolio of Colocation sites. As the lead person for Power & Cooling capacities and resources, you will respond to rapid growth and changing business dynamics. You will be a subject‑matter expert for a portfolio of sites, interacting with the Sales Engineering team on pre‑sales activities. You will plan, report, and manage the IT Load & Cooling capacity inside Data halls to maximize available resources and meet organizational financial goals. In certain markets you will also be responsible for engineering designs, contractors and commissioning agents for infrastructure upgrades and expansions. You will support a large data center portfolio, including a robust, ongoing flow of expansion projects, and expand your skills and knowledge in technology, project management, and leadership in a broad, fast‑paced role.

What You’ll Do

Become an expert in a variety of Power & Cooling Engineering Designs portfolio.

Interface with Sales Engineers to design tailored solutions for AC & DC Power and Cooling.

Verify customer‑specific terms and apply them to Digital Realty suite of products.

Develop strong working relationships with appropriate business users to understand key business drivers and priorities.

Oversee development of appropriate supporting IT solutions and system enhancements.

Learn and understand DLR Business Model and daily operations.

Travel about 20% to sites to develop engineering scope and perform quality control.

Support continual process improvement by providing key reporting metrics and developing new reporting tools.

Manage data for periodic reporting updates on available capacities.

Manage distribution capacity for AC, DC power and Cooling.

Manage capacities and resources in response to changing business dynamics.

Assist in the turn‑up and commissioning of new distribution systems to ensure accuracy of documentation across software platforms and engineering files.

Coordinate vendors during Colocation Expansion & Capital upgrade Projects.

Ensure prompt and on‑time capacity additions to meet sales and customer demands.

What You’ll Need

BS in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering preferred or equivalent.

Understanding of business processes and drivers.

Strong organizational and time‑management skills.

Strong communicator with both business users and technical project staff.

Ability to lead and manage simultaneously remote projects.

Solid technical background, excellent leadership skills, professional approach, and ability to produce quality work.

Rigorous attention to detail and application of standards and processes.

High self‑motivation and strong delivery focus.

Proactive ability to work with users to define business requirements.

Strong problem‑solving skills.

Experience creating detailed reports and development specifications.

Ability to work remotely with light supervision and high productivity output.

Experience supporting a 24x7 mission‑critical operations centre or equivalent.

Knowledge of ACAD.

Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Access, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, Explorer) or equivalents.

Must be able to resolve customer problems effectively.

Must work well in a team environment.

Minimum of 3 years of electrical engineering experience or equivalent.

A Bit About Us Digital Realty delivers the full spectrum of data centre, colocation and interconnection solutions. Its global data centre platform, Digital®, provides customers with a secure data meeting place and a proven pervasive data centre architecture (PDx®) for powering innovation and efficiently managing data gravity challenges.

What We Can Offer You We offer a supportive and inclusive environment where you can bring your whole self to work. You will work with people from different business areas, challenge the way we do things and put your ideas into action. We provide ample development opportunities to build a rewarding and successful career.

Health and Safety Safety is critical to everything we do. We have a culture of care where every team member embraces a relentless pursuit of working safely across Digital Realty.

Our Compensation Philosophy Digital Realty offers a highly competitive compensation package, excellent benefits, and an environment that recognizes and rewards employees for achievements aligned with the company’s overall values.

Employment Details

Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level

Employment type: Full‑time

Job function: Engineering and Information Technology

Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting

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