Design Principal, Engineering Development (Mechanical)

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Job Summary
The Design Principal is responsible for design decisions related to a portfolio of datacenter projects which can include: new construction, phased expansion, retrofits and upgrades, acquisition conversions, M&E equipment selections, and standards upgrades in either a specific region or globally. They are an exceptional industry professional progressing towards becoming a recognised expert on datacenter design. The Design Principal critically assesses design decisions with consultation with more senior staff across disciplines and applies required Equinix standards and country specific regulations to make the best design choices. They manage the relationship and output of key design partners and equipment suppliers for their assigned projects and critically assess and escalate issues where the relationship with such partners is not meeting expectations.
Responsibilities

The Design Principal, Engineering Development (Mechanical), reporting to the Director, Global Engineering Development, has responsibility for:

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Global mechanical engineering direction of Equinix design through continued development of Equinix ’s Reference Designs

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Evaluation of new products and engineering approaches, supporting the Innovation incubation process, for incorporation into the Reference Design on reaching maturity

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Supports Regional Design teams with project implementation of Reference Design

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Provides subject matter expert direction to the Major Capital Equipment (MCE) team dealing with portfolio-wide procurement of mechanical equipment

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Engages with key customers to ascertain their continuously evolving design requirements and directs Reference Design configurations to meet those customer design requirements

Design Process

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Owns and leads a design process, interacting with Architectural, MEP, and other design partners to deliver a portfolio of world class datacenters with a strong focus on technical excellence, mission critical resilience and cost management

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Reviews and contributes to the development of globally standardized tools, techniques and processes for the management and reporting of the design process

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Works with peers in other regions to drive consistency and technical excellence on design and delivery practices and methodologies

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Thinks and acts in a global manner, considering the applicability of any design decision, innovations or standards changes for all regions

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Conducts the master planning of expansion portfolio using global design standards and templates; incorporating regional information to apply these to the inception of projects

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Generates project visualization, initial model using reference design templates and cost estimate for business case inception

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Liaises with regional team to incorporate local infrastructure into the design

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Liaises with commercial management team regionally and globally to assist business case generation

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Liaises with regional team to procure local variations on equipment where Reference Design equipment selections are not available

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Prepares regional-specific and customer-specific configurations of the Reference Design, reacting to local market conditions and customer requirements

Cross-Functional Co-ordination

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Maintains interpersonal relationships with internal technical staff, exter