Staff Engineer, Data Center

LinkedIn is the world's largest professional network, built to help members of all backgrounds and experiences achieve more in their careers. Our vision is to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. Every day our members use our products to make connections, discover opportunities, build skills and gain insights. We believe amazing things happen when we work together in an environment where everyone feels a true sense of belonging, and that what matters most in a candidate is having the skills needed to succeed.

As a Staff Engineer, Data Center at LinkedIn, you will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining critical IT infrastructure in our data centers. This role requires in-office presence on a full-time basis and will be based in Hillsboro, OR, Plano, TX, or Manassas, VA.

Key responsibilities include:

• Reviewing new sites, site expansions, and electrical one-lines for fit-out designs
• Developing and ensuring striping plans are accurate and fail-over designs comply with LinkedIn's resiliency standards
• Creating electrical models and calculations to support document repository and as-built documents
• Supporting data center fit-outs to ensure proper compliance with electrical design, testing, and schedule adherence
• Developing, reviewing, and supervising commissioning of new data center spaces and maintenance events
• Creating a comprehensive maintenance program in coordination with data center providers and internal stakeholders
• Supporting engineering investigations and root cause analysis for outage events
• Ensuring documentation is captured, stored, referenced, and shared with field engineering and operation teams
• Reviewing maintenance notifications for impact and ensuring proper risk classifications and resolutions
• Training and supporting onsite personnel to diagnose electrical issues
• Testing and evaluating new electrical components for installation into LinkedIn's data centers
• Working with partner teams to plan for future hardware and capacity needs

This role requires a deep understanding of electrical and mechanical engineering principles, as well as experience in designing, constructing, and maintaining data center facilities. You will play a crucial role in ensuring the stability, reliability, and security of LinkedIn's data center infrastructure, supporting the availability and performance of our applications and services.