Facility Engineer, Korea

Who we are:

Digital Edge is a trusted and forward-looking data center platform company, established to transform digital infrastructure in Asia. Backed by Stonepeak, a leading alternative investment firm specializing in infrastructure and real assets, Digital Edge has in excess of US$1 billion in committed capital.

Our mission is to bridge the digital divide across Asia Pacific by building the sustainable digital ecosystems of the future. Through building and operating state-of-the-art, energy efficient data centers rich with connectivity options, we bring new colocation and interconnect options to the Asian market, making digital infrastructure deployment in the region easy, efficient and economical.

Founded in 2020 the company has grown rapidly across multiple markets in the region, and currently provides data center and fiber services across China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, and the Philippines.

This role is an exciting opportunity to join our fast growing team as we further expand our footprint across Asia.

Our values:

• Respect: We embrace diversity and collaboration.
• Innovation: We share ideas and solve problems.  
• Grit: We are driven and determined.
• Excellence: We optimize for success.
• Responsibility: We do what’s right for our people and the planet.

What we need:

Reporting to the Facility Manager, this role is accountable for the operations, maintenance, planning and documentation of Data Center operations procedures and associated mission critical infrastructures toward the most efficient and maximum utilization of facilities, equipment, and operational resources. This role will be based in Korea.

Key responsibilities:

• Participate in a 24 x 7 rotating shift roster and cover shifts as required
• Ensure the DC meet or exceed the services (power, temperature, relative humidity) performance & Uptime target
• Ensure the DC critical systems e.g. Electrical, Cooling, Fire Protection & Building Management System (BMS) are operating in healthy state and providing the lowest possible PUE
• Implement the MEP maintenance and monitoring policy & documents / drawings are updated.
• Maintain appropriate vendor relationships to perform the necessary infrastructure repair and maintenance
• Provide support to Sales and deliver good results in customer service & customer satisfaction responses
• Actively champion and implement policies and procedures for occupational health & safety in the workplace, information security management, environmental management systems; incident management; and comply with all legal regulatory requirements of the organization

The successful candidate:

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or relevant discipline
• Good command in spoken and written English
• Extensive operational knowledge of electrical distribution (e.g. switchgear, transformers, automatic transfer switch, UPS, STS, battery management systems, generators, and PDUs to the branch level), cooling system, fire protection & Building Management system
• Effective communication skills with the ability to successfully interact with both internal and external customers
• A team player willing to be hands-on in a dynamic and fast-paced environment
• Electrical, Fire or Mechanical engineer certification is preferable