Senior Principal Data Center Forensic Engineer
Switch
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Las Vegas • Nevada • United States
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About the role
- Lead forensic investigations into major incidents, equipment failures, and operational anomalies across all data center regions.
- Reconstruct event timelines and failure sequences using physical evidence, telemetry, protection trip data, logs, and sequence-of-events records.
- Produce clear, evidence-based forensic reports for executive and technical leadership.
- Identify recurring patterns across sites, equipment classes, vendors, or configurations and define systemic risk statements.
- Drive containment and corrective actions to ensure systemic issues are permanently resolved fleet-wide.
- Apply structured root cause methodologies to determine underlying failure mechanisms.
- Conduct on-site inspections, component evaluations, and condition assessments when required.
- Validate findings against system design intent, operating constraints, and expected behavior.
- Establish and maintain forensic investigation standards, templates, and documentation frameworks.
- Partner with Operations, Controls, Engineering, Reliability, and OEM partners to implement durable corrective actions.
- Mentor engineers and strengthen investigative capability across the organization.
Requirements
- Bachelors degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Controls Engineering required.
- 12 or more years of experience in hyperscale or mission-critical environments.
- Deep expertise in electrical and mechanical system behavior, protection schemes, and failure mechanisms.
- Mastery of structured root cause analysis and forensic investigation techniques.
- Strong ability to interpret large operational datasets and telemetry.
- Experience investigating multi-site or fleet-wide incidents preferred.
- Experience working with OEM engineering teams or third-party forensic specialists preferred.
Benefits
- Generous Benefits Package - Switch provides medical plan options of comprehensive coverage for you and your family that can be tailored to fit your personal needs, and more!
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
forensic investigationroot cause analysistelemetry interpretationfailure mechanismsequipment evaluationcondition assessmentdata analysissystem design validationforensic reportingsystemic risk identification
Soft Skills
leadershipmentoringcommunicationcollaborationproblem-solvinganalytical thinkingattention to detailorganizational skillscritical thinkinginterpersonal skills
Certifications
Bachelor's degree in Electrical EngineeringBachelor's degree in Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's degree in Controls Engineering