[Hiring] Senior Principal IT Infrastructure & Facilities Design Engineer @MKS Instruments

Role Description

The Senior Principal IT Infrastructure & Facilities Design Engineer at MKS Inc. is a highly senior technical leader responsible for the end-to-end architecture, design, and integration of enterprise IT infrastructure and the physical facilities that support it. This role bridges IT, data center engineering, facilities, and real estate, ensuring that infrastructure solutions are scalable, resilient, secure, energy-efficient, and aligned with long-term business strategies. In this role, you will report to the Director of IT Connectivity.

This posting is for a conversion opportunity for a pre-identified independent consultant currently working at MKS.

You Will Make an Impact By:

• Leading the design and engineering of IT Infrastructure and supporting facilities, including data centers, network rooms, labs, manufacturing sites, and critical environments.
• Owning the enterprise IT Infrastructure architecture and continuously improving designs based on industry standards, emerging threats, and organizational needs.
• Partnering with IT Operations, network engineering, cloud, security, facilities, real estate, and finance teams.
• Developing reference architectures, design standards, and engineering guidelines for global deployment.
• Identifying and mitigating technical, operational, and environmental risks.
• Mentoring senior and principal-level architects and engineers across infrastructure and facilities disciplines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• 12+ years of progressive experience in IT Infrastructure, data center engineering, or facilities design.
• To be eligible, an applicant must be a current temporary employee placed at MKS.
• Power, cooling, and space planning.
• High-availability and resiliency design.
• Enterprise network, systems, and storage design.
• Application design requirements aligned with infrastructure and facilities capabilities.

Requirements

• Reporting Relationships: No direct management responsibilities but as a Sr. Principal IT Infrastructure and Facilities Design Engineer, projecting a leadership presence to the rest of the team as a technology owner is required.
• Financial Responsibilities: Works with management to align work to budget requirements.

Benefits

• Salary Pay Range: $135,000 - $225,000 per year.
• Bonus: This position is eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, in an amount to be determined by MKS.
• Benefits: MKS offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance coverage (medical, dental, and vision), 401(k) with company match, life and disability insurance, 12 paid holidays, sick time, 15 paid vacation days, 6 weeks fully paid parental leave, adoption assistance, and tuition reimbursement.