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Data Center Design Engineer

Austin, TXFull-time2026-11-02 → 2026-11-10
Based in United States

Core

Design and execute electrical infrastructure for new data center sites, expansions, and upgrades, including power distribution, cooling systems, and liquid-cooled GPU deployments.

Role type

Senior IC Data Center Design Engineer

Builds

New data center sites, expansions, and infrastructure upgrades supporting compute, storage, and high-density liquid-cooled GPU deployments

Domain

Data Center Infrastructure / Electrical Engineering

Required skills

Electrical design, HVAC systems, Liquid cooling, Power distribution, Construction administration, Owner's representative, Single-line diagrams, Load flow analysis, Arc flash studies, Commissioning

Preferred skills

P.E. certification, Uptime Institute Tier Classifications, Network hardware architecture, Direct-to-chip liquid cooling

Technologies

UPS systems, Switchgear, Generators, Busway, Rack PDUs, CDUs, Pumps, Building Management Systems

Responsibilities

Lead electrical design and end-to-end execution for new sites and expansions; Translate capacity requirements into white space design and rack plans; Manage implementation of cage projects with data center providers; Review one-line diagrams and cooling equations; Perform electrical short-circuit, coordination, arc flash, and load flow engineering studies; Oversee technical acceptance of FAT, SAT, and staged commissioning; Develop modular and prefabricated construction strategies; Travel up to 25% for infrastructure audits.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC