Data Center Design Engineer at Cloudflare · LumiJobs

Responsibilities

We are seeking a Data Center Design Engineer to design Cloudflare’s pending and future infrastructure deployments for generational improvement in cost, quality, and speed of deployment. In this role, you will lead electrical design and end-to-end execution for new sites, expansions, and infrastructure upgrades supporting compute, storage, and high-density liquid-cooled GPU deployments. We are looking for someone who excels at progressing many projects in parallel, managing dynamic day-to-day priorities with many stakeholders, and serving as Cloudflare's owner's representative to refine data center design best practices in a high-growth environment. Getting stuff done is a must!
The Data Center Strategy team is part of Cloudflare’s global Infrastructure (INF) team. The INF team grows and manages Cloudflare’s global data center/PoP footprint, enabling Cloudflare’s tremendous growth with compute, network, and data center infrastructure, utilizing an extensive range of global partner vendors.
Translate data center capacity requirements into actionable white space design and/or rack plans within individual data center contract constraints for power, coolingManage implementation phase of cage projects with data center providersDesign low voltage structured cabling, fiber, cross-connect & conveyance infrastructure as well as any supporting infrastructure on the data center ceiling/floorWork with supply chain team on rack integration plans and location deployment qualification
Work cross-functionally with Cloudflare data center engineering team and other internal teams (capacity planning, network strategy, security) to verify scope and solution and create repeatable standard installation procedures
Take ownership of and lead projects to design and implement data center expansions or new data centers on tight deadlines with minimal oversight
Technical support in negotiations with external data center partners
Assist in RFP preparation, review and cost/engineering analysis
Review one-line diagrams and cooling equations for new and existing data centers (Data Center M&E)
Power component (PDU) review/approval for Hardware sourcing team
Implement, document and maintain power consumption tracking tools and fulfil ad-hoc reporting requests
Research new and innovative power efficiency technologies and programs
Travel up to 25% to perform infrastructure audits, validate data center construction work and buildouts, and participate in commercial processes.

Qualification

Experience in HVACExcellent verbalJIRAAutoCAD experience a plus

Required

Bachelors or equivalent experience plus 5+ years of experience in data center mechanical and electrical design and operations/deployment/installation, P.E. certification or equivalent a plus
Experience in HVAC, Chilled Water Systems, Condenser Water Systems, Pump controls, Glycool/Glycols, AHU units (DX, split, RTU, CRAC, etc.), CRAH, Raised Floor Systems, HOT/COLD aisle containment and Building Management Systems
Understanding of basic electrical theory (voltage, current, power), basic circuit design & analysis, and single- and three-phase power systems
Familiarity with Data Center M&E infrastructure design concepts, electrical/UPS topologies, cooling methodologies (central plant, room cooling, high density thermal strategies)
Familiarity with industry standards for resilient Data Center design and Uptime Institute Tier Classifications
Excellent verbal, written communication and presentation skills
Experience working with multiple time zones and multiple cross-functional teams
Experience working on time sensitive projects with delivery responsibility under pressure
Understanding of network hardware architecture, data center switching/routing infrastructure, and optical line/transceiver power and thermal profiles
Experience acting as an owner's technical representative, governing external delivery partners, reviewing third-party designs, resolving technical disputes, and driving noncompliance and project risks through documented closure
Expertise in medium- and low-voltage distribution, transformers, generators, UPS systems, switchgear, transfer systems, busway, grounding, protection, and rack-level power architectures for high-density deployments
Understanding of direct-to-chip liquid cooling and the electrical dependencies of CDUs, pumps, controls, facility water systems, and heat-rejection equipment

Preferred

Degree in electrical/mechanical engineering or IT a plus
Experience in large-scale mission critical facility infrastructure design, construction, commissioning, and/or operations a plus
Experience with industry standards and building codes including NFPA 70/NEC, IEEE, NEMA, ANSI, UMC, ASHRAE, UBC, LEED, and Uptime Institute standards
Knowledge of programming languages a plus
JIRA, Confluence admin-level experience a plus
AutoCAD experience a plus
Experience with FLOTHERM or Tileflow a plus
Hands-on experience with hardware validation, power/cooling capacity modeling, or thermal simulation tools (such as FLOTHERM or Tileflow)

Data Center Design Engineer

Responsibilities

Qualification

Required

Preferred

Company

Cloudflare

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