Design Engineer

Leads technical due diligence for prospective data center sites, evaluating electrical, mechanical, civil, structural, architectural, utility, zoning, and infrastructure feasibility. Reviews provider proposals, capacity data, conceptual layouts, and building documentation; identifies risks, upgrades, cost and schedule impacts; prepares go/no-go recommendations and technical assessments. Coordinates with utilities, landlords, developers, internal subject matter experts, and design teams, then hands secured sites to Design Managers. Frequent travel is required.

Design and review data center white space infrastructure for high-density computing environments. Coordinate electrical, mechanical, cooling, low-voltage, cabling, and network pathway systems; review drawings, submittals, RFIs, and field conditions; oversee consultants; resolve design and constructability issues; and support construction, commissioning, and deployment. Contribute to design standards, scalability, technical documentation, and mentorship across CoreWeave’s data center portfolio.

Designs and scales data center hardware platforms and automation across DigitalOcean’s infrastructure. Responsibilities include leading hardware design and vendor projects, developing hardware roadmaps, automating configuration and validation, troubleshooting fleet hardware as a Tier 3 escalation, supporting 24/7 on-call operations, improving firmware and hardware automation, collaborating with vendors, and mentoring engineers. The role requires deep server architecture, Linux, networking, storage, firmware, configuration management, and large-scale hardware automation expertise.