Remote Data Center Design Engineer

Summary

Join Cloudflare as a Data Center Design Engineer to design the company's infrastructure deployments for generational improvement in cost, quality, and speed of deployment.

Requirements

• 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 in large-scale mission critical facility infrastructure design, construction, commissioning, and/or operations a plus

Responsibilities

• Translate data center capacity requirements into actionable white space design and/or rack plans within individual data center contract constraints for power, cooling
• Manage implementation phase of cage projects with data center providers
• Design low voltage structured cabling, fiber, cross-connect & conveyance infrastructure as well as any supporting infrastructure on the data center ceiling/floor
• Work 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 fulfill 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