Data Center White Space Design Engineer

CoreWeave; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in the UK is seeking a motivated Design Engineer to assist in the technical design and coordination of data centre environments. The ideal candidate will work alongside Senior Engineers, focusing on design layouts and efficiency for white space. This role requires 1–3+ years of experience in a related field, along with skills in AutoCAD and technical documentation. The position involves travel to data centres across the UK and EU, offering a competitive salary and innovative work culture.

Benefits

Family-level Medical Insurance

Family-level Dental Insurance

Generous Pension Contribution

Life Assurance at 4x Salary

Employee Assistance Programme

Tuition Reimbursement

Qualifications

• Experience supporting design work on data centres or mission-critical buildings.
• Knowledge of BMS concepts and IT room requirements.
• Interest in professional accreditation paths.

Responsibilities

• Assist in developing white space layouts and IT infrastructure routes.
• Support Senior Engineers in coordinating white space requirements.
• Attend site visits to observe white space design implementations.

Skills

Ability to interpret engineering drawings

Familiarity with AutoCAD

Strong technical documentation skills

Basic understanding of mechanical and electrical systems

Education

1–3+ years in building services or data centre design

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

Job description

CoreWeave is The Essential Cloud for AI™. Built for pioneers by pioneers, CoreWeave delivers a platform of technology, tools, and teams that enables innovators to build and scale AI with confidence. Trusted by leading AI labs, startups, and global enterprises, CoreWeave combines superior infrastructure performance with deep technical expertise to accelerate breakthroughs and turn compute into capability. Founded in 2017, CoreWeave became a publicly traded company (Nasdaq: CRWV) in March 2025. Learn more at www.coreweave.com.

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About the Role:

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Design Engineer to support the technical design and coordination of CoreWeave’s data centre white space (data hall) environments globally. This role focuses on assisting Senior Engineers and external consultants in developing layouts and designs for server halls, containment, IT infrastructure, and their integration with mechanical and electrical systems provided by others.

You will help ensure that white space designs align with CoreWeave standards, capacity requirements, and operational needs, while supporting performance, efficiency, and scalability. This role is ideal for an early-career engineer with a strong technical foundation who is eager to grow in the data centre industry.

Travel to UK and EU data centre sites is required.

Key Responsibilities

White Space Design Support & Coordination

• Assist in developing and reviewing white space (data hall) layouts, including rack positions, containment, cold/hot aisle configurations, and IT infrastructure routes.
• Support Senior Engineers in coordinating white space requirements with mechanical and electrical design teams, ensuring IT loads, heat rejection needs, and power demands are clearly communicated.
• Help maintain alignment with CoreWeave design standards, Basis of Design (BoD) documents, and technical requirements for data hall design.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work collaboratively with data centre providers, Architectural / Engineering consultants, and contractors to integrate CoreWeave’s white space design into base building M&E infrastructure.
• Support coordination with internal SMEs across mechanical, electrical, IT/LV, BMS, and operations to ensure the white space design meets capacity, resilience, and operational needs.
• Assist in managing technical queries related to data hall layouts, clearances, equipment arrangements, and coordination with plant areas.

Standards, Documentation & Compliance

• Support the application of CoreWeave white space and design guidelines to ensure consistency in data hall design across projects.
• Participate in design reviews, page-turns, and coordination meetings, capturing comments specific to data hall layouts, access, maintenance routes, and integration with services.
• Help maintain logs of white space design deviations, submittals, RFIs, and change history throughout the project.

Project & Site Coordination

• Attend site visits in the UK/EU to observe how white space designs are implemented on the floor, checking rack layouts, containment installations, and equipment positioning against design intent.
• Assist in reviewing as-built data hall layouts, test results, and commissioning outputs relevant to IT spaces.
• Support internal reporting on design status, risks, and milestones tied to data hall readiness and handover.

Vendor & Equipment Support

• Assist with reviewing OFCI (Owner-Furnished, Contractor-Installed) IT and white space-related equipment (e.g., racks, containment, PDUs, in-row solutions), checking alignment with project requirements and layouts.
• Help evaluate consultant or vendor proposals for white space design-related services and equipment as part of the selection process.

Innovation & Continuous Improvement

• Participate in internal design discussions, researching modern white space concepts, such as high-density layouts, liquid-ready arrangements, and phased deployment strategies.
• Provide input into improvements to CoreWeave’s standard data hall design approach, templates, and tools.

Required Qualifications

• 1–3+ years of experience in building services, data centre, critical infrastructure, or technical building design (including internships or placement years).
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, floor plans, and coordination layouts, especially related to plant spaces and IT/white space environments.
• Familiarity with tools such as AutoCAD, Revit, or similar for layout and coordination work.
• Basic understanding of how mechanical and electrical systems interface with IT spaces (e.g., cooling distribution to white space, power pathways, cable containment).
• Strong technical documentation skills, including the ability to maintain mark-ups, schedules, and design registers.

Preferred

• Experience supporting design work on data centres, telecom facilities, laboratories, hospitals, or other mission-critical buildings.
• Knowledge of BMS concepts, LV/structured cabling, or IT room requirements.
• Exposure to coordinating between base building M&E teams and IT/white space users.
• Interest in pursuing professional accreditation (e.g., CIBSE, IET, IEng/CEng pathway, or relevant certifications like Uptime, BICSI, LEED).

To fulfil our obligation to protect client data, successful applicants offered employment with CoreWeave will be required to complete a basic criminal record check, conducted in compliance with GDPR. Employment offers are conditional upon receiving satisfactory check results

What We Offer

In addition to a competitive salary, we offer a variety of benefits to support your needs, including:

• Family-level Medical Insurance
• Family-level Dental Insurance
• Generous Pension Contribution
• Life Assurance at 4x Salary
• Critical Illness Cover
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Work culture focused on innovative disruption

Benefits may vary by location.

Our Workplace

While we prioritize a hybrid work environment, remote work may be considered for candidates located more than 30 miles from an office, based on role requirements for specialized skill sets. New hires will be invited to attend onboarding at one of our hubs within their first month. Teams also gather quarterly to support collaboration

CoreWeave is an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive workplace. All qualified applicants and candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information.

CoreWeave does not accept speculative CVs. Any unsolicited CVs received will be treated as the property of CoreWeave and your Terms & Conditions associated with the use of CVs will be considered null and void.

Any unsolicited CVs sent by your company to us – that is to say, in any situation where we have not directly engaged your company in writing to supply candidates for a specific vacancy – will be considered by us to be a “free gift”, leaving us liable for no fees whatsoever should we choose to contact the candidate directly and engage the candidate’s services, and will in no way establish any prior claim by your company to representation of that candidate should the candidate’s details also be submitted by any other party.

Export Control Compliance

This position requires access to export controlled information. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicable to that information, applicant must either be (A) a U.S. person, defined as a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, (B) eligible to access the export controlled information without a required export authorization, or (C) eligible and reasonably likely to obtain the required export authorization from the applicable U.S. government agency. CoreWeave may, for legitimate business reasons, decline to pursue any export licensing process.