AI Data Center Design Lead - White Space & HPC

Jacobs; Fayetteville (AR); On-site; USD 166,000 - 228,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) plan with stock purchase

Unlimited PPTO with holidays

Caregiver leave

Job summary

Jacobs seeks a Senior Design Manager – AI Data Center White Space Design to provide technical leadership for planning, design, construction, commissioning, and deployment of large-scale, high-density data center environments. Initial base in South Carolina, with leadership across electrical, mechanical, IT, and operations.

You will guide API integration for AI networks, develop capacity models, and drive standardized, scalable solutions across hyperscale programs while coordinating with clients

Qualifications

• 15+ years of engineering/design experience in mission-critical or data center facilities.
• Demonstrated experience leading hyperscale, HPC, high-density, or AI-focused data center white space design.
• Direct experience with high-density rack deployment and GPU/HPC compute environments.

Responsibilities

• Serve as senior SME and technical authority for AI data center white space design.
• Establish and govern basis of design, design criteria, reference architectures, and standards.
• Translate GPU/HPC requirements into facility-level power, cooling, and rack configurations.

Skills

Hyperscale data center design

High-density rack deployment

GPU/HPC compute environments

Capacity modeling

Multidisciplinary leadership

Client communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Architecture/Construction Management

Tools

BIM

DCIM

BMS/EPMS

Digital twins

Job description

Jacobs seeks a Senior Design Manager – AI Data Center White Space Design to provide technical leadership for planning, design, construction, commissioning, and deployment of large-scale, high-density data center environments. Initial base in South Carolina, with leadership across electrical, mechanical, IT, and operations.

You will guide API integration for AI networks, develop capacity models, and drive standardized, scalable solutions across hyperscale programs while coordinating with clients