AI Data Center Facilities Engineering Director

EZ Blockchain; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 210,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

PTO

Sick leave

Maternal/Paternal Leave

FSA/HSA

401K

Supplemental Options

Job summary

EZ Blockchain is seeking a Director of Facilities Engineering to lead the engineering strategy and lifecycle management of mission-critical AI and HPC data center infrastructure. This role oversees multi-discipline teams to ensure highly available, scalable facilities with energy efficiency.

The ideal candidate will drive reliability, design standards, and capital discipline while building internal capabilities and external partner networks across multiple campuses.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical or electrical engineering required.
• 10+ years of engineering experience in mission-critical facilities, data centers, or power infrastructure.
• 7+ years leading multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Strong expertise in electrical and mechanical systems for high-availability environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for multiple AI Factory data centers ensuring 24/7 uptime.
• Develop facilities engineering strategy for campuses across multiple sites.
• Lead electrical, mechanical, controls, and reliability engineering teams.
• Establish standards, specs, and design guidelines across facilities.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Electrical engineering

Data center infrastructure

Project leadership

Hyperscale AI HPC

Reliability engineering

Design & commissioning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Master's degree in Engineering Management or MBA

Professional Engineer (PE) license

Certifications (CEM/CDCP/CDCMP, PMP, LEED AP)

Tools

BMS/EPMS/DCIM platforms

Job description

EZ Blockchain is seeking a Director of Facilities Engineering to lead the engineering strategy and lifecycle management of mission-critical AI and HPC data center infrastructure. This role oversees multi-discipline teams to ensure highly available, scalable facilities with energy efficiency.

The ideal candidate will drive reliability, design standards, and capital discipline while building internal capabilities and external partner networks across multiple campuses.