Data Center Design Engineer - High-Density Infra

Cloudflare, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Cloudflare is seeking a Data Center Design Engineer in Austin, TX to lead electrical design and end-to-end execution for new sites, expansions, and upgrades. You will coordinate with internal teams and external partners to refine data center design best practices, ensuring cost, quality, and deployment speed improvements.

The role emphasizes ownership, multitasking across projects, and delivering scalable infrastructure in a high-growth environment. Travel up to 25% may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or equivalent experience in engineering.

Responsibilities

• Lead electrical design and end-to-end execution for new sites, expansions, and infrastructure upgrades.
• Communicate with external partners and internal teams to refine data center design practices.
• Develop MW-scale power and cooling designs and verify with structural and electrical codes.

Skills

Electrical design

HVAC

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) certification (plus)

Tools

AutoCAD

JIRA

Confluence

FLOTHERM

Tileflow

ETAP

SKM PowerTools

EasyPower

Job description

Cloudflare is seeking a Data Center Design Engineer in Austin, TX to lead electrical design and end-to-end execution for new sites, expansions, and upgrades. You will coordinate with internal teams and external partners to refine data center design best practices, ensuring cost, quality, and deployment speed improvements.

The role emphasizes ownership, multitasking across projects, and delivering scalable infrastructure in a high-growth environment. Travel up to 25% may be required.