Data Center Infrastructure Design Engineer

TEKsystems; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

401(k)

Life Insurance

Short and long-term disability

Health Spending Account (HSA)

Transportation benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Time Off / PTO

Job summary

TEKsystems seeks a Data Center Infrastructure Engineer to support design, expansion, and resiliency of mission-critical facilities in Charlotte, NC. The role focuses on physical electrical, mechanical, power, and cooling systems, with an emphasis on infrastructure development rather than operations.

This contract position offers hybrid work in Charlotte, with pay between $65 and $85 per hour. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and external stakeholders to deliver reliable, scalable

Qualifications

• Experience designing mission-critical data center infrastructure.
• Review engineering designs to ensure availability, resiliency, and capacity.
• Participate in modernization, expansion, and development initiatives.
• Lead or participate in commissioning and integrated systems testing.
• Validate infrastructure readiness and performance to design standards.
• Support acceptance testing for new construction and upgrades.
• Perform root cause analysis for critical failures.
• Develop corrective actions to improve reliability and performance.
• Leverage DCIM, telemetry, and metrics for data-driven decisions.
• Collaborate with construction, real estate, critical systems, technology, and vendors.
• Coordinate with utility providers and external stakeholders on infrastructure initiatives.
• Provide technical guidance during planning and execution.

Responsibilities

• Support the design, implementation, and expansion of mission-critical data center infrastructure.
• Review engineering designs and technical specifications to ensure alignment with availability, resiliency, and capacity requirements.
• Participate in infrastructure modernization, expansion, and development initiatives.
• Lead or participate in commissioning activities and integrated systems testing.
• Validate infrastructure readiness and ensure system performance meets design standards.
• Support acceptance testing for new construction and infrastructure upgrades.
• Perform root cause analysis for critical infrastructure failures.
• Develop and implement corrective actions to improve reliability and performance.
• Leverage DCIM, telemetry, and engineering metrics to support data-driven decision-making.
• Partner with Construction, Real Estate, Critical Systems, Technology, and vendor teams.
• Coordinate with utility providers and external stakeholders on infrastructure-related initiatives.
• Provide technical guidance during project planning and execution.

Skills

data center design

critical facilities

cooling systems

Job description

TEKsystems seeks a Data Center Infrastructure Engineer to support design, expansion, and resiliency of mission-critical facilities in Charlotte, NC. The role focuses on physical electrical, mechanical, power, and cooling systems, with an emphasis on infrastructure development rather than operations.

This contract position offers hybrid work in Charlotte, with pay between $65 and $85 per hour. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and external stakeholders to deliver reliable, scalable