Director, Data Center Engineering

Coreweave; Livingston (NJ); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

CoreWeave is seeking an accomplished and experienced Director of Data Center Engineering to lead CoreWeave’s multidisciplinary team of engineering subject matter experts and set the technical direction for our global data center portfolio. This role will develop, maintain, and govern CoreWeave’s Basis of Design, reference designs, engineering standards, and long-term design roadmap for future data centers.

As a senior leader within the Data Center Design organization, the Director will serve as

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, mentor, and develop a multidisciplinary engineering team across mechanical, electrical, plumbing, architectural, civil, structural, controls, and other critical infrastructure disciplines.

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.

About the Team

The Data Center Design team manages the delivery of comprehensive site, campus, architectural, and engineering designs across CoreWeave’s global data center portfolio. The team’s work covers the full physical planning and development of data center sites, from initial site programming and master planning through the coordinated design of single-building facilities and large-scale, multi-building campuses. This includes establishing the overall layout, building locations and orientations, land utilization, construction and capacity phasing, central plants, site access and circulation, logistics areas, stormwater management, civil works, and provisions for future expansion.

The Data Center Engineering team creates an integrated design that coordinates each data center building with power, cooling, water, telecommunications, controls, life-safety, security, and other shared infrastructure systems. The team is also responsible for the comprehensive design of the buildings and their supporting systems and equipment, including architecture, structure, building envelope, mechanical systems, electrical infrastructure, plumbing, controls, fire protection, and life-safety systems. The team coordinates the full design lifecycle from early-stage site planning and project definition through detailed design, construction, commissioning support, and IT deployment. It makes sure CoreWeave’s technical requirements are built into each project and delivered in line with established scope, schedule, budget, quality, reliability, scalability, and operational expectations. Through disciplined leadership, multidisciplinary design coordination, and consistent execution, the team enables CoreWeave to rapidly and reliably expand its physical infrastructure to support next-generation, high-density compute workloads.

We are seeking an accomplished and experienced Director of Data Center Engineering to lead CoreWeave’s multidisciplinary team of engineering subject matter experts and set the technical direction for our global data center portfolio. This person will develop, maintain, and govern CoreWeave’s Basis of Design, reference designs, engineering standards, and long-term design roadmap for future data centers. As a senior leader within the Data Center Design organization, the Director will serve as the senior technical authority and escalation point for engineering decisions. They will partner with the VP of Design and cross-functional teams, including Design Management, Data Center Technology, Capacity, Construction, Commissioning, Operations, Network Engineering, and Supply Chain, to turn business and technology requirements into scalable infrastructure solutions.

This role requires 20% travel to various data center sites.

Key Responsibilities:

• Engineering Team Leadership & Development: Lead, manage, mentor, and develop a multidisciplinary team of engineering subject matter experts across mechanical, electrical, plumbing, architectural, civil, structural, controls, and other critical infrastructure disciplines. Establish clear expectations, foster accountability, and support the professional growth of the engineering team.
• Technical Strategy & Direction: Establish the technical vision and engineering strategy for CoreWeave’s