Director of Modular Data Center Infrastructure

Futura Search Partners; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Futura Search Partners is partnering with a leading provider building the AI compute infrastructure of the future. The role leads the modular infrastructure architecture, defining design philosophy and reference architectures, while remaining hands-on from concept through commissioning.

You will own end-to-end development across electrical, mechanical, thermal, and controls, shaping modular blocks adaptable to various sites.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in mission-critical infrastructure, data center engineering, modular data centers or industrial power systems.
• Proven ownership of modular, prefabricated, containerised or skid-based critical infrastructure design.
• Deep fluency across both electrical and mechanical data center systems, with the judgement to make system-level trade-offs.
• Depth in several of: MV/LV distribution and protection; UPS, backup generation, BESS and redundancy architecture; high-density compute and rack power planning; liquid cooling, CDUs and heat rejection; BMS/BAS, EPMS and SCADA; FAT, SAT and commissioning.
• Track record of turning bespoke engineering into repeatable standards, and clear communication with executive, commercial and operations stakeholders.
• Willingness to travel to suppliers, factories and deployment sites.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end development of the modular infrastructure systems: electrical, mechanical, thermal, controls, power quality and resilience.
• Design across utility and on-site power interfaces, MV/LV distribution, switchgear, transformers, generators, BESS, UPS, air and liquid cooling, CDUs, heat rejection, controls and monitoring.
• Establish modular building blocks that configure across different site sizes, climates, utility conditions and power-availability profiles.
• Translate evolving GPU and rack-level requirements into designs that absorb changing density, thermal and electrical needs.
• Manage and grow the engineering team, and set the design review processes, documentation standards, approval workflows and release gates.
• Stay hands-on through the full module lifecycle: detailed engineering, supplier engagement, fabrication, FAT, installation, commissioning and handoff.
• Own supplier strategy and technical diligence across UPS, switchgear, generators, transformers, BESS, cooling, CDUs, skids and controls.

Skills

Modular data center design

Electrical & mechanical integration

System architecture

Leadership & team management

Cross-functional collaboration

Travel readiness

Job description

Futura Search Partners is partnering with a leading provider building the AI compute infrastructure of the future. The role leads the modular infrastructure architecture, defining design philosophy and reference architectures, while remaining hands-on from concept through commissioning.

You will own end-to-end development across electrical, mechanical, thermal, and controls, shaping modular blocks adaptable to various sites.