DSX Data Center MEP Lead – High-Density AI Infra

Volta; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Equity

Retirement contributions

Health and wellbeing benefits

Generous vacation days

Job summary

Volta seeks a senior DSX MEP Infra Lead to drive the design and delivery of high-density data center infrastructure. You will shape standards, schedules and commissioning strategies to accelerate factory builds while maintaining safety and reliability.

You will lead cross-functional teams, align MEP with NVIDIA DSX requirements, and push off-site assembly to de-risk long-lead items. The role emphasizes speed, safety and repeatability across multiple projects and sites.

Qualifications

• Senior experience leading MEP design and delivery for data centres or other mission-critical facilities.
• Strong knowledge of critical-path planning, trade sequencing and baseline scheduling on large construction programmes.
• Experience leading Level 1-5 commissioning, including electrical power distribution systems.
• Hands-on knowledge of high-density power and liquid cooling, including CDUs and facility water systems.
• Ability to work with Design, Supply Chain and construction teams to drive off-site assembly and de-risk long-lead items.
• A track record of setting standards and playbooks that are adopted across multiple projects and sites.

Responsibilities

• Embed critical-path optimisation, trade sequencing and streamlined Level 1-5 commissioning workflows into schedules.
• Establish field execution playbooks for white space MEP installation.
• Drive Hot Aisle Containment design standards for plug-and-play capability.
• Ensure MEP design frameworks align with NVIDIA DSX platform requirements.
• Define commissioning strategies for CDUs and facility water systems.
• Drive electrical systems design and commissioning to stay off the critical path.
• Push fast, safe integration of racks to power and cooling.
• Collaborate with Design and Supply Chain to optimize off-site assembly.
• Capture and implement lessons learned into build standards.
• Set clean handover standards between construction and operations.

Skills

Senior leadership

MEP design

Data center

Power distribution

Cooling systems

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Volta seeks a senior DSX MEP Infra Lead to drive the design and delivery of high-density data center infrastructure. You will shape standards, schedules and commissioning strategies to accelerate factory builds while maintaining safety and reliability.

You will lead cross-functional teams, align MEP with NVIDIA DSX requirements, and push off-site assembly to de-risk long-lead items. The role emphasizes speed, safety and repeatability across multiple projects and sites.