IT Engineer(Lab Build)

Zensar Technologies; California; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Zensar Technologies is seeking an IT Engineer to manage Low Voltage Design for Office and Lab Builds, based 100% onsite in Santa Clara, California. The role oversees infrastructure planning, construction coordination, and ongoing support across regional deployments.

The candidate should have a BS in Engineering or equivalent, 10+ years in telecom/low voltage projects, and strong leadership and project management skills to collaborate with facilities, network, and AV teams for successful delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 10+ years of experience in telecommunications consulting, construction project management, low voltage infrastructure, or related disciplines.
• Strong understanding of network architectures and network infrastructure components.

Responsibilities

• Low Voltage Design for Office and Lab Builds.
• Define project requirements, develop estimates, bills of materials, and cost projections.
• Serve as technical stakeholder for low voltage contractor bidding and selection processes.
• Define equipment placement within network rooms and security/building automation systems.
• Collaborate with network and audiovisual engineering teams to gather infrastructure requirements.
• Create deployment specifications and construction documentation for low voltage contractors.
• Conduct site walks, provide project feedback, and monitor construction progress.
• Complete project closeout documentation and transition environments to operations.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Independent work

Onsite work

Global collaboration

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Tools

NetBox

Nautobot

AutoCAD

Revit

Bluebeam Studio

Job description

Why Zensar?

We’re a bunch of hardworking, fun-loving, people-oriented technology enthusiasts. We love what we do, and we’re passionate about helping our clients thrive in an increasingly complex digital world. Zensar is an organization focused on building relationships with our clients and with each other—and happiness is at the core of everything we do. In fact, we’re so into happiness that we’ve created a Global Happiness Council, and we send out a Happiness Survey to our employees each year. We’ve learned that employee happiness requires more than a competitive paycheck, and our employee value proposition—grow, own, achieve, learn (GOAL)—lays out the core opportunities we seek to foster for every employee. Teamwork and collaboration are critical to Zensar’s mission and success, and our teams work on a diverse and challenging mix of technologies across a broad industry spectrum. These industries include banking and financial services, high-tech and manufacturing, healthcare, insurance, retail, and consumer services. Our employees enjoy flexible work arrangements and a competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), among other benefits. If you are looking for a place to have an immediate impact, to grow and contribute, where we work hard, play hard, and support each other, consider joining team Zensar!

Job Title: IT Engineer (manage Low Voltage Design for Office and Lab Builds)

Duration: 12 months+

Zensar is looking for a IT Engineer to manage Low Voltage Design for Office and Lab Builds in the United States (%100 Onsite from Santa Clara , California). This position is open for Full Time with excellent benefits and professional growth opportunities.

Position Overview:

The IT Engineer is responsible for developing and building the infrastructure that supports IT equipment across global offices and laboratory environments. This role partners closely with facilities teams, business stakeholders, network engineers, hardware engineers, and audiovisual teams to design, deploy, and support low voltage infrastructure and network room environments. The engineer will lead infrastructure planning, construction coordination, standards development, and ongoing operational support across regional deployments.

Responsibilities:

Low Voltage Design for Office and Lab Builds

• Partner with facilities teams and business stakeholders to define project requirements, develop rough order of magnitude estimates, bills of materials, and cost projections.
• Serve as the technical stakeholder for low voltage contractor bidding and selection processes.
• Define equipment placement within network rooms, including security systems, building automation systems, rack locations for network equipment, and service provider demarcation areas.
• Collaborate with network and audiovisual engineering teams to gather infrastructure requirements.
• Create deployment specifications and construction documentation for low voltage contractors.
• Conduct regular site walks, provide project feedback, and monitor construction progress.
• Complete project closeout documentation and transition completed environments to operational teams.

Regional Network Room Engineering Leadership

• Track capacity utilization for ports, fiber infrastructure, and power distribution outlets within network rooms.
• Support equipment installation, rack integration, and structured cabling activities.
• Configure and connect intelligent power distribution units and uninterruptible power systems.
• Monitor rack level and facility level power utilization.
• Maintain accurate documentation of network rooms and assets using asset management platforms including NetBox and Nautobot.
• Perform infrastructure audits to validate asset accuracy and assess operational impacts related to power events and maintenance activities.

Infrastructure Standards and Architecture

• Develop and refine low voltage infrastructure standards and design practices.
• Build technology roadmaps supporting future infrastructure growth.
• Improve collaboration workflows and implement automation initiatives that drive operational efficiency.
• Establish measurements and success criteria to evaluate deployment quality and project outcomes.

Qualifications: Required Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 10 or more years of experience in telecommunications consulting, construction project management, low voltage infrastructure, or related disciplines.
• Strong understanding of network architectures and network infrastructure components.
• Ability to work onsite several days per week and perform physical inspections within network rooms.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently with limited direction.
• Proven leadership capability in challenging and dynamic environments.
• Strong project management and organizational skills.
• Ability to support global teams across multiple time zones.

Preferred Qualifications

• 15 or more years of related industry experience.
• Registered Communications Distribution Designer certification.
• Experience with Autodesk products including AutoCAD and Revit.
• Familiarity with Bluebeam Studio.
• Experience mentoring technical team members and managing vendor relationships.
• Strong analytical abilities with Data Center Infrastructure Management and Configuration Management Database experience. Tools and Technologies: NetBox
• N Autobot
• AutoCAD
• Revit
• Uninterruptible Power Systems
• Structured Cabling Infrastructure
• Fiber Infrastructure
• Network Room Design and Operations
• Asset Management System

Zensar believes that diversity of backgrounds, thought, experience, and expertise fosters the robust exchange of ideas that enables the highest quality collaboration and work product. Zensar is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, colour, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law. Zensar is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women. Zensar is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for people with disabilities or religious observances, including reasonable accommodation when needed. Accommodation made to facilitate the recruiting process are not a guarantee of future or continued accommodation once hired.

All applicants must be legally authorized to work with Zensar. Visa sponsorship may be available for qualified applicants for certain positions.

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