Project Field Engineer

Black Box; United States; In loco; USD 90.000 - 130.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Black Box is seeking a Project Engineer to join its project operations team in the United States. You will support Project Management by preparing submittals, RFIs, change orders, and ensure drawings and records are up to date.

The role emphasizes clear communication across the extended project team and hands-on hardware deployment in data center environments. Required: a Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management or Engineering, 5+ years in construction, experience with large cabling

Competenze

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management or Engineering; relevant experience considered.
• 5+ years in construction with large cabling or data center projects preferred.
• Ability to travel 0–25% to multiple data centers.

Mansioni

• Hardware deployment and rack builds, rack-and-stack integration.
• Infrastructure and power/cooling audits, cabling logistics.
• Commissioning, FAT support, site testing and power transfers.
• Operations and root-cause analysis of hardware/environment faults.

Conoscenze

Rack installation

Cabling logistics

Site testing

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management or Engineering

Descrizione del lavoro

The Project Engineer is a key member of the project operations team that provides critical support to Project Management and is the liaison between the Field and the Office. Under the supervision of Project Management, the Project Engineer’s responsibilities include, but are not limited to, development of pre-work and post work submittal packages, processing, validating and compiling cable test reports, drafting and processing RFIs, preparing change order requests, verifying field conditions against design documents, ensuring working sets of drawings and specifications are kept up-to-date, maintaining redline / as-built drawing sets and keeping project records appropriately filed. The most critical responsibility of this key role is communication. The Project Engineer must ensure that the entirety of the extended Project Team is always up to date

Core Responsibilities

• Hardware Deployment & Integration: Handle rack installation, rack builds, "rack-and-stack" server deployment, land-and-level workflows, and physical cable patching.
• Infrastructure & Power/Cooling Audits: Manage fiber and cabling logistics, monitor power distribution (UPS to rack level), and oversee thermal/liquid cooling systems.
• Commissioning & Testing: Support factory acceptance testing (FAT), site acceptance testing, and system commissioning (testing power transfers and failovers).
• Operations & Troubleshooting: Review building/electrical management system alerts, investigate temperature or voltage irregularities, and perform root-cause analysis on hardware or environmental faults.

Common Specializations

• Data Center Field / SME Engineer: Focuses on standardizing rack builds, migrations, documentation, and large-scale enterprise rollouts.
• Critical Operations / Plant Engineer: Concentrates on mechanical, electrical, cooling towers, and liquid cooling distribution units (CDUs).
• Field Application Engineer: Partners with sales and engineering teams to design, quote, and deploy vendor-specific electrical or thermal solutions.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Construction Management, Engineering or other related disciplines. Relevant experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
• Minimum of 5+ years’ experience in the construction industry in a similar role. Experience with large, structured cabling projects and/or data center construction projects highly preferred.
• Ability to travel 0–25% depending on project needs.

Traveling required to multiple Data Centers

Why Black Box?

Black Box is a leading global technology solutions provider with 2,500+ team members across 24 countries. We design, deploy, and manage world-class IT infrastructure solutions for some of the most demanding environments worldwide. We value innovation, ownership, transparency, and continuous growth—both in our business and our people. When you join Black Box, you join a team committed to delivering excellence and elevating the customer experience.

Equal Opportunity Employer- Black Box is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants of every background and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status.