Remote Data Center Design Lead for AI GPU Infra

Devconnectplatform; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Parental leave

Remote work reimbursement

Job summary

Nebius is seeking a Data Center Design Lead to own end-to-end data center design for new builds and expansions, remotely from the US. You’ll translate hardware, workload, and business needs into reliable power, cooling, and network designs, while ensuring compliance, safety, and documentation.

You will lead internal engineers, coordinate with external partners, and drive scalable, high-density, energy-efficient data centers across projects with a focus on GPU workloads and AI infrastructure.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience designing data centers.
• Direct experience with electrical, mechanical, and architectural DC design.
• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Architecture (or equivalent).
• Proven leadership experience managing technical design teams.
• Strong stakeholder communication skills across construction, operations, and external partners.
• Experience designing high-density data centers, including: Air-cooled environments & Liquid-cooled technologies.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end design process for new data center builds and expansions.
• Translate business, hardware, and workload requirements into facility design specifications (power, cooling, network, and floor space).
• Ensure designs optimize density, reliability, and efficiency while supporting rapid scalability.
• Coordinate with mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) engineers and consultants to deliver detailed designs.
• Define requirements for high-density rack power, redundancy and UPS configurations.
• Lead cooling design trade-offs (air, liquid, immersion) to meet GPU cluster needs.
• Work closely with network and hardware teams to ensure physical layout supports cabling, interconnects, and future expansion.
• Ensure all designs comply with international and regional standards (e.g., Uptime Institute Tier guidelines, local building codes).
• Incorporate safety, fire suppression, and physical security measures.
• Define documentation and as-built standards for ongoing operations.
• Coordinate with construction project managers and external contractors during build phases.
• Provide design oversight during commissioning and handover to operations.
• Evaluate emerging GPU data center technologies and integrate innovative solutions.
• Develop playbooks and design templates for repeatable, fast deployments.
• Benchmark efficiency (PUE, WUE) and reliability across sites to drive improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Data center design

Stakeholder comms

Project coordination

Technical leadership

Education

Engineering/Architecture degree

Job description

Nebius is seeking a Data Center Design Lead to own end-to-end data center design for new builds and expansions, remotely from the US. You’ll translate hardware, workload, and business needs into reliable power, cooling, and network designs, while ensuring compliance, safety, and documentation.

You will lead internal engineers, coordinate with external partners, and drive scalable, high-density, energy-efficient data centers across projects with a focus on GPU workloads and AI infrastructure.