Remote Senior Structural Engineer - Data Center Modularity

Vantage; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401k with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Vantage is seeking a Principal Structural Engineer to lead design for data center facilities, with emphasis on prefabricated and modular construction. You will set design standards, guide complex decisions, and ensure safety, reliability, and performance across foundations, framing, and equipment supports.

The role balances speed-to-market with rigorous compliance, collaborating with architecture, civil, MEP, manufacturing and regional teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Professional Engineer license required.
• 10 or more years of structural engineering experience.
• At least four years of structural engineering experience supporting data centers or other mission-critical facilities.
• Hands-on experience designing structural systems for modular or prefabricated construction.
• Demonstrated experience designing foundations, steel and concrete framing, floor systems, and equipment support structures.
• Experience with foundations supporting heavy equipment with varying vibration, movement, and operational requirements.
• Experience managing structural requirements associated with the transportation, lifting, and rigging of prefabricated modules.
• Deep working knowledge of ASCE 7, ACI 318, AISC, IBC, and other applicable structural design standards and building codes.
• Proficiency with structural analysis and design software such as ETABS, SAP2000, RISA, or RAM.
• Strong knowledge of seismic and wind design requirements across multiple jurisdictions.
• Experience reviewing structural calculations, design packages, fabricator shop drawings, technical submittals, and construction documentation.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex technical decisions and influence cross-functional teams without direct reporting authority.
• Strong written and verbal communication, technical problem-solving, collaboration, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to travel for construction observations, site visits, and visits to fabrication facilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide Principal-level technical expertise for the structural design of foundations, structural framing, and floor systems supporting data center builds, expansions, retrofits, and modular deployments.
• Establish structural requirements, reference design approaches, technical standards, and design guardrails that can be applied across data center platforms and multiple jurisdictions.
• Design structural systems optimized for prefabricated and modular construction, including modular skids, precast components, factory-built PODs, and off-site assembled MEP yards.
• Incorporate requirements for off-site manufacturing, transportation, lifting, rigging, installation, tolerances, and interfaces between factory-built modules and site-built infrastructure.
• Review and perform load analyses for raised floors, equipment racks, generators, cooling infrastructure, and rooftop or ground-mounted mechanical equipment.
• Set technical direction for seismic, wind, and building-code compliance strategies across multiple jurisdictions.
• Coordinate with architectural, civil, MEP, manufacturing, and fabrication partners to integrate structural designs into prefabricated delivery workflows.
• Lead structural design reviews, shop drawing reviews, constructability assessments, and the resolution of complex structural interface issues.
• Review fabricator calculations, shop drawings, and submittals, resolving tolerance and interface challenges between prefabricated modules and site-built structures.
• Lead constructability and value-engineering reviews focused on modular sequencing, transportation logistics, installation constraints, safety, reliability, and speed-to-market.
• Evaluate existing facilities and develop practical structural solutions for upgrades supporting increased power and cooling density.
• Partner with Product Engineering, construction, manufacturing, and regional delivery teams to improve cross-functional alignment and technical execution.
• Mentor engineers, elevate structural design quality, and establish disciplined review practices for calculations, design packages, and technical decisions.
• Conduct site visits, construction observations, and visits to fabrication and off-site manufacturing facilities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Modular design

Structural leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Seismic design

Code knowledge (ASCE 7 / AISC / IBC)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil/Structural Engineering

Professional Engineer license

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

ETABS

SAP2000

RISA

RAM

Job description

Vantage is seeking a Principal Structural Engineer to lead design for data center facilities, with emphasis on prefabricated and modular construction. You will set design standards, guide complex decisions, and ensure safety, reliability, and performance across foundations, framing, and equipment supports.

The role balances speed-to-market with rigorous compliance, collaborating with architecture, civil, MEP, manufacturing and regional teams.