Senior AI Data Center White Space Design Lead

Jacobs; Corvallis (OR); On-site; USD 166,000 - 228,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Unlimited PPTO (Paid Time Off)

Stock purchase / stock options

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking a Senior Design Manager – AI Data Center White Space Design to provide technical leadership for planning, design, construction, commissioning, and deployment of large-scale, high-density data center environments. Initially based in South Carolina.

You will lead multidisciplinary teams, establish design standards, and translate AI hardware requirements into facility solutions including power, cooling, and network infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or related technical discipline.
• 15+ years of relevant engineering/design experience in mission-critical or data center facilities.
• Experience leading hyperscale, HPC, high-density, or AI-focused data center white space design.
• Direct experience with high-density rack deployment and GPU/HPC compute environments.
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and communicate complex technical issues with clients.

Responsibilities

• Serve as senior SME and technical authority for AI data center white space design.
• Establish and govern Basis of Design, design criteria, reference architectures, and standards.
• Translate GPU/HPC requirements into facility power, cooling, and rack configurations.
• Lead data hall layouts, rack deployment strategies, and capacity planning.
• Provide technical direction for electrical distribution and high-density power architectures.
• Develop air-cooled, liquid-cooled, and hybrid cooling solutions and interfaces.
• Guide integration of high-density AI network infrastructure and fiber pathways.
• Develop capacity models linking facility MW to data hall and floor space requirements.
• Lead cross-disciplinary coordination across electrical, mechanical, structural, IT, and operations.

Skills

Data center design leadership

AI / HPC knowledge

Thermal management expertise

Electrical distribution knowledge

Multidisciplinary coordination

Client engagement

GPU/HPC compute environments

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or related technical discipline

PE, RA, or equivalent credential

Tools

BIM

DCIM

EPMS

BMS

Job description

Jacobs is seeking a Senior Design Manager – AI Data Center White Space Design to provide technical leadership for planning, design, construction, commissioning, and deployment of large-scale, high-density data center environments. Initially based in South Carolina.

You will lead multidisciplinary teams, establish design standards, and translate AI hardware requirements into facility solutions including power, cooling, and network infrastructure.