Senior Data Center Design Lead for AI-Scale Infra

Nebius; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Remote work stipend

401(k) contributions

Parental leave

Disability & life insurance

Job summary

Nebius is seeking a Data Center Design Lead to partner with infrastructure, hardware, and operations teams to deliver designs for rapid deployment and long-term operational excellence. You will oversee internal engineers, coordinate with third-party partners, and ensure all designs meet Nebius standards, regulations, and performance goals.

The role emphasizes hands-on design oversight and technical leadership, serving as the final authority on data center design decisions.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience designing data centers.
• Direct experience with electrical, mechanical, and architectural DC design.
• Proven leadership experience managing technical design teams.
• Strong stakeholder communication across construction, operations, and external partners.
• Experience designing high-density data centers with air-cooled and liquid-cooled technologies.

Responsibilities

• Provide design leadership and own end-to-end design for new data center builds and expansions.
• Translate business, hardware, and workload requirements into facility design specs (power, cooling, network, space).
• Coordinate with MEP engineers and consultants to deliver detailed designs and ensure compliance with standards.
• Lead design reviews, commissioning oversight, and handover to operations.

Skills

Design Leadership

Stakeholder communication

Leadership experience

Education

Electrical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Architecture

Job description

Nebius is seeking a Data Center Design Lead to partner with infrastructure, hardware, and operations teams to deliver designs for rapid deployment and long-term operational excellence. You will oversee internal engineers, coordinate with third-party partners, and ensure all designs meet Nebius standards, regulations, and performance goals.

The role emphasizes hands-on design oversight and technical leadership, serving as the final authority on data center design decisions.