Senior Principal, Data Center Engineering

Senior Principal, Data Center Engineering

Overview:

Fleet Data Centers designs, builds and operates mega-scale data center campuses. Fleet provides its customers flexibility and predictability to meet their upside demand forecasts, addressing a key need in the market as traditional leased models are struggling to keep pace with the demand for new Cloud and AI infrastructure. Fleet is led by a team of industry veterans that have already made a lasting imprint on the evolution of global digital infrastructure and are committed and uniquely capable of up leveling data center development scale and operations in the face of rising demand.

Fleet is well positioned to bring in-house design, engineering and operational capabilities to collaborate with customers on tailored solutions for campuses of 500MW+. This unique model enables Fleet to provide the world’s largest and most sophisticated customers a seamless extension of their own data center fleets with constant access to design innovation. Fleet is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with satellite offices in Seattle, WA and Arlington, VA.

Position Overview:

Senior Principal Data Center Design Engineer will serve as the technical authority and chief designer behind the development, implementation, and scaling of Fleet’s next-generation mega-scale data center campuses. In this individual contributor/technical leadership role, you will lead cross-functional engineering teams toestablishthe standard configurations, baseline architecture, and system integration strategies that support massive cloud and AI operations globally.

The ideal candidate is an industry-recognized technical expert across architectural, structural, civil, mechanical, and electrical engineering disciplines. You have a comprehensive understanding of hyperscale operations,cutting-edge sustainability initiatives, and international code compliance. Acting as a bridge between high-level business strategy and technical execution, you will champion technological innovations to deliver unprecedented facility scale, density, and resilience.

Key Responsibilities:

• Technical Strategy & Standards:
  
  Architect the master vision for global data center designs; author, refine, and enforce global engineering standards and design guidelines to ensure consistency across multiple sites.
• Campus & Master Planning:
  
  Create and review complex site campus masterplans, spatial building configurations, and high-density critical infrastructure layouts.
• Engineering Leadership:
  
  Act as the technical cornerstone and lead cross-functional design work groups encompassing electrical, mechanical, structural, controls, and networking teams to integrate all physical data center components seamlessly.
• Technical Due Diligence:
  
  Own the engineering due diligence process for new site selection, assessing power/water availability, environmental constraints, and local code variations to adjust standard designs accordingly.
• Vendor
  
  Qualification:
  
  Collaborate with strategic vendors, manufacturers, and outsourced design consultants to review equipment submittals,validate complex engineering systems, and ensure strict compliance with company specifications.
• Stakeholder & Client Advisory:
  
  Serve as the chief technical point of contact for complex engineering decisions, presenting technical strategies clearly to senior leadership, local authorities (AHJs), and hyperscale clients.

Required Qualifications:

• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Architecture, or a related technical field (master’sor Ph.D. highly preferred).
• Experience:
  
  10+ years of progressive engineering experience, with at least 8 years strictly focused on hyperscale data center architecture, physical design, and engineering integration.
• Proven Track Record:
  
  Demonstrated success leading the engineering and design execution of multiple large-scale, multi-site global data center projects.
• Communication & Synthesis:
  
  Stellar communication skills, with a proven ability to synthesize deeply complex engineering concepts into clear, actionable, and data-backed design blueprints for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• License:
  
  Professional Engineer (PE) or Professional…