Civil and Structural Data Center Engineer

In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible U.S. based employees.

• Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
• Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Structural Engineering or equivalent practical experience.
• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE).
• 3 years of experience in civil site development and structural design for industrial projects.
• 3 years of experience auditing, interpreting, validating structural calculations, civil site plans, and geotechnical reports.
• 3 years of experience in both civil and structural disciplines. Structural: steel/concrete framing and seismic design, etc. Civil: grading, stormwater, underground utilities, etc.
• 3 years of experience with engineering code interpretation, and structural/civil analysis software (e.g., STAAD.Pro, SAP
  2000, RISA, Civil 3D, HEC-RAS) and civil design tools (AUTOCAD, Civil 3D, Hydrocad, etc.) to review/interrogate consultant models.

• Master’s degree in structural engineering, civil engineering, or similar.
• Experience working as an owner’s engineer or lead design engineer in mission‑critical facilities such as data centers, oil and gas, or similar heavy industrial sectors.
• Enclosure design and manufacturing experience (e.g., switch gear enclosures).
• Knowledge of international building codes (e.g., IBC, Eurocode) alongside local municipal regulations to ensure design compliance.
• Ability to draft technical scopes of work, manage external engineering consultants, and evaluate technical proposals.

Our thirst for technology is a part of everything we do. The Data Center Engineering team takes the physical design of our data centers into the future. Our lab mirrors a research and development department – cutting‑edge strategies are born, tested and tested again. Along with a team of great minds, you take on complex topics like how we use power or how to run state‑of‑the‑art, environmentally‑friendly facilities.

You generate ideas, communicate recommendations to senior‑level executives and drive implementation alongside facilities technicians. With your technical expertise, you ensure compliance with codes and standards, develop infrastructure improvements and serve as an expert in your specialty (e.g., cooling, electrical). In this role, you will act as an owner’s engineer and primary technical lead to drive the development and implementation of the civil and structural discipline for hyperscale data centers.

You will lead the review and validation of civil and structural designs, critically auditing program drawings, data center site plans, and typical utility layouts produced by external consultants. You will take ownership of programmatic template designs, drive improvements to structural and civil design standards, as this role requires broad cross‑disciplinary expertise to seamlessly coordinate with Geotechnical, Electrical, Mechanical, Architectural, Systems, and Telecom teams, ensuring all designs are continuously optimized for cost, schedule, and reliability.

The U.S. base salary range for this full‑time position is $122,000–$174,000 plus bonus plus equity plus benefits.

• Serve as the primary technical lead for civil and structural scopes, thoroughly evaluating and approving drawings, calculations, and models for accuracy, constructability, and alignment with project requirements.
• Drive interdisciplinary coordination with mechanical, electrical, systems, and other discipline teams to ensure framing requirements, foundations, and underground utility routing are seamlessly integrated into the overarching civil and structural plans.
• Establish and implement internal owner design…