Principal Structural Design Engineer Data Center Infrastructure

The Senior Structural Engineer is a handson senior individual contributor responsible for structural engineering ownership of product structures supporting CDU switchgear and related data center infrastructure equipment including frames enclosures skids and anchorage systems. This role ensures that structures meet all load seismic transport installation and operational requirements across global deployment environments. The position provides authoritative structural analysis design validation and code compliance while ensuring structural intent is accurately captured in CAD models and released documentation.

The role requires a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) with deep experience in structural systems supporting heavy electrical and mechanicalequipment. Close collaboration with mechanical manufacturing quality and PLM teams is essential to mitigate structural risk support regulatory and customer approval processes and prevent late-stage redesigns or field driven corrective actions.

Key Responsibilities

Structural Engineering Ownership & Analysis

• Own structural design and analysis for data center centric power and cooling systems including frames enclosures skids and mounting structures.

• Proficient in structural analysis software such as RISA 3D SAP2000 RAM Structural IdeaStatica Enercalc Hilti Profis ETABS or similar.

• Perform and review structural calculations for static dynamic seismic transport wind snowinstallation and live load cases.

• Ensure structural designs meet applicable codes standards and jurisdictional requirements for global deployment.

• Required familiarity with ASCE 7 AISC 360 and ACI 318.

• Exercise professional engineering judgment as the responsible structural authority.

Seismic Qualification & Load Management

• Lead seismic qualification efforts including floor response spectra evaluation and anchorage requirements.

• Evaluate floor loading limits elevated installations and sitespecific structural constraints.

• Ensure designs safely support heavy components such as large bus structures and transformers under all operating and fault conditions.

• Assess interactions with forklifts cranes and rigging operations during manufacturing transport and installation.

Structural CAD & Design Intent

• Ensure structural intent is accurately reflected in CAD models drawings and released documentation.

• Review and guide structural CAD layouts weldments fastener strategies and anchoring details.

• Partner with mechanical and CAD teams to maintain alignment between analytical assumptions and physical design implementation.

• Verify manufacturing drawings clearly communicate load paths interfaces and installation requirements.

Regulatory & Customer Approval Support

• Act as the technical authority for regulatory AHJ and customer structural signoff requirements.

• Prepare review and certify structural documentation for compliance and customer acceptance.

• Respond to structural inquiries findings and deviations from customers inspectors and thirdparty reviewers.

Cross Functional Risk Mitigation

• Collaborate with manufacturing quality and supply chain teams to identify and mitigate structural risks early.

• Support prototype builds qualification testing and production ramp up through structural guidance and issue resolution.

• Proactively identify structural risks that could lead to late-stage redesigns production delays or field retrofits.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Civil Structural or Mechanical Engineering from ABET accredited university.

• Active Professional Engineer (PE) license in the United States.

• 10 years of experience in structural engineering for industrial or infrastructure class equipment with 3 years in data center design.

• Demonstrated experience performing and certifying structural analyses for heavy equipment assemblies.

• Ability to independently own structural decisions and provide stamped deliverables if .

Preferred Experience

• Masterss degree in Civil Structural or Mechanical Engineering from ABET accredited university.

• Structural engineering experience supporting CDU switchgear or mission critical power infrastructure.

• Deep understanding of ASCE 7 Chapter 13: Seismic Design Requirements For Nonstructural Components.

• Familiarity with CAD (SolidWorks) PLM (Windchill) and BlueBeam.

• Active Structural Engineer(SE) license in the United States.

• Hands on experience with seismic qualification anchorage design and elevated or constrained installations.

• Experience designing structures supporting large bus bar systems heavy transformers or other high mass electrical components.

• Familiarity with manufacturing and installation interactions including crane forklift and rigging requirements.

• Experience supporting customer or regulatory structural acceptance and signoff processes.

Core Competencies

• Senior level structural engineering judgment and accountability

• Strong expertise in seismic load and transport analysis

• Clear translation of structural intent into CAD and documentation

• Risk based thinking with focus on early mitigation

• Effective cross functional collaboration without managerial authority

• High ownership rigor and attention to detail in regulated environments