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# Data Center SME

- **Company:** Data Inc
- **Location:** United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Applicant Tracking Systems, Data Centers, Data Center Infrastructure Management (CIM), Software Design Documents, Uptime, Value Engineering, Bicsi
- **Published:** October 15, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/ff1a49c1-46e1-4a9d-b97e-a847cd149112

## About the Role

* Bachelor's in Electrical, Mechanical or Building Services Engineering. A PE or CEng is a strong plus.
 * 5+ years in data center or mission-critical engineering, design consulting, or developer-side engineering management
 * Deep MEP knowledge: 2N UPS configurations, MV switchgear, standby generation, chilled water, containment, liquid cooling, BMS/DCIM
 * A proven track record with brownfield audits and acquisition due diligence
 * Experience managing outside engineering consultants and enforcing developer standards
 * Client-facing experience with enterprise or hyperscale customers, including writing RFP responses
 * Nice-to-have certifications: Uptime ATD/ATS, BICSI DCDC, CDCP/CDCS, CEM/LEED AP

Discipline split

 * Mechanical: Cooling-focused (chilled water, containment, direct-to-chip and immersion cooling)
 * Electrical: Power-focused (MV switchgear, UPS topologies, standby generation, utility interconnection)
 * Also open to someone that maybe is more of a holistic blend of both rather than keeping them separate

## Description

* Third-party design oversight: Serves as the technical point of contact for EPC partners, architects and MEP consultants. Reviews calculations, single-line diagrams, P&IDs, equipment layouts and submittals against our developer standards and cost targets. Resolves RFIs, design deviations, value engineering and change orders.
 * Site acquisition due diligence: Leads engineering due diligence on greenfield and brownfield sites. Runs fast red-flag assessments (power deficits, zoning or environmental issues, easements). Estimates the remaining useful life of existing MEP equipment, audits redundancy (N+1/2N) and single points of failure, and checks retrofit fit, such as liquid cooling. Builds preliminary utility master plans and MW capacity envelopes.
 * Pre-sales engineering: Works with the commercial and leasing teams on enterprise and AI tenant requirements. Turns customer specs into conceptual layouts and power/cooling allocations, writes technical RFP responses, and leads technical meetings with client engineering teams.
 * Standards: Helps build our Master Design Guidelines, equipment specification baselines and Basis of Design documents. Drives efficiency work, including direct-to-chip and immersion cooling and microgrid integration.