
Project Engineer, Data Center
Computacenter
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: California • New York • United States
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Salary
💰 $135,000 - $145,000 per year
About the role
- Serve as the senior technical lead for all structured cabling. Rack deployment and networking/fiber aspects of data center deployments.
- Ensure infrastructure solutions are designed and installed in accordance with BICSI, TIA/EIA, and customer-specific standards.
- Provide oversight and approval for network hardware installation, cable routing, and patching documentation.
- Lead onsite efforts during First Article Builds (FABs), Proof of Concepts (POCs), and network turn-ups.
- Manage technical delivery across all project phases: Design: Site surveys, rack elevations, BOMs, network patch schedules, and cabling matrices. Implementation: Oversee structured cabling, fiber installations, network hardware deployment, and staging. Closeout: Ensure final documentation, test results (Fluke/OTDR), labeling, and customer sign-off are complete.
- Provide QA/QC for all technical deliverables, including test documentation and redlines.
- Direct and mentor onsite field teams including rack build technicans, low voltage technicians, cabling installers, and subcontractors.
- Validate capabilities of assigned resources and align workforce with project complexity.
- Perform hands-on supervision of cable pulling, dressing, patching, and termination activities (Cat6A, fiber, etc.).
- Support installation and connectivity of core/aggregation/leaf switches, firewalls, routers, and optical transport systems.
- Develop and maintain comprehensive engineering documentation including: Rack elevations, Cable routing diagrams, Patch schedules, Test results, Labeling schemes.
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience delivering physical infrastructure and network solutions in enterprise or colocation data centers.
- Proven technical leadership on structured cabling and low voltage projects.
- Strong hands-on experience with rack and stack, fiber/copper plant design, patching standards, and testing tools.
- Familiarity with modern data center network architectures (spine-leaf, high-density switching).
- Experience in managing field teams and coordinating with multiple delivery workstreams.
- Bachelor's degree in IT, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent technical field.
- Industry certifications such as: BICSI Technician, RCDD Exfo/Fluke DTX/Versiv Certification Cisco CCNA/CCNP (Data Center)
- Familiarity with Revit, AutoCAD, Visio, and Smartsheet or MS Project.
- OSHA 10/30 certification or equivalent site safety training.
- Deep understanding of low voltage cabling standards and best practices.
- Deep understanding of Data Center Networking technologies.
- Excellent communication and documentation skills.
- Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams.
- Ability to collaborate across technical and non-technical teams, both internally and externally.
- Self-starter who can lead on-site technical efforts with minimal supervision.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation plans
- Long-term career opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
structured cablingfiber installationnetwork hardware deploymentrack and stackfiber/copper plant designpatching standardstesting toolsdata center networking technologiesQA/QCcable pulling
Soft Skills
technical leadershipcommunication skillsorganizational skillscollaborationmentoringproject managementself-starteroversightvalidationdocumentation
Certifications
BICSI TechnicianRCDDExfo/Fluke DTX/Versiv CertificationCisco CCNACisco CCNPOSHA 10/30