Gateway Architect
Arcadis
Structural Engineer – Data Center Design
OpenAI
full-time
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Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States • California
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💰 $310,000 - $460,000 per year
Job Level
SeniorLead
About the role
- Develop and maintain structural design standards, specifications, templates, and reference models for hyperscale AI data centers
- Lead structural analysis and design for new builds, expansions, and retrofits, ensuring compliance with global codes and internal standards
- Align structural design with mechanical, electrical, and architectural systems through close collaboration with internal and external stakeholders
- Perform structural load analysis to support high-density AI computing environments
- Review and approve design deliverables, calculations, and construction documents for accuracy and constructability
- Provide field engineering support during construction and commissioning, resolving issues and validating as-built conditions
- Oversee building and campus structural design, reviewing specification requirements, submittal drawings, shop drawings and proposals across all project phases
- Serve as the primary structural engineering lead and provide technical support for hyperscale partner projects
- Translate operational requirements into design criteria from concept through delivery and daily operation
- Review and validate structural integration of critical data center systems and prefabricated equipment skids to ensure reliability and performance
- Evaluate building envelope solutions and vendor proposals for quality, cost, and constructability
- Assess and guide the use of structural and engineering software tools
- Collaborate with vendors to select, procure, and manage key materials (e.g., precast panels, structural precast, steel, roofing, and other systems)
- Ensure seamless integration of structural elements with power, cooling, fire suppression, and cabling infrastructure
- Contribute to the development of operational workflows from design requirements through commissioning, pilot testing, and deployment
- Provide technical direction to design teams, contractors, and vendors ensuring compliance with codes, standards, and best practices
- Oversee quality assurance processes, mitigate risks, and ensure adherence to safety and operational standards
- Capture lessons learned and integrate them into future reference designs to improve cost, efficiency, and performance
- Support site evaluations during land acquisition and early planning to identify structural risks and opportunities
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Structural Engineering
- 10+ years of experience in structural design for data centers and large industrial projects
- Strong knowledge of building codes, seismic design, and high-load structural systems
- Proficiency with structural analysis software
- Proven ability to coordinate across multiple engineering disciplines and manage external partners
- Willingness to travel to global project sites for design coordination and field validation
- Master’s degree in Structural Engineering (preferred)
- Professional Engineer (PE) license (preferred)
- Experience in hyperscale data center design or high-density industrial environments (preferred)
- Familiarity with fast-track design-build project delivery models (preferred)
- Strong communication and documentation skills for effective multi-stakeholder alignment (preferred)
