Senior Director, Data Center Design – AI Data Centers

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $200k - $250k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2014

⚡ Energy

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📋 Description

• Own and maintain CleanSpark’s AI data center engineering standards, Basis of Design (BoD), and design criteria across electrical, mechanical, civil, structural, controls, telecom, and site infrastructure disciplines • Define and approve system architecture for medium-voltage and low-voltage electrical distribution, generation and backup power, UPS, and mechanical cooling (air and liquid) for high-density AI/HPC loads, including redundancy and resilience targets and associated trade-offs • Lead engineering interfaces with utilities and substation owners, including load studies, interconnection requirements, substation and switchyard design, protection and coordination, metering, and energization sequencing • Provide technical direction to the Director, Data Center Design and external design consultants; review and approve technical studies, calculations, single-line diagrams, equipment selections, and design deliverables • Lead constructability, value engineering, and design-for-schedule reviews with Construction and Pre-Construction; resolve technical issues, RFIs, and design conflicts • Own the owner-side commissioning program, including commissioning scope, agents, test scripts, integrated systems testing, energization, and turnover readiness • Lead engineering operational readiness, including handover documentation, as-builts, O&M requirements, spare parts, maintainability criteria, and alignment with Operations • Evaluate equipment vendors and long-lead procurement specifications; support procurement with technical bid evaluations and scopes of work • Assess portfolio engineering risks and drive mitigation into standards and project plans • Support tenant and customer technical requirements, design review responses, change evaluations, and technical representation in customer and partner forums • Drive standardization and repeatability across sites for predictable cost, schedule, and performance • Build and mentor the in-house engineering team; define roles, competencies, and development paths • Provide technical recommendations and updates to project and executive leadership • Partner across teams to deliver reliable, buildable facilities and strengthen CleanSpark’s in-house engineering capabilities • Report to the VP, Projects and provide technical leadership to the Director, Data Center Design

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a closely related engineering discipline • 15+ years of progressive experience in the design and engineering of data center, mission-critical, or large-scale power and industrial facilities, including at least 5 years in a senior technical leadership role • Deep working knowledge of data center electrical infrastructure (MV/LV distribution, generation, UPS, protection and coordination) and mechanical infrastructure (chilled water, air and liquid cooling, heat rejection) for high-density compute • Demonstrated experience defining redundancy and resilience topologies and translating availability targets into design criteria • Hands-on experience with utility interconnection, substation design, and energization planning for large loads • Experience leading commissioning (Levels 1–5 / integrated systems testing) and facility turnover on mission-critical projects • Proven ability to lead engineering consultants, contractors, and internal technical staff, and to make and defend technical decisions with executives, customers, and partners • Strong constructability judgment and experience partnering with construction teams through design, procurement, and field execution • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical trade-offs clearly to non-technical stakeholders • Candidates must be insurable under CleanSpark's vehicle insurance policy when duties require operating a company vehicle or traveling between job sites

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