Data Center Structural Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California.

📋 Description

• Identify, assess, and collaborate with both domestic and international structural engineering vendors and local certifying engineers.

• Ensure that vendors are capable of delivering structural analysis, design, and certification that adheres to local building codes.

• Take ownership of the initial structural due diligence for sites both domestically and internationally.

• Analyze seismic, wind, snow, and soil conditions while mapping local code and Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) requirements.

• Create and sustain template structural designs for MDC components, encompassing raised platforms, ISO containers and connections, foundations/pads, anchorage, and piping supports.

• Conduct structural analysis and design for new Armada products and unique site conditions.

• Establish the engineering basis internally before transitioning to local certifying engineers for jurisdictional review and approval.

• Connect Armada product engineering with fabricators, general contractors, and local structural/civil engineers.

• Review shop drawings, anchoring/embedment details, and equipment integration for generators, transformers, Pre-Engineered Metal Buildings (PEMB), and chillers.

• Develop and uphold structural requirement guidelines, site-readiness checklists, and certification workflows.

• Monitor open structural items across active sites.

• Provide final approval confirming MDC and site certification, safety, and operational readiness.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Civil or Structural Engineering or a related discipline.

• Professional Engineer (PE or SE) license or an equivalent international certification (e.g., Chartered Engineer).

• 5–7 years of practical experience in structural analysis and design for steel and reinforced concrete structures.

• Experience with foundations, platforms, and equipment anchorage.

• Capability to independently conduct structural analysis and design in-house for new products and site conditions.

• Proficient understanding of structural analysis/design software and building codes, including IBC, ASCE 7, AISC, and ACI.

• Ability to navigate comparable international structural codes, such as NCC and Eurocode.

• Familiarity with seismic, wind, snow, and soil load conditions.

• Comfort working with a high level of autonomy.

• Willingness and capability to travel approximately 20–30% to project sites, fabrication facilities, and construction locations globally.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive base salary and equity.

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage (subsidized cost).

• Health savings accounts (HSA), flexible spending accounts (FSA), and dependent care FSAs (DCFSA).

• Retirement plan options, including 401(k) and Roth 401(k).

• Unlimited paid time off (PTO).

• 14 paid company holidays each year.

• Remote-based role.

• Approximately 20–30% travel to project sites, fabricators, and vendor/general contractor locations.