Structural & Architectural Design Engineer

About the Position

We are hiring a Structural & Architectural Design Engineer for our client - a company building a large-scale AI data center (with a planned capacity of 300 MW) in Poland, on a site currently undergoing active reconstruction into modern technological infrastructure. The first phase, with a capacity of 50 MW, is planned to go live this year.

Responsibilities

• Design building envelope elements: exterior walls, façade, roofing systems, and thermal/moisture insulation appropriate for a data center environment
• Design internal partitioning and space planning: white space vs. gray space separation, security zoning, fire compartmentalization, corridors, and access control layout
• Perform structural load calculations for raised floors, POD racking areas, and rooftop-mounted mechanical equipment (coolers, pump skids)
• Calculate floor loading capacity for IT racks including high-density liquid-cooled racks and CDU placement zones
• Design tunnel works and technological infrastructure pathways (cable trays, piping routes)
• Develop lighting design for white space, gray space, office areas, and exterior/security lighting, per data center operational standards
• Coordinate structural and architectural drawings with the MEP team (equipment loads, ceiling heights, clearances for cooling piping and electrical distribution)
• Review architectural/structural sections of design-build packages, flag risks, inconsistencies, and value engineering opportunities
• Ensure compliance with local building codes, fire safety regulations, and facility resilience requirements
• Coordinate with local authorities on permitting matters related to structural and architectural design
• Support space planning for future data center scalability

Requirements

• 5+ years of structural and/or architectural design experience, with direct, clearly documented data center project experience
• Demonstrated full architectural scope: building envelope, internal layouts, fire/security zoning - not only structural calculation work
• A track record at a senior, independent-ownership level (not an assistant/support role) - able to take end-to-end responsibility on a core design team
• Proficiency with AutoCAD and/or Revit, plus at least one structural calculation package (Tekla Structures, Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis, IDEA StatiCa, or Dlubal RFEM)
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary design (structural/architectural/MEP interfaces)
• English proficiency sufficient for international project documentation

Nice to Have

• Working knowledge of local building codes and permitting processes
• Experience with Tier III/IV data center design standards
• Familiarity with modular/POD-based data center construction
• Experience designing for high-density liquid-cooled IT environments
• Polish language skills
• Experience on greenfield/brownfield construction-phase projects

We Offer

• Full-time employment
• Remote work location
• Opportunity to work on a large-scale AI data center project in Poland

About the Company

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