Director, Data Hall Design, AMERS (AI Infrastructure)

Location: AMER; remote-first workplace with geography no barrier to impact or connection.

Base salary: $170,000–$240,000 USD annually, with potential bonus, equity, and/or commission programs.

Company

Nscale is a vertically integrated AI cloud company operating energy infrastructure, data centers, GPU superclusters, orchestration, and AI services across Europe and the US.

What you will do

• Own data hall layout design across the AI data center portfolio, from concept layouts through construction-ready drawing packages.
• Design GPU rack layouts integrating cluster topology, compute density, cooling strategy, power distribution, cable management, and operational access.
• Translate network architecture into physical designs for InfiniBand, Ethernet, spine-leaf, fat-tree, storage, management, and GPU fabric networks.
• Produce layouts, rack elevations, cable and fiber plans, patch matrices, topology diagrams, power distribution plans, BOMs, and asset documentation.
• Integrate structured cabling, thermal systems, liquid and immersion cooling, rack power, DCIM, IPAM, and as-built documentation into buildable designs.
• Establish standards, templates, quality processes, and delivery cadences while partnering with engineering, construction, procurement, commissioning, operations, and design technology teams; build and lead the data hall design team.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in data hall design, data center infrastructure design, IT infrastructure planning, structured cabling engineering, or a closely related technical field.
• Deep experience designing physical infrastructure for high-density compute environments, including rack layout, power distribution, cooling integration, and structured cabling.
• Strong knowledge of GPU cluster physical design, ideally including NVIDIA DGX/HGX systems, SuperPOD-scale environments, or comparable AI/HPC infrastructure.
• Strong understanding of high-speed networking physical design, including InfiniBand, 100G/400G/800G Ethernet, spine-leaf and fat-tree topologies, and GPU fabric architectures.
• Expertise in structured cabling and fiber infrastructure, including OS2, OM3/OM4/OM5, LC, MPO/MTP, polarity schemes, loss budgets, and high-density fiber management.
• Ability to produce production-quality data hall layouts, rack elevations, cable plans, fiber tray layouts, patch matrices, topology diagrams, and BOMs, including procurement-ready bills of materials.
• Familiarity with DCIM, IPAM, and asset management platforms such as NetBox, Nlyte, Sunbird, or equivalent systems.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD, Visio, and at least one data center design, BIM, DCIM, or infrastructure documentation tool.
• Working knowledge of rack-level and row-level power distribution, including PDUs, busway, overhead power, and rack power management; experience collaborating with MEP, construction, procurement, and operations teams.
• Ability to set standards, influence cross-functional stakeholders, and turn ambiguous infrastructure requirements into clear, buildable design packages.

Nice to have

• Experience with direct liquid cooling, rear-door heat exchangers, and immersion cooling integration in high-density data halls.
• Familiarity with NVIDIA NVLink Switch System, Quantum InfiniBand, Spectrum Ethernet, and emerging AI fabric architectures.
• Experience designing AI, HPC, hyperscale, cloud, or mission-critical data center environments.
• Knowledge of optical transceiver types, silicon photonics, co-packaged optics, and their implications for high-speed server and switch connectivity.
• Experience building or leading a data center infrastructure design team and integrating data hall assets into BIM, DCIM, digital twin, or operational documentation workflows.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Network Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline.
• Relevant certifications such as BICSI RCDD, BICSI DCDC, NVIDIA DGX-related certifications, Cisco CCNA/CCNP, or equivalent credentials.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote-first and flexible workplace with autonomy over the working day.
• Collaborative, supportive, innovative environment focused on ownership, accountability, openness, and transparency.
• Base salary with equity, reviews every 12 months, and potential bonus and/or commission programs.
• Competitive benefits may include medical, dental, vision, flexible paid time off, parental leave, and retirement plan participation.
• Dynamic progression plan with opportunities to lead, challenge the status quo, and own impact.