Director, Data Hall Design (AI Infrastructure)

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

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

Company

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

What you will do

• Own data hall layouts from early concepts through construction-ready drawing packages across the AI data center portfolio.
• Design GPU rack layouts, high-speed network and storage topologies, structured cabling, fiber routing, patch matrices, power distribution, cooling integration, and operational access.
• Produce layouts, rack elevations, cable and fiber plans, topology diagrams, power plans, bills of materials, asset documentation, and procurement packages.
• Establish DCIM, asset documentation, reusable standards, templates, quality reviews, and delivery cadences.
• Partner with network engineering, IT architecture, MEP, construction, procurement, commissioning, operations, and design technology teams.
• Build and lead the data hall design team as the portfolio scales.

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

Nice to have

• Experience with direct liquid cooling, rear-door heat exchangers, immersion cooling, AI/HPC/hyperscale/cloud or mission-critical data centers.
• Familiarity with NVIDIA NVLink Switch System, Quantum InfiniBand, Spectrum Ethernet, and emerging AI fabric architectures.
• Knowledge of optical transceivers, silicon photonics, co-packaged optics, and high-speed server and switch connectivity.
• Experience building or leading a data center infrastructure design team and integrating assets into BIM, DCIM, digital twin, or operational documentation workflows.
• Bachelor’s degree in electrical, computer, or network engineering, information technology, or a related discipline.
• BICSI RCDD, BICSI DCDC, NVIDIA DGX, Cisco CCNA/CCNP, or equivalent certifications.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote-first, flexible workplace with autonomy over the working day and virtual collaboration across geography.
• Highly competitive package with base salary, equity, reviews every 12 months, and potential bonus or commission programs.
• Potential medical, dental, and vision coverage, flexible paid time off, parental leave, and retirement plan participation.
• Supportive, collaborative, innovative environment emphasizing ownership, accountability, transparency, and technical excellence.
• Growth opportunities through leadership, new initiatives, challenging the status quo, and ownership of impact.