AI ISP Data Cener Engineer

TrueNet Communications•Jacksonville, FL

About The Position

TrueNet Communications is seeking an AI ISP Data Center Engineer to develop engineering designs for telecommunications networks, facilities, and AI data center infrastructure. The position focuses on designing high-density AI/HPC rack and cage builds, with deliverables such as rack elevations, rail-to-NIC mappings, cabling and patching plans, network cut sheets, bills of material, methods of procedure, implementation and test plans, and accurate redline and as-built documentation. The engineer must account for facility constraints including power availability, cooling, aisle discipline, security boundaries, meet-me-room handoffs, and colocation procedures. The role supports AI platform deployments, including Lenovo NVIDIA GB300 NVL72 and comparable systems, and covers rack-scale connectivity, GPU cluster fabrics, power distribution, cooling, airflow, and installation requirements. The engineer interprets network diagrams, site surveys, customer specifications, and OEM documentation; coordinates with customers, architects, vendors, data center operators, project managers, and installation teams; and provides technical support through implementation, testing, and network turn-up. The position may involve work in the field, an office, or a remote environment. Duties may vary depending on management.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED required.
Minimum 4 years of experience in OSP/ISP, telecommunications engineering, data center infrastructure, structured cabling, or network deployment.
Experience with Central Office, Hut, Cabinet, colocation, hyperscale, enterprise data center, or AI/HPC infrastructure environments.
Strong knowledge of telecommunications, optical networking, and structured cabling design, including CWDM/DWDM, SONET/SDH, metro/long-haul networks, Ethernet/IP, FTTx, and 10G/100G optical connectivity.
Familiarity with legacy telecommunications technologies, including ATM, xDSL, T1/T3, and GR-303.
Understanding of high-speed data center connectivity, including 100G/200G/400G/800G Ethernet, InfiniBand, OSFP, QSFP, LC, and MPO/MTP.
Knowledge of AI/HPC networking concepts, including spine-leaf and fat-tree architectures, RDMA, RoCE, lossless Ethernet, compute/storage fabrics, and out-of-band management.
Experience with fiber and copper infrastructure, rack layouts, patch panels, cable trays, labeling, polarity, optical loss budgets, power distribution, and airflow requirements.
Ability to interpret network specifications, conduct site surveys, capture field notes, and develop engineering drawings, installation packages, bills of material, methods of procedure, and as-built documentation.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and working knowledge of AutoCAD, Visio, or comparable engineering design software.
Strong analytical, troubleshooting, organizational, and technical documentation skills.
Ability to manage multiple projects, meet deadlines, and ensure compliance with customer specifications and industry standards.
Effective written and verbal communication skills and ability to coordinate with customers, vendors, engineering teams, and field personnel.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, evolving technical environment.

Nice To Haves

Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Telecommunications, Computer Science, or a related field.
CCNA or comparable networking certification.
Experience with Lenovo NVIDIA GB300 NVL72, NVIDIA GB200/GB300, NVIDIA DGX, NVIDIA SuperPOD, or comparable rack-scale AI/HPC platforms.
Working knowledge of NVIDIA Blackwell architecture, Grace CPUs, NVLink, NVSwitch, ConnectX SuperNICs, BlueField DPUs, Spectrum-X Ethernet, Quantum InfiniBand, or NVIDIA AI factory reference architectures.
Experience designing rail-aligned GPU connectivity, GPU-to-NIC mappings, compute fabrics, storage fabrics, management fabrics, and multi-rack AI cluster cabling.
Familiarity with liquid-cooled or hybrid-cooled rack-scale systems and associated rear-service, cable-routing, clearance, and maintainability constraints.
Experience with high-density optical cabling environments using 400G, 800G, or emerging 1.6T architectures.
Experience coordinating vendor-driven deployment requirements with OEMs, integrators, colocation providers, and customer network teams.
Ability to interpret Lenovo, NVIDIA, BICSI, TIA, and customer engineering standards and convert them into field-ready installation packages.
Experience using NetBox Labs, NetBox, or a comparable source-of-truth/DCIM/IPAM platform for racks, devices, cabling, circuits, ports, IP addresses, and as-built records.
BICSI DCDC, BICSI RCDD, or BICSI Technician/Installer credentials.
Cisco CCNP Data Center or CCIE Data Center; Juniper JNCIS-DC or JNCIP-DC.
NVIDIA networking, DGX, InfiniBand, Mellanox/NVIDIA, or HPC cluster training or certification.
FOA CFOT or equivalent fiber-optic testing certification.

Responsibilities

Develop engineering designs for transport/access networks, Central Offices, Huts, Cabinets, and AI data centers, including equipment layouts, rack elevations, structured cabling, power requirements, and third-party connectivity.
Engineer high-density AI/HPC rack and cage infrastructure, including GPU cluster connectivity, compute and storage fabrics, management networks, fiber distribution, cable pathways, and equipment accessibility.
Support Lenovo NVIDIA GB300 NVL72 and comparable AI platform deployments, addressing rack-scale connectivity, NVLink switches, power distribution, cooling, airflow, and installation requirements.
Interpret network diagrams, site surveys, customer specifications, and OEM documentation to determine equipment placement, material requirements, connectivity, and installation procedures.
Prepare engineering packages, including WSP/LEEP documentation, network diagrams, rack elevations, port maps, cable schedules, bills of material, methods of procedure, test plans, and installation instructions.
Design copper and fiber infrastructure, including LC, MPO/MTP, OSFP/QSFP, Cat6A, single-mode and multimode fiber, cross-connects, carrier handoffs, and demarcation extensions.
Conduct site surveys and validate rack capacity, cable management, power distribution, airflow, equipment compatibility, and serviceability.
Coordinate with customers, network architects, OEM vendors, data center operators, project managers, and installation teams throughout engineering, deployment, testing, and network turn-up.
Provide technical support during installation and implementation, resolve design issues, participate in project reviews, and maintain redline drawings, as-built documentation, and final engineering records.
Manage multiple engineering assignments, monitor schedules and deliverables, ensure compliance with customer standards, and provide project status updates to management and stakeholders.