Director, Data Center Engineering

CoreWeave•San Francisco, NY

About The Position

CoreWeave is seeking a Director of Data Center Engineering to lead a multidisciplinary team of engineering subject matter experts and set the technical direction for its global data center portfolio. The Director will develop, maintain, and govern the Basis of Design, reference designs, engineering standards, and long-term design roadmap for future data centers. As a senior leader in the Data Center Design organization, this role serves as the senior technical authority and escalation point for engineering decisions, partnering with the VP of Design and cross-functional teams to translate business and technology requirements into scalable infrastructure solutions. The role requires 20% travel to data center sites. The Director oversees engineering strategy and integration across disciplines and the data center design lifecycle, from site planning and project definition through detailed design, construction, commissioning, and operational turnover. The position works with Design Management, Data Center Technology, Capacity, Construction, Commissioning, Operations, Network Engineering, Supply Chain, external providers, consultants, contractors, and suppliers. It leads technical reviews, addresses risks and interdisciplinary conflicts, incorporates operational feedback and lessons learned, evaluates emerging technologies, and promotes reliability, efficiency, sustainability, scalability, maintainability, and cost-effective delivery. CoreWeave describes its culture as fast-moving, collaborative, entrepreneurial, and focused on learning, innovation, and independent thinking. The role offers a base salary range of $180,000 to $264,000, with starting pay determined by job-related factors and location. Total rewards include a discretionary bonus, equity awards, and benefits based on eligibility. Benefits listed reflect US-based offerings for full-time employees; offerings may vary for other locations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering field.
15+ years of progressively responsible experience in data center engineering, infrastructure design, construction, commissioning, or operations.
At least 8 years in an engineering leadership or people-management role.
Demonstrated experience leading, developing, and coordinating multidisciplinary technical teams across mechanical, electrical, civil, structural, architectural, plumbing, controls, fire protection, and life-safety disciplines.
Recognized technical expertise in planning and engineering large-scale, high-density data centers, including greenfield developments, single-building facilities, and multi-building campuses.
Experience developing, maintaining, and governing Basis of Design documents, reference designs, technical standards, engineering specifications, and long-term infrastructure design roadmaps.
Strong knowledge of critical data center infrastructure, including utility services, medium- and low-voltage power distribution, substations, UPS systems, generators, cooling plants, liquid-cooling systems, water systems, BMS and controls, fire protection, and life-safety systems.
Ability to evaluate complex engineering challenges, reconcile competing technical requirements, and make risk-informed decisions balancing reliability, scalability, efficiency, constructability, maintainability, cost, and speed to market.
Experience providing technical oversight across multiple concurrent projects, locations, delivery models, and development stages, from early feasibility and master planning through design, construction, commissioning, and operational turnover.
Experience leading multidisciplinary technical reviews of engineering calculations, studies, drawings, specifications, equipment selections, sequences of operation, commissioning plans, and proposed deviations from standards.
Experience working with data center providers, developers, utility companies, A/E consultants, contractors, commissioning agents, equipment manufacturers, and technology partners.
Strong understanding of applicable building codes, engineering standards, regulatory and safety requirements, and industry best practices for mission-critical facilities.
Excellent people-leadership skills, including establishing technical accountability, managing performance, developing engineering talent, encouraging knowledge sharing, and building a collaborative team.
Excellent written, verbal, and executive-level communication skills, including the ability to explain complex engineering issues through business impacts, alternatives, risks, and recommendations.
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment while balancing technical initiatives, project demands, competing priorities, and evolving infrastructure requirements.
Strong analytical, strategic-thinking, organizational, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to travel to data center sites; travel is stated as 20%.
Must meet one of the stated eligibility paths for access to export-controlled information: qualify as a U.S. person, be eligible to access the information without export authorization, or be eligible and reasonably likely to obtain required export authorization.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree in engineering or a related field.
Professional Engineer (PE) licensure or certifications such as LEED, Uptime Institute, or similar industry qualifications.
Demonstrated ability to identify, evaluate, and implement emerging data center technologies, particularly for high-density compute, advanced cooling, liquid cooling, power distribution, controls, modular infrastructure, and energy efficiency.
Ability to maintain a portfolio-level perspective while engaging directly in details to resolve critical project issues.
Ability to bring structure to ambiguity and translate technical and business requirements into actionable project plans.
Ability to identify developing risks early, set practical mitigation strategies, and communicate recommendations confidently to senior and executive leadership.
Track record of building productive relationships with internal teams, data center providers, A/E firms, contractors, consultants, and equipment suppliers.

Responsibilities

Lead, manage, mentor, and develop a multidisciplinary team of engineering subject matter experts across critical infrastructure disciplines.
Establish the technical vision and engineering strategy for CoreWeave’s global data center portfolio.
Develop, maintain, and govern the Basis of Design, ensuring it is documented, interpreted consistently, and updated using lessons learned, operational feedback, technology advances, and business needs.
Develop and maintain a long-term engineering design roadmap for future data centers, including infrastructure architectures, capacity requirements, technologies, and capabilities.
Integrate mechanical, electrical, architectural, civil, structural, controls, life-safety, and other engineering disciplines into cohesive infrastructure solutions; partner with Data Center Technology on low-voltage, structured cabling, network, and white-space requirements.
Work with Data Center Design Management to define technical requirements, set design review milestones, resolve engineering issues, evaluate proposed changes, and support delivery of coordinated, constructible design packages.
Set expectations for technical design reviews and lead evaluations of drawings, specifications, calculations, equipment selections, control sequences, studies, and commissioning documentation.
Identify and resolve design risks, gaps, and interdisciplinary conflicts.
Serve as the senior escalation point for complex engineering challenges; align subject matter experts and provide leadership with options, risk assessments, and recommendations.
Collaborate with Operations and Commissioning to review system performance, reliability events, commissioning findings, capacity limitations, and operational trends, and translate findings into improvements.
Establish a process for capturing lessons from design, construction, commissioning, and operations, and incorporate validated improvements into standards, reference designs, specifications, and engineering processes.
Evaluate emerging data center technologies, including advanced and liquid cooling, power distribution, energy storage, controls, and modular infrastructure; recommend testing, standardization, and scaled deployment.
Drive initiatives to improve reliability, energy and water efficiency, sustainability, scalability, maintainability, and total cost of ownership without compromising performance or deployment speed.
Ensure designs comply with applicable codes, regulations, safety requirements, contractual obligations, and industry standards; monitor relevant regulatory and technical changes.
Provide technical direction to data center providers, A/E consultants, contractors, equipment manufacturers, and technology partners, and assess proposed solutions against CoreWeave requirements.
Collaborate with Supply Chain and Construction on equipment requirements, vendor evaluations, product qualification, standardization, and strategic procurement opportunities.
Manage engineering resources across the project portfolio; identify capability gaps and develop hiring, consultant, or vendor strategies.
Report engineering priorities, technical risks, major decisions, roadmap progress, resource needs, and portfolio-affecting initiatives to the VP of Design and executive leadership.
Foster technical excellence, innovation, collaboration, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement across the engineering team.