IT Engineer

Vailexa • Santa Clara, CA

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About The Position

The IT Engineer develops and builds infrastructure supporting IT equipment across global offices and laboratory environments. The role partners with facilities teams, business stakeholders, network engineers, hardware engineers, and audiovisual teams to design, deploy, and support low-voltage infrastructure and network room environments. The engineer leads infrastructure planning, construction coordination, standards development, and ongoing operational support across regional deployments.

The position covers low-voltage design for office and laboratory builds, regional network room engineering, and infrastructure standards and architecture. It involves defining project requirements and estimates, supporting contractor selection, producing deployment specifications and construction documentation, coordinating site work, and transitioning completed projects to operational teams. It also includes tracking room capacity and power utilization, supporting equipment installation and structured cabling, maintaining asset records, conducting infrastructure audits, developing standards and roadmaps, and improving workflows through collaboration and automation.

The role requires onsite work several days per week and physical inspections within network rooms. The engineer must work independently with limited direction, demonstrate leadership in challenging and dynamic environments, manage projects and organizational demands, and support global teams across multiple time zones.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 10 or more years of experience in telecommunications consulting, construction project management, low-voltage infrastructure, or related disciplines.
• Strong understanding of network architectures and network infrastructure components.
• Ability to work onsite several days per week and perform physical inspections within network rooms.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently with limited direction.
• Proven leadership capability in challenging and dynamic environments.
• Strong project management and organizational skills.
• Ability to support global teams across multiple time zones.

Nice To Haves

• 15 or more years of related industry experience.
• Registered Communications Distribution Designer certification.
• Experience with Autodesk products, including AutoCAD and Revit.
• Familiarity with Bluebeam Studio.
• Experience mentoring technical team members and managing vendor relationships.
• Strong analytical abilities with Data Center Infrastructure Management and Configuration Management Database experience.

Responsibilities

• Partner with facilities teams and business stakeholders to define project requirements and develop rough order of magnitude estimates, bills of materials, and cost projections.
• Serve as the technical stakeholder for low-voltage contractor bidding and selection processes.
• Define equipment placement within network rooms, including security systems, building automation systems, network equipment racks, and service provider demarcation areas.
• Collaborate with network and audiovisual engineering teams to gather infrastructure requirements.
• Create deployment specifications and construction documentation for low-voltage contractors.
• Conduct regular site walks, provide project feedback, and monitor construction progress.
• Complete project closeout documentation and transition completed environments to operational teams.
• Track capacity utilization for ports, fiber infrastructure, and power distribution outlets within network rooms.
• Support equipment installation, rack integration, and structured cabling activities.
• Configure and connect intelligent power distribution units and uninterruptible power systems.
• Monitor rack-level and facility-level power utilization.
• Maintain accurate network room and asset documentation using asset management platforms, including NetBox and Nautobot.
• Perform infrastructure audits to validate asset accuracy and assess operational impacts related to power events and maintenance activities.
• Develop and refine low-voltage infrastructure standards and design practices.
• Build technology roadmaps to support future infrastructure growth.
• Improve collaboration workflows and implement automation initiatives that drive operational efficiency.
• Establish measurements and success criteria to evaluate deployment quality and project outcomes.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior