Low Voltage Design Engineer

TEKsystems•Santa Clara, CA

12d•$70 - $83•Hybrid

About The Position

This role will support NVIDIA's IT team based out of Santa Clara, CA, focusing on new office and lab builds across the US. The team is responsible for creating and prioritizing plans for low voltage and structured cabling in new constructions, as well as maintaining existing projects. The position requires a strong understanding of network components and architectures, with the ability to work onsite, lift and install components in racks, and collaborate with various stakeholders. The ideal candidate will be proactive, possess excellent organizational and project management skills, and be comfortable working across different time zones to support global regions.

Requirements

5+ years of working experience in related fields such as Telecommunications consulting, construction project management, low-voltage cabling installation.
Understanding of network components and architectures.
Ability to go onsite a few days a week.
Physically lift, install, and inspect components in a rack.
A strong affinity for technology and technical subjects.
Curious, creative, and constantly thinking about how to improve processes.
Ability to be proactive and work with minimal direction.
Good project management with excellent organizational skills.
Availability to work across different time zones to support global regions.
Required to be on-site at least 4 days a week in Santa Clara.

Nice To Haves

low voltage
structure cabling
rack and stack
it infrastructure

Responsibilities

Act as the construction engineering lead.
Partner with facility and end-user stakeholders to define needs.
Engage with network and Audiovisual engineers to document their infrastructure requirements.
Define equipment locations within network rooms, including security/BAS panels, rack positions for network gear, and service provider wall fields.
Produce construction documents and specifications for low voltage contractors.
Serve as a technical stakeholder for low voltage bidding and contractor selection.
Regularly walk construction projects and provide site reports with feedback on work.
Record close-out and warranty documentation at project completion.
Document network rooms and their components within the asset management database system using Excel-based mass importation or the browser user interface (Netbox).
Act as the Regional PIC for network room engineering.
Track capacity of available ports, fiber plant, and PDU outlets within network rooms.
Configure and connect smart PDU/UPS, working with the monitoring team to provide alerting at correct thresholds.
Assist with small initiatives occasionally by racking and cabling equipment.
Regularly audit IT environments to identify changes, cleaning up rooms and cabling.
Be a member of the Global Engineering team.
Join other engineering team members in the global team to continuously refine and develop infrastructure standards.
Act as PIC for engineering team initiatives.
Create roadmaps.
Define steps or workflows.
Plan and justify budgets.
Track projects through completion.