Onsite - Data Centre Rack, Cabling & Physical Infrastructure Design Engineer
InOpTra Digital · Texas City, TX · 4 wk ago
On-siteEngineeringFull-time
Qualifications
Education background: Electrical & Electronics Engineering / ECE / CSE.
Experience: 5 to 15 years.
Industry: Data Center / Electrical Projects.
Location: Onsite (Dallas, Texas / Virginia, United States).
Key Responsibilities
- Understand and apply expertise on GPUs, racks, and elevation design of racks.
- Design and implement rack stack power cabling and deployment in high‑density or cloud environments.
- Work with GPU structures, servers, network switches, leaf and spine architectures, and placement of servers and network equipment.
- Develop labeling schemes, cable IDs, and colour‑coding for cables; create labelling plans.
- Define cable routing, lengths, types (DAC/AOC, fibre, Cat6A, console, power, patch cords) and cable matrix.
- Design equipment connections, electrical‑network cable routing, and electrical and rack layouts.
- Prepare layouts that include panels, cabinets, switchgear, UPS, PDU and other electrical equipment.
- Review equipment specifications and interface requirements; validate rack space, power, cooling, and connectivity requirements.
- Resolve design clashes and connectivity issues; support installation and commissioning teams with engineering clarifications.
- Familiarity with GPU server topologies (e.g., NVIDIA GB 300 and B300, or custom high‑density AI servers) and architecture diagrams.
Engineering Documentation
- Rack elevation drawings
- Equipment allocation drawings
- Cabling topology diagrams
- Point‑to‑point cable schedules
- Cable matrix
- Bill of Materials (BOM)
- Rack‑wise material schedules
- Network connectivity documentation
- As‑built documentation
- Coordination of electrical layouts with civil, structural, mechanical, Data Centre Architects, MEP engineers, Network Engineers, and IT/Infrastructure teams
Required Skills
- Proficient in AutoCAD and Visio
- Knowledge of Revit, Navisworks, or other 3D design tools (advantageous)
- Data centre experience preferred
- Strong communication and coordination abilities