Strategic Customer Product Architect
Digital Realty · Chicago, IL · 2 days ago
On-siteEngineering$160k–$180k/yrFull-time
About the role
The Strategic Customer Product Architect works closely with Sales, Solutions Engineering, Product Management, Design Engineering, and Design, Engineering & Construction teams, as well as key customers, to develop scalable, customer-aligned infrastructure solutions for data center environments.
Responsibilities
- Lead technical discovery sessions with customers to understand infrastructure requirements, performance objectives, and design constraints.
- Translate customer requirements into scalable, efficient, and standardized MEP infrastructure solutions for data center environments.
- Develop and review conceptual layouts, Basis of Design (BoD) documents, technical narratives, and customer solution packages.
- Serve as a trusted technical advisor during customer engagements, solution development activities, and design alignment discussions.
- Support complex customer deployments, including hyperscale, high-density, and build-to-suit infrastructure solutions.
- Create, maintain, and enhance a library of pre-planned customer-specific design packages for single-site and multi-campus deployments.
- Partner with Sales and Solutions Engineering teams to support strategic pursuits, customer proposals, and solution development initiatives.
- Contribute to RFP/RFQ responses, technical proposals, infrastructure narratives, and conceptual planning efforts.
- Provide guidance to internal stakeholders on evolving customer requirements, infrastructure trends, and technical standards.
- Identify opportunities to improve scalability, constructability, operational efficiency, deployment speed, and design standardization.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- 3–5 years of experience in mission-critical infrastructure, MEP engineering, data center design, or related environments.
- Strong knowledge of data center cooling systems, power distribution, redundancy strategies, and scalable infrastructure architectures.
- Familiarity with industry standards and guidelines, including Uptime Institute Tier Standards, ASHRAE, and TIA-942.
- Understanding of building design considerations such as structural loading, wall and door layouts, floor elevations, plumbing interfaces, security requirements, bracing, and access/egress pathways.
- Experience supporting customer-facing technical engagements and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
- Experience managing external engineering consultants, vendors, or technical service partners.
- Proficiency with AutoCAD and related design tools for creating and modifying facility and infrastructure designs.
- Strong communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into practical solutions.
Qualifications
- Ability to balance customer requirements, technical feasibility, operational considerations, and commercial objectives.
Skills
- Technical expertise in data center infrastructure, cooling systems, power distribution, and scalability.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
Benefits
Health and safety, comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, 401(k) match, disability benefits, wellness and education benefits, employee stock purchase plan, paid time off, holidays, and more.
Pay
$160,000 - $180,000 annually.
Schedule
N/A