Overview
STRUCTURAL & ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN ENGINEER
ABOUT THE ROLE
We are hiring a Structural & Architectural Design Engineer for our client — a company building a large-scale AI data center (with a planned capacity of 300 MW) in Poland, on a site currently undergoing active reconstruction into modern technological infrastructure. The first phase, with a capacity of 50 MW, is planned to go live this year.
ROLE DESCRIPTION
The Structural & Architectural Design Engineer is responsible for the structural and architectural design of the company’s data center facilities. The role covers building envelope, internal layout, structural load-bearing design, and life-safety/lighting considerations, ensuring the facility supports high-density AI GPU compute with liquid cooling while meeting local building codes, facility resilience standards, and operational/security requirements for a data center environment.
RESPONSIBILITIES
– Design building envelope elements: exterior walls, façade, roofing systems, and thermal/moisture insulation appropriate for a data center environment
– Design internal partitioning and space planning: white space vs. gray space separation, security zoning, fire compartmentalization, corridors, and access control layout
– Perform structural load calculations for raised floors, POD racking areas, and rooftop-mounted mechanical equipment (coolers, pump skids)
– Calculate floor loading capacity for IT racks including high-density liquid-cooled racks and CDU placement zones
– Design tunnel works and technological infrastructure pathways (cable trays, piping routes)
– Develop lighting design for white space, gray space, office areas, and exterior/security lighting, per data center operational standards
– Coordinate structural and architectural drawings with the MEP team (equipment loads, ceiling heights, clearances for cooling piping and electrical distribution)
– Review architectural/structural sections of design-build packages, flag risks, inconsistencies, and value engineering opportunities
– Ensure compliance with local building codes, fire safety regulations, and facility resilience requirements
– Coordinate with local authorities on permitting matters related to structural and architectural design
– Support space planning for future data center scalability
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE
– 5+ years of structural and/or architectural design experience, including industrial, warehouse, or critical infrastructure facilities
– Experience designing load-intensive facilities (raised floors, heavy stationary equipment, high-load structural calculations) — data center experience is a plus but not required; equivalent experience from industrial, warehouse, or manufacturing facilities is fully acceptable
– Proficiency with AutoCAD and/or Revit, plus at least one structural calculation package (Tekla Structures, Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis, IDEA StatiCa, or Dlubal RFEM)
– Experience coordinating multidisciplinary design (structural/architectural/MEP interfaces)
– English proficiency sufficient for international project documentation
NICE TO HAVE
– Working knowledge of local building codes and permitting processes
– Experience with Tier III/IV data center design standards
– Familiarity with modular/POD-based data center construction
– Experience designing for high-density liquid-cooled IT environments
– Polish language skills
– Experience on greenfield/brownfield construction-phase projects
