[Hiring] Director, Data Hall Design @Nscale

Role Description

As Director, Data Hall Design, you will build and lead Nscale's data hall design practice, the specialist function responsible for the physical design of AI infrastructure inside the data hall. This includes:

• GPU rack layouts
• High-speed network and storage topology
• Structured cabling
• Fiber tray routing
• Patch matrices
• Rack-level power distribution
• Bill of materials development

The role sits at the intersection of AI infrastructure architecture, physical data center design, construction delivery, and operations. You will translate complex GPU, networking, storage, power, and cooling requirements into precise, buildable design packages that construction, installation, procurement, and operations teams can execute with clarity.

This is a hands-on technical leadership role at launch. You will establish standards, templates, and quality processes, and build a scalable team of data hall designers as Nscale's global portfolio grows.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in data hall design, data center infrastructure design, IT infrastructure planning, structured cabling engineering, or a closely related technical field.
• Deep experience designing physical infrastructure for high-density compute environments, including rack layout, power distribution, cooling integration, and structured cabling.
• Strong knowledge of GPU cluster physical design, ideally including NVIDIA DGX/HGX systems, SuperPOD-scale environments, or comparable AI/HPC infrastructure.
• Strong understanding of high-speed networking physical design, including InfiniBand, 100G/400G/800G Ethernet, spine-leaf and fat-tree topologies, and GPU fabric architectures.
• Expertise in structured cabling and fiber infrastructure, including OS2, OM3/OM4/OM5, LC, MPO/MTP, polarity schemes, loss budgets, and high-density fiber management.
• Demonstrated ability to produce production-quality design documentation, including data hall layouts, rack elevations, cable plans, fiber tray layouts, patch matrices, topology diagrams, and BOMs.
• Experience developing procurement-ready bills of materials for complex data hall builds.
• Familiarity with DCIM, IPAM, and asset management platforms such as NetBox, Nlyte, Sunbird, or equivalent systems.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD, Visio, and at least one data center design, BIM, DCIM, or infrastructure documentation tool.
• Working knowledge of rack-level and row-level power distribution, including PDUs, busway, overhead power, and rack power management.
• Experience collaborating with MEP engineers, construction teams, procurement teams, and operations teams in a fast-paced, multi-project environment.
• Ability to set standards, influence cross-functional stakeholders, and turn ambiguous infrastructure requirements into clear, buildable design packages.

Requirements

• Experience with direct liquid cooling, rear-door heat exchangers, and immersion cooling integration in high-density data halls.
• Familiarity with NVIDIA NVLink Switch System, Quantum InfiniBand, Spectrum Ethernet, and emerging AI fabric architectures.
• Experience designing AI, HPC, hyperscale, cloud, or mission-critical data center environments.
• Knowledge of optical transceiver types, silicon photonics, co-packaged optics, and their implications for high-speed server and switch connectivity.
• Experience building or leading a data center infrastructure design team.
• Experience integrating data hall assets into BIM, DCIM, digital twin, or operational documentation workflows.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Network Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline.
• Relevant certifications such as BICSI RCDD, BICSI DCDC, NVIDIA DGX-related certifications, Cisco CCNA/CCNP, or equivalent credentials.

Benefits

• Highly competitive package, including base salary and equity, with reviews every 12 months.
• Join one of the fastest-growing tech startups: your chance to push boundaries, collaborate with brilliant minds, and make your mark on cutting-edge AI.
• Expect a dynamic progression plan tailored to your ambitions. Grow by trying new things, leading, challenging the status quo, and owning your impact, always with our full support.
• Human-first flexibility. We treat you as humans first. Our flexible workplace trusts Nscalers to deliver, giving you the autonomy to shape your day around life's moments.
• Join our thriving remote-first team. Geography is no barrier to impact or connection. We build seamless virtual collaboration, empowering you wherever you work.