[Hiring] Telecommunications Design Engineer @Critical Facility Group

Role Description

Critical Facility Group (CFG) is hiring a Telecommunications Design Engineer to design inside-plant telecommunications infrastructure for data centers and other complex technical facilities.

You'll serve as CFG's primary in-house telecom designer, independently managing telecommunications design packages from initial layouts through construction documentation and support. You'll collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams and have access to experienced technical guidance for complex challenges and design reviews.

This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys technical ownership, solving design challenges, and delivering quality work with minimal day-to-day supervision.

What You'll Do

• Design inside-plant telecommunications pathways, spaces, racks, and fiber-optic and copper structured cabling systems.
• Develop layouts for telecommunications rooms, MDFs, IDFs, and meet-me rooms.
• Independently prepare and coordinate drawings, specifications, and construction documents using Revit.
• Coordinate designs with electrical, mechanical, architectural, and facility teams.
• Review shop drawings and submittals, respond to RFIs, and resolve construction-phase design issues.
• Support occasional site observations during construction.
• Contribute to the development of CFG's telecommunications design standards, details, and best practices.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated inside-plant telecommunications design experience in data centers or similarly complex technical facilities.
• Typically 5+ years of telecommunications design experience.
• Proficiency in Revit.
• Ability to independently develop, coordinate, and deliver complete telecommunications design packages.
• Strong knowledge of structured cabling standards, telecommunications spaces, and pathway design.
• Effective communication, problem-solving, and multidisciplinary coordination skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• BICSI Registered Communications Distribution Designer (RCDD) or Data Center Design Consultant (DCDC) certification.
• Experience designing data center telecommunications rooms and meet-me rooms.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• $1,500 annual HSA contribution with the high-deductible plan
• 401(k) with a 100% match up to 5% of compensation
• 11 paid company holidays plus paid time off
• $75/month cell phone reimbursement and $50/month health reimbursement
• Eligible for bonuses

Work Authorization

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. CFG is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas. This role is open to candidates residing in states where CFG is registered to employ.

Equal Opportunity

Critical Facility Group is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. We do not ask about salary history. If you need an accommodation during the application process, please contact us at [email protected].