Hybrid Project Engineer – Data Center Hardware

at Computacenter

• Job title: Project Engineer – Data Center Hardware
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior, Lead
• Salary: $95,000 - $120,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Firewalls, Switching
• Location requirements: Hybrid, San Francisco, United States

About the role

• Senior Project Engineer overseeing physical infrastructure and networking systems in Data Centers. Facilitating complex deployments while ensuring operational and customer standards are met.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the senior technical lead for all structured cabling, rack deployment and networking aspects of data center deployments.
• Ensure infrastructure solutions are designed and installed in accordance with BICSI, TIA/EIA, and customer-specific standards.
• Provide oversight and approval for network hardware installation, cable routing, and patching documentation.
• Lead onsite efforts during First Article Builds (FABs), Proof of Concepts (POCs), and network turn-ups.
• Manage technical delivery across project phases: design, implementation, and closeout.
• Direct and mentor onsite field teams including rack build technicians, low voltage technicians, cabling installers, and subcontractors.
• Support installation and connectivity of core/aggregation/leaf switches, firewalls, routers, and optical transport systems.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive engineering documentation including rack elevations, cable routing diagrams, and test results.
• Interface with customer technical teams, consultants, PMO, integration centers, and vendors.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience delivering physical infrastructure and network solutions in enterprise or colocation data centers.
• Proven technical leadership on structured cabling and low voltage projects.
• Strong hands-on experience with rack and stack, fiber/copper plant design, patching standards, and testing tools.
• Familiarity with modern data center network architectures (spine-leaf, high-density switching).
• Experience in managing field teams and coordinating with multiple delivery workstreams.
• Bachelor's degree in IT, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent technical field.
• Industry certifications such as: BICSI Technician, RCDD, Exfo/Fluke DTX/Versiv Certification, Cisco CCNA/CCNP (Data Center).
• Familiarity with Revit, AutoCAD, Visio, and Smartsheet or MS Project.
• OSHA 10/30 certification or equivalent site safety training.
• Deep understanding of low voltage cabling standards and best practices.
• Deep understanding of Data Center Networking technologies.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams.
• Ability to collaborate across technical and non-technical teams, both internally and externally.
• Self-starter who can lead on-site technical efforts with minimal supervision.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Attractive mix of benefit plans for health and financial security
• Long-term career opportunities
• Professional development programs