Structural & Architectural Design Engineer

About the role

We are hiring aStructural & Architectural Design Engineer for our client — a company building alarge-scale AI data center (with a planned capacity of300 MW) inPoland, 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

TheStructural & Architectural Design Engineer is responsible for thestructural and architectural design of the company's data center facilities. The role coversbuilding envelope, internal layout, structural load-bearing design, and life-safety/lighting considerations, ensuring the facility supportshigh-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

• Designbuilding envelope elements: exterior walls, façade, roofing systems, and thermal/moisture insulation appropriate for a data center environment

• Designinternal partitioning and space planning: white space vs. gray space separation, security zoning, fire compartmentalization, corridors, and access control layout

• Performstructural load calculations forraised floors, POD racking areas, and rooftop-mounted mechanical equipment (coolers, pump skids)

• Calculatefloor loading capacity for IT racks includinghigh-density liquid-cooled racks and CDU placement zones

• Designtunnel works and technological infrastructure pathways (cable trays, piping routes)

• Developlighting 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

• Ensurecompliance 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, includingindustrial, warehouse, or critical infrastructure facilities

• Experience designingload-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 withAutoCAD and/or Revit, plus at least one structural calculation package (Tekla Structures, Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis, IDEA StatiCa, or Dlubal RFEM)

• Experience coordinatingmultidisciplinary design (structural/architectural/MEP interfaces)

• English proficiency sufficient for international project documentation

Nice to Have

• Working knowledge oflocal building codes and permitting processes

• Experience withTier III/IV data center design standards

• Familiarity withmodular/POD-based data center construction

• Experience designing forhigh-density liquid-cooled IT environments

• Polish language skills

• Experience ongreenfield/brownfield construction-phase projects