Sr. Associate, Data Center Design Engineer

Position Title: Sr. Associate Data Center Design Engineer
Location: Phoenix AZ

Your role
Join the worlds leading data center experts and design solutions for some of the most innovative customers on the planet. As a Sr. Associate Data Center Design Engineer you will create detailed engineering packages addressing space power cooling and connectivity requirements during the pre-sales process. You will act as a subject matter expert for assigned campuses or buildings ensuring technical accuracy consistency and seamless transitions from sales to implementation.
This role combines customer-facing engagement technical design expertise and collaboration with Solutions Engineers Portfolio Management Operations and Design & Construction teams to deliver optimized solutions that align with customer needs and company standards.

What youll do
Partner with Solutions Engineers to understand customer business/technical needs.
Design and deliver optimized whitespace power cooling and connectivity solutions.
Create engineering packages: drawings floor plans technical documentation and proposals.
Conduct site surveys due diligence and indicative CFD analyses.
Present technical solutions directly to customers supporting RFPs and technical due diligence.
Collaborate with sales portfolio and operations teams during all stages of the sales cycle.
Provide technical expertise during customer tours and solution presentations.
Act as the local Subject Matter Expert for assigned campuses: whitespace design inventory connectivity pathways and capacity management.
Perform Service Order reviews cost validations requirements.
Support post-sales teams with accurate handover packages Technical Service Reviews and order materials.
Support forecasting pipeline and market analysis.

What youll need
Education & Experience:
oBachelors degree in electrical or mechanical engineering
Technical Expertise:
oDesign skills in high- and low-density data centers (power cooling space optimization airflow).
oBasic knowledge of liquid cooling technologies and best practices.
oBasic understanding of network architecture fiber optics and connectivity solutions.
oFamiliarity with CAD/Visio/AutoCAD CFD modeling.
oProficiency in MS Office Suite (Word Excel PowerPoint) and Adobe Acrobat.
Soft Skills:
oExcellent customer-facing and presentation skills.
oAbility to translate complex technical requirements into clear actionable solutions.
oFundamental project management problem-solving and communication skills.
oAdaptability to fast-paced global environments.
oCommitment to customer service and cross-functional collaboration.

A bit about us
Digital Realty brings companies and data together by delivering the full spectrum of data center colocation and interconnection solutions. PlatformDIGITAL the companys global data center platform provides customers with a secure data meeting place and a proven Pervasive Datacenter Architecture (PDx) solution methodology for powering innovation and efficiently managing Data Gravity challenges. Digital Realty gives its customers access to the connected data communities that matter to them with a global data center footprint of 300 facilities in 50 metros across 25 countries on six continents.

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A bit about our team
Our Technology & Innovation team strives to innovate alongside our customers and empower their businesses to thrive. We work closely with our customers to develop insights-based data-driven technical solutions and differentiated value propositions on PlatformDIGITAL across the world. Operating in almost 50 cities globally means we understand how rapidly the world is evolving so weve built a best-in-class development model to qualify package; and enable cloud to core to edge hybrid IT solutions. Our deep technical heritage combined with our global footprint means the Technology Innovation team can create and deploy services and solutions that are at the heart of the digital economy.

What we can offer you
Our rapidly evolving business sector offers the opportunity to be part of a courageous and passionate team who work together to understand and meet the changing needs of our global customers.

Join us and youll be part of a supportive and inclusive environment where you can bring your whole self to work. As part of our team youll get to work with people from different business areas challenge the way we do things and put your ideas into action. Well also give you plenty of development opportunities so you can build a rewarding and successful career with us.

Apply today take charge of your career and grow your talents with us.

Health and Safety
Safety isnt just a priority here at Digital; its critical to everything we do. Safeguarding lives protecting assets and securing data arent just ideals - theyre essential pillars of our commitment to excellence for our people our partners and our customers. We have a culture of care where every member of Team Digital embraces a relentless pursuit of working safely across Digital Realty. Together we are Safely Powering Progress.

Our Compensation Philosophy
Digital Realty offers its employees a highly competitive compensation package excellent benefits and an environment that recognizes and rewards your contributions. Central to our compensation philosophy is rewarding our employees for achieving the values and objectives aligned to the companys overall goals and values.