Structural & Architectural Design Engineer

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Structural & Architectural Design Engineer based in Netherlands.

• Design building envelope systems, including exterior walls, façades, roofing, and thermal and moisture insulation suitable for critical data center environments.
• Develop internal partitioning and space-planning solutions, including white-space and gray-space separation, security zones, fire compartments, corridors, and access-control layouts.
• Perform structural load calculations for raised floors, POD and racking areas, and rooftop mechanical equipment such as coolers and pump skids.
• Calculate floor-loading capacity for IT racks, including high-density liquid-cooled racks and CDU placement zones.
• Design tunnels and technological infrastructure pathways for cable trays, piping, and other critical services.
• Develop lighting concepts for white space, gray space, offices, exterior areas, and security zones in line with data center operational requirements.
• Coordinate architectural and structural drawings with MEP teams, accounting for equipment loads, ceiling heights, structural clearances, cooling-pipe routes, and electrical distribution.
• Review architectural and structural components of design-build packages, identifying technical risks, inconsistencies, and potential value-engineering opportunities.
• Ensure designs comply with applicable local building codes, fire-safety regulations, and facility resilience requirements.
• Coordinate with local authorities and relevant stakeholders on structural and architectural permitting matters.
• Support long-term space planning and design strategies that allow the facility to scale as infrastructure and computing requirements evolve.

• 5+ years of professional experience in structural and/or architectural design, ideally involving industrial, warehouse, manufacturing, critical infrastructure, or similarly complex facilities.
• Demonstrated experience designing load-intensive facilities, including raised floors, heavy stationary equipment, and structures requiring detailed load calculations.
• Direct data center experience is beneficial but not mandatory; relevant experience from industrial, warehouse, manufacturing, or comparable environments is fully applicable.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD and/or Revit.
• Experience with at least one structural calculation package, such as Tekla Structures, Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis, IDEA StatiCa, or Dlubal RFEM.
• Proven ability to coordinate multidisciplinary designs and manage interfaces between structural, architectural, and MEP disciplines.
• Strong understanding of structural design principles, building layouts, space planning, and technical coordination.
• Ability to identify design risks, inconsistencies, and practical optimization opportunities in complex engineering documentation.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, particularly when working with international engineering teams and external stakeholders.
• English proficiency sufficient for international project documentation, technical discussions, and coordination.
• Working knowledge of local building codes and permitting processes is an advantage.
• Experience with Tier III/IV data center design standards is desirable.
• Familiarity with modular or POD-based data center construction is a plus.
• Experience designing facilities for high-density, liquid-cooled IT environments is beneficial.
• Polish language skills are an advantage.
• Experience supporting greenfield or brownfield projects through construction phases is highly valued.

• Full-time position with a fully remote working arrangement from Europe.
• Opportunity to contribute to a major, large-scale AI data center development in Europe.
• Exposure to advanced high-density computing and liquid-cooling infrastructure.
• Broad technical scope spanning architecture, structural engineering, space planning, life safety, lighting, and infrastructure integration.
• Opportunity to collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams, MEP specialists, construction partners, and local authorities.
• Significant involvement in a technically complex critical-infrastructure project designed for future scalability.
• International working environment with exposure to modern data center design and construction practices.
• Opportunity to apply transferable industrial or infrastructure design expertise to next-generation AI facilities.