Sr. Manager, White Space Design

CoreWeave is The Essential Cloud for AI™, providing a platform of technology and expertise for innovators. The Senior Manager, White Space Design will lead the design of white space infrastructure across CoreWeave’s data center portfolio, ensuring scalability and operational success through comprehensive technical reviews and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the design of white space infrastructure and fit-out across CoreWeave’s expanding data center portfolio
• Own the development and administration of the White Space Basis of Design while performing comprehensive technical reviews of infrastructure layouts, power distribution, and cooling configurations
• Act as both a hands-on technical expert and a manager of internal and external design resources, including third-party consultants
• Collaborate daily with cross-functional construction and operations teams to ensure all designs are scalable, constructable, and seamlessly handed off for deployment
• Perform deep-dive technical reviews of infrastructure layouts, high-density cooling configurations, power distribution strategies, and low-voltage pathways to proactively eliminate gaps in coordination and constructability
• Balance direct design production and engineering work with the management and mentorship of internal design engineers and external engineering consultants
• Drive daily cross-functional alignment with Construction, Operations, Network Engineering, and Commissioning teams to guarantee that all white space designs are scalable, operationally sound, and seamlessly transitioned from concept through construction handoff

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience
• 15+ years of experience in data center design, mission-critical infrastructure engineering, or white space design leadership
• Direct experience with data center white space infrastructure systems, including PDUs, RPPs, busways, branch circuits, hot aisle containment systems, remote CDUs, fan walls, and high-density cooling strategies
• Experience working as a consulting engineer, design consultant, or owner's representative overseeing third-party design consultants
• Documented knowledge of low voltage infrastructure systems, including structured cabling, ladder rack, cable tray systems, overhead conveyance, and network pathway coordination
• Experience reviewing and interpreting construction drawings, shop drawings, submittals, RFIs, and design change documentation
• Hands-on proficiency with engineering and project management tools, specifically AutoCAD, Revit, Bluebeam, Asana, Smartsheets, or equivalent platforms
• Compliance and working knowledge of data center design standards and industry guidelines, including TIA-942, BICSI, ASHRAE, NFPA, and Uptime Institute
• Professional Engineer (PE), Registered Communications Distribution Designer (RCDD), or Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
• Experience supporting hyperscale, High-Performance Computing (HPC), or high-density compute environments
• Practical familiarity with capacity planning, scalability modeling, and design standardization