Telecommunications Design Engineer

Critical Facility Group (CFG) is hiring a Telecommunications Design Engineer to design inside-plant telecommunications infrastructure for data centers and other complex technical facilities. The role independently manages telecommunications design packages from initial layouts through construction documentation and support, coordinating with multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities:

• Design inside-plant telecommunications pathways, spaces, racks, and fiber-optic and copper structured cabling systems
• Develop layouts for telecommunications rooms, MDFs, IDFs, and meet-me rooms
• Independently prepare and coordinate drawings, specifications, and construction documents using Revit
• Coordinate designs with electrical, mechanical, architectural, and facility teams
• Review shop drawings and submittals, respond to RFIs, and resolve construction-phase design issues
• Support occasional site observations during construction
• Contribute to the development of CFG's telecommunications design standards, details, and best practices

Requirements:

• Demonstrated inside-plant telecommunications design experience in data centers or similarly complex technical facilities
• Typically 5+ years of telecommunications design experience
• Proficiency in Revit
• Ability to independently develop, coordinate, and deliver complete telecommunications design packages
• Strong knowledge of structured cabling standards, telecommunications spaces, and pathway design
• Effective communication, problem-solving, and multidisciplinary coordination skills
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States
• CFG is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas
• BICSI Registered Communications Distribution Designer (RCDD) or Data Center Design Consultant (DCDC) certification
• Experience designing data center telecommunications rooms and meet-me rooms
• Proficiency in AutoCAD