Senior Manager or Director, Low Voltage Design – Fiber & OSP

Location:

US, Remote

Position Type:

Full-Time, Permanent

About Nscale

NScale is the GPU cloud engineered for AI. We provide cost-effective, high-performance infrastructure for AI start-ups and large enterprise customers. NScale enables AI-focused companies to achieve superior results by reducing the complexity of AI development. Our GPU cloud bolsters technical capabilities and directly supports strategic business outcomes, including cost management, rapid innovation, and environmental responsibility.

At NScale, our Design and Construction team plays a critical role in delivering data center facilities that are optimized for AI deployments.

We thrive on a culture of relentless innovation, ownership, and accountability, where every team member takes pride in their work and drives it with excellence and urgency. As an NScaler, you’ll build trust through openness and transparency, where everyone is inspired to do their best work. If you join our team, you’ll be contributing to building the technology that powers the future

About the Role

• We are looking for a Senior Manager / Director of Low Voltage Design to contribute to the strategy, architecture, and detailed design of fiber and low-voltage infrastructure for next-generation data centers focused on GPU-based AI workloads. 
• This role will collaborate closely with the Nscale European network team and implement end-to-end design for campus and outside plant (OSP) networks, ensuring scalable, resilient, and high-density fiber systems that support HPC, AI, and cloud environments.
• You will partner closely with the Nscale European network team and with North America construction, and operations, and contribute to and implement the standards for how we deliver low-voltage and fiber solutions across multiple sites and regions.
• The position title and level will be commensurate with experience and qualifications.

What You’ll be Doing (Responsibilities)

Strategy & Leadership

• Partner with stakeholders in data center architecture, networks, facilities, construction, and operations to align designs with capacity, performance, and reliability requirements.
• Contribute to and align with the Nscale European network team on the overall vision, standards, and roadmap for low-voltage and fiber systems across data center, campus, and OSP environments.
• Help to establish and maintain global design standards, specifications, and best practices for fiber and copper low-voltage systems.

Design & Engineering – Fiber / Low Voltage

• Partner with the Nscale European network team to implement design for fiber and low-voltage systems supporting GPU-dense AI and HPC deployments, including:
• Structured cabling within white space (MDF/IDF, meet-me rooms, MPO/MTP architectures).
• High-fiber-count backbone and leaf-spine topologies for AI fabrics.
• Campus distribution networks and inter-building connectivity.
• Outside plant (OSP) fiber routes, duct banks, handholes, manholes, and related civil works.
• Oversee development and provide review of detailed design packages, including single-line diagrams, riser diagrams, OSP route plans, cable schedules, splice diagrams, and labeling standards.
• Ensure designs meet or exceed applicable codes and standards (for example, TIA/EIA, BICSI, NEC, local telecom and utility requirements).
• Optimize designs for scalability, maintainability, and rapid deployment, with particular focus on:
• High-density fiber management.
• Pathway and space planning.
• Future capacity and upgrades.
• AI / GPU cluster growth and reconfiguration.

Campus & OSP (Outside Plant) Focus

• Lead the planning and design of campus and OSP fiber infrastructure connecting data centers, network hubs, and carrier meet-points.
• Oversee route selection, risk analysis, and redundancy planning (diverse paths, ring topologies, physical separation).
• Define and review designs for duct banks, conduit configurations, vaults, handholes/manholes, aerial versus underground strategies, and building entrances.
• Coordinate with long-haul and metro fiber providers and carriers to secure diverse connectivity into sites, including evaluating route proposals, entrance facilities, and demarcation points.
• Support contract and commercial discussions with providers by supplying technical requirements, design constraints, and capacity forecasts.
• Oversee provider design reviews and ensure their outside plant and entrance facilities align with internal standards for resiliency, separation, and future expansion.

GPU / AI Data Center Specifics

• Work with the Nscale European network team to translate GPU / AI workload requirements into low-voltage and fiber design criteria.
• Collaborate on fabric design (InfiniBand / high-speed Ethernet, spine/leaf, super-spine, and similar).
• Ensure cabling and pathway designs support high-power, high-density racks, liquid cooling deployments, and rapid reconfiguration.
• Incorporate monitoring, testing, and troubleshooting capabilities into designs (OTDR access, test points, structured labeling and documentation).

Project Delivery & Governance

• Provide technical leadership across the full project lifecycle: concept, schematic, design development, issued-for-construction (IFC), and handover.
• Review and approve vendor and contractor submittals, shop drawings, and as-builts for low-voltage and OSP scopes.
• Define technical requirements and evaluation criteria for RFPs and vendor selection related to low-voltage and fiber infrastructure.
• Act as the primary North America technical point of contact for carriers and dark fiber providers during planning, construction, and turn-up, including coordinating site access, testing, and acceptance.
• Support cost estimation and value engineering while protecting performance, reliability, and scalability.

Documentation & Standards

• Contribute to and maintain master specifications, design guides, typical details, and standard drawings for:
• Data hall cabling and pathways.
• Campus backbone architectures.
• OSP fiber routes and components.
• Ensure accurate, current documentation (BIM models, GIS/route maps, splice records, labeling databases) for all sites and campuses.
• Assist with developing playbooks to standardize deployment and replication of proven designs across regions.

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Computer Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 10+ years of experience in low-voltage and fiber design, with significant focus on data centers, telecom, or large-scale campus networks.
• Proven experience leading design for:
• Structured cabling systems in mission-critical environments.
• OSP and campus fiber (duct banks, vaults, aerial and underground, building entry).
• Strong understanding of:
• TIA/EIA, BICSI, and relevant telecom and electrical codes.
• High-density fiber architectures (MPO/MTP, cassette-based systems, spine/leaf designs).
• Redundancy and resiliency concepts (A/B paths, dual home, ring and mesh topologies).
• Demonstrated leadership experience managing teams and/or large design programs.
• Ability to read, create, and review detailed design documentation (AutoCAD, Revit/BIM, GIS or equivalent tools).
• Excellent communication skills, with ability to convey complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred

• Experience with GPU-dense AI, HPC, or large-scale cloud data center designs.
• Experience collaborating on high-speed fabric design (InfiniBand, 100G/400G/800G Ethernet, or similar).
• Professional certifications such as RCDD (BICSI) or equivalent telecom / low-voltage credentials.
• Experience working with carriers, utilities, and local authorities for OSP design, permitting, and construction.
• Background in global or multi-site programs, with repeatable design standards and templates.