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IT Engineer

Santa Clara, CA
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Position Overview: The IT Engineer is responsible for developing and building the infrastructure that supports IT equipment across global offices and laboratory environments. This role partners closely with facilities teams, business stakeholders, network engineers, hardware engineers, and audiovisual teams to design, deploy, and support low voltage infrastructure and network room environments. The engineer will lead infrastructure planning, construction coordination, standards development, and ongoing operational support across regional deployments.

Responsibilities:

  • Low Voltage Design for Office and Lab Builds
  • Partner with facilities teams and business stakeholders to define project requirements, develop rough order of magnitude estimates, bills of materials, and cost projections.
  • Serve as the technical stakeholder for low voltage contractor bidding and selection processes.
  • Define equipment placement within network rooms, including security systems, building automation systems, rack locations for network equipment, and service provider demarcation areas.
  • Collaborate with network and audiovisual engineering teams to gather infrastructure requirements.
  • Create deployment specifications and construction documentation for low voltage contractors.
  • Conduct regular site walks, provide project feedback, and monitor construction progress.
  • Complete project closeout documentation and transition completed environments to operational teams.
  • Regional Network Room Engineering Leadership
  • Track capacity utilization for ports, fiber infrastructure, and power distribution outlets within network rooms.
  • Support equipment installation, rack integration, and structured cabling activities.
  • Configure and connect intelligent power distribution units and uninterruptible power systems.
  • Monitor rack level and facility level power utilization.
  • Maintain accurate documentation of network rooms and assets using asset management platforms including NetBox and Nautobot.
  • Perform infrastructure audits to validate asset accuracy and assess operational impacts related to power events and maintenance activities. Infrastructure Standards and Architecture
  • Develop and refine low voltage infrastructure standards and design practices.
  • Build technology roadmaps supporting future infrastructure growth.
  • Improve collaboration workflows and implement automation initiatives that drive operational efficiency.
  • Establish measurements and success criteria to evaluate deployment quality and project outcomes,

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science in Engineering or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • 10 or more years of experience in telecommunications consulting, construction project management, low voltage infrastructure, or related disciplines.
  • Strong understanding of network architectures and network infrastructure components.
  • Ability to work onsite several days per week and perform physical inspections within network rooms.
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently with limited direction.
  • Proven leadership capability in challenging and dynamic environments.
  • Strong project management and organizational skills.
  • Ability to support global teams across multiple time zones.

Preferred Qualifications

  • 15 or more years of related industry experience.
  • Registered Communications Distribution Designer certification.
  • Experience with Autodesk products including AutoCAD and Revit.
  • Familiarity with Bluebeam Studio.
  • Experience mentoring technical team members and managing vendor relationships.
  • Strong analytical abilities with Data Center Infrastructure Management and Configuration Management Database experience.

Tools and Technologies:

  • NetBox
  • Nautobot
  • AutoCAD
  • Revit
  • Bluebeam Studio
  • Intelligent Power Distribution Units
  • Uninterruptible Power Systems
  • Structured Cabling Infrastructure
  • Fiber Infrastructure
  • Network Room Design and Operations
  • Asset Management Systems

Vailexa Technology is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable law.

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