What are the responsibilities and job description for the Principal Solutions Engineer position at STACK Infrastructure?
Principal Solutions Engineer
THE COMPANY:
STACK INFRASTRUCTURE (STACK) provides digital infrastructure to scale the world’s most innovative companies. We are an award-winning industry leader in building, owning, and operating highly efficient hyperscale data centers. Each of our national facilities meet or exceed the highest industry standards in all operational categories of availability, security, connectivity, and physical resilience.
STACK offers the scale and geographic reach that rapidly growing hyperscale and enterprise companies need. The world runs on data. Data runs on STACK.
THE POSITION:
STACK is seeking a Principal Solutions Engineer to lead technical sales engagements with our clients. In this role, you will utilize your engineering and design knowledge to create solutions that align with our clients' needs. This position presents a demanding opportunity in a dynamic environment, requiring strong interpersonal skills to effectively gather and share information with both internal and external stakeholders. You will report directly to the Vice President of Solutions Engineering.
You will be responsible for formulating a technical solution and building consensus with the project team to facilitate this solution. This role requires a thorough understanding of land inventory and acquisitions, entitlements, development timelines, and budgets. Additionally, it involves comprehensive engagement with the client to understand their needs, coordination with our construction and engineering teams, and managing all technical elements of the contract. Job responsibilities include:
THE ROLE:
- Manage relationships with data center technical subject matter experts.
- Be the “Engineering Lead” - fielding solutions to meet customer requirements:
- You are the “Data Center Expert” with a deep understanding of building design, construction, and operation.
- Design the preliminary client solution.
- Manage and direct communication from internal and external stakeholders.
- Improve client engagement and articulate complex solutions.
- Lead client engagements, sales presentations, and technical demonstrations.
- Lead the response to RFP's and RFI's.
- Apply your expertise to the technical review of leases and exhibit creation.
- Stay up to speed with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices.
THE DETAILS:
- Location: ANY STACK Data Center, Denver or San Francisco
- Travel: 40-60%
- Compensation: Up to $250,000 annually bonus
- Must be eligible to work in the United States
- Must pass comprehensive background screening.
MUST-HAVE QUALIFICATIONS:
- Minimum of 15 years of experience providing technical data center engineering solutions
- Deep expertise in Data Center Mechanical and Electrical Engineering.
- Direct design experience establishing infrastructure to support Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (direct-to-chip, immersion, coldplate).
- CDU selection.
- Secondary fluid network design and resiliency.
- ASHRAE considerations.
- GPU operating profile.
- Programmatic understanding of property development and construction.
- Understanding of data center infrastructure design and construction techniques, operational requirements and challenges, data center fit-out projects, equipment and technology advances and general industry trends.
- Understanding of the technical sales process and working with technical buyers and site selection teams for data center users.
- Capable of determining electrical and mechanical data center solutions and leading technical conversations.
- Bachelor’s degree in a data center engineering or related discipline.
- Ability to prioritize workload and attention in a rapidly changing environment.
- Strong application software skills including MS Office, AutoCAD, Revu, CFD.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Proven self-starter with attention to detail.
- Strong initiative with the ability to drive to closure
THIS MIGHT BE RIGHT FOR YOU IF:
- You’re a strong and clear communicator, blending analytics with real-world experience in decision-making.
- Enjoy working hard.
- You can juggle multiple priorities while balancing urgent requests with shifting timelines and deliverables.
- You’re a teambuilder. You take the time to understand and develop the strengths of your resources while formulating long-term plans for the growth and success of the team.
- You’re naturally curious and driven toward continual improvement. While you celebrate your successes, you take time to review and analyze your work for future learning.
WHY STACK?
- We offer a competitive compensation package with strong benefits, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401K program, flexible spending accounts – even a cell phone subsidy.
- We foster a culture of appreciation, including peer-to-peer recognition.
- Fun is part of our DNA, with events, game nights, and barbecues.
- We’re growing – this is a great time to join and make an impact!
STACK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.
Note to External Agencies: We are not accepting any blind submissions or resumes/CVs from recruitment agencies. Any candidates sent to STACK Infrastructure will NOT be accepted or considered as a submission without a signed agreement in place.
Salary : $250,000
