Senior Due Diligence Design Engineer

Role description

Role Overview

The Senior Site Due Diligence Design Engineer provides the first comprehensive technical evaluation of prospective sites for CoreWeave's data center development pipeline. They evaluate infrastructure capacity, utility availability, building suitability, land-use and entitlement considerations, and early design constraints. This role serves as the technical bridge between the Site Selection team and the broader Design & Engineering organization.

What You Will Do

The engineer will act as the initial technical evaluator for prospective data center sites, support site evaluation and feasibility efforts, and review provider proposals, capacity offers, utility information, conceptual layouts, and as-built drawings to determine alignment with CoreWeave's design principles.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The ideal candidate will have 7+ years of experience in data center engineering, MEP consulting, site selection, due diligence, or early-phase design/development, and a broad technical competency across electrical, mechanical, civil/structural, and architectural fundamentals.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in data center engineering, MEP consulting, site selection, due diligence, or early-phase design/development
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering—or equivalent relevant experience
• Broad technical competency across electrical, mechanical, civil/structural, and architectural fundamentals
• Strong understanding of utility infrastructure and their impact on site feasibility
• Experience reviewing capacity offers, conceptual site plans, utility data, and building documentation from data center providers or developers
• Familiarity with land use, zoning, and entitlement processes, and the ability to identify regulatory risks that may affect feasibility or schedule
• Ability to translate complex technical information into clear written assessments and concise go/no-go recommendations
• Strong interpersonal skills with experience engaging landlords, utilities, developers, and real estate teams
• Experience in or exposure to data center design standards, including cooling strategies, power distribution, redundancy concepts, and scalability considerations
• Demonstrated ability to work independently during early assessments and to exercise sound engineering judgment
• Excellent communication, technical writing, and presentation skills, with the ability to brief leadership and cross-functional teams effectively

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Company-paid Life Insurance
• Voluntary supplemental life insurance
• Short and long-term disability insurance
• Flexible Spending Account
• Health Savings Account
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Ability to Participate in Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
• Mental Wellness Benefits through Spring Health
• Family-Forming support provided by Carrot
• Paid Parental Leave
• Flexible, full-service childcare support with Kinside
• 401(k) with a generous employer match
• Flexible PTO
• Catered lunch each day in our office and data center locations
• A casual work environment
• A work culture focused on innovative disruption