Sr. Manager, White Space Design

About CoreWeave

CoreWeave builds cloud infrastructure for AI, enabling innovators to scale AI workloads.

What You’ll Do

The Data Center Design team is the technical engineering team responsible for the architectural and infrastructure design standards across CoreWeave's global portfolio, ensuring facilities are highly scalable, efficient, and optimized to support next‑generation, high‑density compute workloads.

The Senior Manager, White Space Design leads the design of white space infrastructure and fit‑out across CoreWeave’s expanding data center portfolio. You will own the development and administration of the White Space Basis of Design while performing comprehensive technical reviews of infrastructure layouts, power distribution, and cooling configurations. You will act as both a hands‑on technical expert and a manager of internal and external design resources, including third‑party consultants. Additionally, you will collaborate daily with cross‑functional construction and operations teams to ensure all designs are scalable, constructable, and seamlessly handed off for deployment.

Who You Are

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• 15+ years of experience in data center design, mission‑critical infrastructure engineering, or white space design leadership.
• Direct experience with data center white space infrastructure systems, including PDUs, RPPs, busways, branch circuits, hot aisle containment systems, remote CDUs, fan walls, and high‑density cooling strategies.
• Experience working as a consulting engineer, design consultant, or owner’s representative overseeing third‑party design consultants.
• Documented knowledge of low voltage infrastructure systems, including structured cabling, ladder rack, cable tray systems, overhead conveyance, and network pathway coordination.
• Experience reviewing and interpreting construction drawings, shop drawings, submittals, RFIs, and design change documentation.
• Hands‑on proficiency with engineering and project management tools such as AutoCAD, Revit, Bluebeam, Asana, Smartsheet, or equivalent platforms.
• Compliance and working knowledge of data center design standards and industry guidelines, including TIA‑942, BICSI, ASHRAE, NFPA, and Uptime Institute.

Preferred

• Professional Engineer (PE), Registered Communications Distribution Designer (RCDD), or Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Experience supporting hyperscale, High‑Performance Computing (HPC), or high‑density compute environments.
• Practical familiarity with capacity planning, scalability modeling, and design standardization.

Salary and Benefits

The base salary range for this role is $177,000 to $237,000. Compensation is determined by job‑related knowledge, skills, experience, and the market location. In addition to base salary, the total rewards package includes a discretionary bonus, equity awards, and a comprehensive benefits program.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance – 100% paid by CoreWeave
• Company‑paid Life Insurance
• Voluntary supplemental life insurance
• Short and long‑term disability insurance
• Flexible Spending Account
• Health Savings Account
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Participation in Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
• Mental Wellness Benefits through Spring Health
• Family‑forming support through Carrot
• Paid Parental Leave
• Flexible, full‑service childcare support with Kinside
• 401(k) with 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

Equal Opportunity & Accommodations

CoreWeave is an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive workplace. All qualified applicants and candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. As part of this commitment and consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), CoreWeave will ensure that qualified applicants and candidates with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact:

Export Control Compliance

This position requires access to export‑controlled information. Applicants must be a U.S. person, defined as a U.S. citizen or national, a lawful permanent resident, a refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or an asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or eligible to access the information without a required export authorization, or able to obtain such authorization. CoreWeave may, for legitimate business reasons, decline to pursue any export licensing process.