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The Telecommunications Design Engineer will independently manage design packages for inside-plant infrastructure in data centers and complex facilities. Responsibilities include developing layouts, coordinating with multidisciplinary teams, and providing construction-phase support.
About Critical Facility Group
Critical Facility Group (CFG) is an MEP consulting and owner's project management firm specializing in data centers and mission-critical facilities. Our engineers and project managers design, build, and protect the infrastructure that keeps the world's most important systems running, from substations and power systems to mechanical, electrical, and telecommunications design.
We're a remote-first team of experienced professionals who value technical excellence, ownership, and collaboration. Most CFG roles are fully remote; our owner's project management team works on-site at client locations. At CFG, you'll work on complex, high-impact projects alongside people who care about doing the work right.
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Design the connectivity that keeps the blinky lights blinking.
Critical Facility Group (CFG) is hiring a Telecommunications Design Engineer to design inside-plant telecommunications infrastructure for data centers and other complex technical facilities.
You'll serve as CFG's primary in-house telecom designer, independently managing telecommunications design packages from initial layouts through construction documentation and support. You'll collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams and have access to experienced technical guidance for complex challenges and design reviews.
This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys technical ownership, solving design challenges, and delivering quality work with minimal day-to-day supervision.
Design inside-plant telecommunications pathways, spaces, racks, and fiber-optic and copper structured cabling systems.
Develop layouts for telecommunications rooms, MDFs, IDFs, and meet-me rooms.
Independently prepare and coordinate drawings, specifications, and construction documents using Revit.
Coordinate designs with electrical, mechanical, architectural, and facility teams.
Review shop drawings and submittals, respond to RFIs, and resolve construction-phase design issues.
Support occasional site observations during construction.
Contribute to the development of CFG's telecommunications design standards, details, and best practices.
Demonstrated inside-plant telecommunications design experience in data centers or similarly complex technical facilities.
Typically 5+ years of telecommunications design experience.
Proficiency in Revit.
Ability to independently develop, coordinate, and deliver complete telecommunications design packages.
Strong knowledge of structured cabling standards, telecommunications spaces, and pathway design.
Effective communication, problem-solving, and multidisciplinary coordination skills.
BICSI Registered Communications Distribution Designer (RCDD) or Data Center Design Consultant (DCDC) certification.
Experience designing data center telecommunications rooms and meet-me rooms.
Proficiency in AutoCAD.
We're a growing team of engineers and project leaders focused on data centers and mission-critical facilities. At CFG, you'll take ownership of telecommunications designs for projects where reliability matters, collaborate with engineers who understand the entire facility, and help shape our growing telecommunications design capabilities.
Compensation & Benefits
The pay range for this role is listed above. Final compensation is based on experience, licensure, and location. CFG offers:
Work Authorization
Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. CFG is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas. This role is open to candidates residing in states where CFG is registered to employ.
Equal Opportunity
Critical Facility Group is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. We do not ask about salary history. If you need an accommodation during the application process, please contact us at careers@criticalfacilitygroup.com.
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