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Principal Architect- Data Center Engineering

SB Energy74 open roles

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$180,000 – $220,000 a year
Where
Redwood City, CA
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Your applicationOpen nowPrincipal Architect- Data Center EngineeringSB Energy · Redwood City, CA

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SB Energy median: 49 days open

The posting

Do you want to work with high-caliber professionals in a dynamic and growing company? Are you entrepreneurial, hard-working, and collegial? Join us at SB Energy, a leading infrastructure company backed by SoftBank Group and Ares Infrastructure, pairing cutting-edge innovation with best-in-class execution. Our mission is to deliver reliable and secure data center and power infrastructure to strengthen America's future.

Founded in 2019, SB Energy is a SoftBank Group company headquartered in Redwood City, California. In 2026, SoftBank Group and OpenAI announced a $1 billion investment to support SB Energy as their leading development and execution partner for data center campuses, while Ares Infrastructure continues its long-standing support of the company's growth. SB Energy develops, builds, owns, and operates some of the largest and most technically advanced energy and data center infrastructure projects in the United States. Since its founding, the company has rapidly grown into a top-tier integrated platform with more than 3 gigawatts (GW) in operation and a multi-GW pipeline of energy and data center infrastructure nationwide.

SB Energy also leverages a strong culture of innovation to identify and integrate new technologies into its projects, including its AI-based digital platform, delivering energy infrastructure that is local, reliable, and matched to load. We are building the energy and infrastructure future—today.

Come join us in accelerating the energy and infrastructure transition!

Basic Function:

SB Energy is seeking a Principal Architect to join the Data Center team.

In this role, you will serve as a senior individual contributor and architectural technical lead responsible for planning, design development, technical review, and standardization across large-scale, mission-critical data center campuses. You will establish and improve architectural standards, specifications, design criteria, and delivery practices that support scalable, cost-effective, resilient facilities.

You will work closely with internal project teams, architects and engineers, contractors, and operations partners to translate business and end-user requirements into coordinated designs. You will provide hands-on technical leadership, resolve complex design challenges, and drive consistency from site planning through construction and turnover.

Responsibilities:

  • Develop and maintain architectural standards, prototype designs, specifications, and design criteria aligned with SB Energy standards and Owner’s Project Requirements (OPR).
  • Lead architectural programming, campus planning, and building test fits for data halls, administration, operations centers, and support facilities.
  • Provide technical direction to external design consultants; define deliverables, lead design reviews, and track resolution of comments and coordination issues across projects.
  • Review drawings, specifications, and building systems for compliance with approved requirements, constructability, maintainability, cost, and schedule; document deviations and route them for approval.
  • Guide building code, life safety, accessibility, occupancy, and fire separation strategies with architects of record, fire protection engineers, and authorities having jurisdiction.
  • Serve as a technical resource for building envelopes, roofing, wall assemblies, waterproofing, interior systems, and architectural interfaces with structural and MEP systems.
  • Coordinate with risk and insurance teams to incorporate applicable insurer criteria, property protection measures, and natural hazard requirements into architectural design.
  • Integrate equipment layouts, service clearances, replacement paths, security zoning, circulation, loading, and future expansion with engineering, construction, and operations teams.
  • Support Development with site feasibility, zoning and entitlement reviews, building placement, access, and architectural constraints in coordination with civil and environmental teams.
  • Evaluate materials, vendor proposals, prefabricated systems, and design alternatives; assess impacts on quality, resilience, lifecycle cost, procurement, and delivery schedule.
  • Lead architectural value engineering and change assessments while maintaining required performance, OPR compliance, and operational functionality.
  • Support consultant selection, scopes of work, deliverable schedules, and performance evaluation; identify design risks and escalate decisions requiring leadership input.
  • Provide technical support during permitting, procurement, construction, and turnover, including review of submittals, substitutions, RFIs, field conditions, and deficiencies.
  • Improve BIM coordination, review tools, templates, and quality processes; incorporate lessons learned and share technical guidance across project teams.
  • Support sustainability through durable materials, efficient space planning, envelope performance, and responsible material selection; perform additional duties supporting project objectives.

Qualifications/Requirements:

  • Professional degree in Architecture from an accredited institution; active architectural license in at least one U.S. jurisdiction required.
  • 15+ years of architectural design and delivery experience, including significant experience with hyperscale data centers or comparable mission-critical facilities.
  • Demonstrated experience as a senior technical contributor leading architectural scope and directing consultants on complex, multidisciplinary projects across multiple sites.
  • Expertise in architectural programming, campus planning, building envelopes, roofing, construction assemblies, and integration of building systems.
  • Strong knowledge of applicable building and fire codes, accessibility requirements, life safety analysis, and permitting processes.
  • Ability to interpret and critically review construction documents, specifications, code analyses, product data, and coordinated BIM models.
  • Experience translating owner and end-user requirements into repeatable standards and managing design changes through documented review and approval processes.
  • Proficiency with Revit, AutoCAD, Bluebeam, and BIM coordination platforms; ability to communicate design intent through clear drawings, markups, and technical narratives.
  • Experience coordinating with consultants, contractors, procurement, security, operations, and permitting authorities through design and construction.
  • Strong technical judgment, communication, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to influence decisions and balance performance, cost, and schedule.
  • Owner-side data center and industrial design experience, familiarity with FM property protection criteria, and experience with modular or prefabricated construction preferred.

Location: Redwood City, CA or Denver, CO or San Diego, CA or Remote

Base Pay : $180,000-$220,000

The pay range mentioned above is a guideline. We tailor each offer based on your unique skills, experience, location, and market benchmarks—while ensuring internal parity across our teams. The compensation range provided reflects base pay. Total rewards may also include performance-based bonuses, equity grants, and a market leading comprehensive health and wellness benefits package. Final details will be discussed during the later stages of the hiring process.

Our Health & Wellness Benefits:

At SB Energy, we invest in our people and their families with benefits designed for flexibility, support, and peace of mind. Full-time employees enjoy:

  • 100% Company-Paid Medical, Dental & Vision (for employees and dependents)
  • 401(k) with Company Match
  • Generous Paid Time Off + 11 Paid Holidays
  • 12 Weeks Parental Leave
  • Life, AD&D & Long-Term Disability Coverage
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for Medical, Dependent Care, Transit & Parking (with company contributions)
  • Mental, Physical & Social Wellness Support (with company contributions)
  • Flexible Work Arrangements & Hybrid Office Setup Benefits
  • Monthly Reimbursement for Phone, Internet & Data
  • Optional Legal & Pet Insurance Plans
  • Device Purchase Support

At SB Energy, the success of our projects is driven by a desire to see our projects benefit as many people as possible. We work to serve local communities through volunteering, fundraising, and much more. For example, we’re proud to support access and opportunity in engineering and clean energy through impactful mentorship programs and workforce training. When you join SB Energy, you can become a part of these efforts, collaborating with team members who share a vision of building a better future now!

SB Energy is built on a foundation of collaboration and inclusion. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other legally protected class.

To learn more about us, visit www.sbenergy.com.

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