At a glance
- Experience
- 5-7 years experience
- Workplace
- Remote
- Location
- Remote
About Armada
- Armada is the hyperscaler for the edge, delivering modular AI infrastructure from first deployment to AI factory with speed, scale and sovereignty. Named one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies and to the CNBC Disruptor 50, Armada’s solutions are deployed in over 60 countries globally for organizations ranging from energy to defense.
- With nearly $500 million in funding to date, Armada is backed by leading investors including Founders Fund, Lux, BlackRock and Microsoft (M12), alongside strategic partnerships with Microsoft, Dell, Palantir, NVIDIA, SpaceX, and Skydio. We are building the infrastructure layer for sovereign and edge AI - rugged, deployable compute for customers that cannot rely on centralized cloud.
- Working at Armada means taking ownership, driving autonomy, and delivering impact. You’ll tackle challenges that haven’t been solved before and help build something transformative from the ground up. What you do here will not only define your career but help further Armada’s mission to bridge the digital divide for customers around the world.
About the role
- Armada is hiring a Data Center Structural Engineer to support the Galleon and Leviathan product lines as a brand-new capability for the company.
- This role owns the structural thread running from early site due diligence through design, certification, fabrication, and installation across worldwide modular data center deployments.
Responsibilities
- Identify, vet, and liaise with domestic/international structural engineering vendors and local certifying engineers on active project sites to ensure code compliance.
- Own early-stage structural due diligence for new domestic and international sites, evaluating seismic, wind, snow, and soil conditions and local AHJ requirements.
- Develop and maintain template structural designs for Modular Data Center (MDC) components such as raised platforms, ISO container connections, and foundations.
- Personally perform structural analysis and design for new Armada products and first-of-a-kind site conditions in-house.
- Act as the structural point of contact linking product engineering with fabricators, general contractors, and local engineers by reviewing shop drawings and equipment integration details.
- Build and maintain structural requirement guidelines, site-readiness checklists, and certification workflows by geography, and provide final operational handoff sign-off.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Civil or Structural Engineering (or related field); Professional Engineer (PE or SE) license or international equivalent (e.g., Chartered Engineer).
- 5–7 years of hands-on experience with structural analysis and design of steel and reinforced concrete structures, including foundations, platforms, and equipment anchorage for industrial or mission-critical facilities.
- Working knowledge of structural analysis/design software and building codes (IBC, ASCE 7, AISC, ACI) and ability to navigate international structural codes (e.g., NCC, Eurocode).
- Comfort operating with a high degree of autonomy to define the playbook.
- Willingness and ability to travel approximately 20–30% to project sites, fabrication facilities, and construction locations worldwide.
Preferred qualifications
- Prior experience with modular, prefabricated, or ISO-container-based construction methodologies for data centers or mission-critical/industrial facilities.
- Exposure to data center-specific structural considerations including heavy equipment anchorage, pre-engineered metal buildings, and raised platform/foundation systems.
- Experience vetting, directing, and holding external structural engineering vendors and certifying engineers accountable across concurrent projects.
- Experience standing up design standards, templates, or governance processes for a growing team or portfolio.
- Background collaborating directly with product/hardware engineering teams, fabricators, general contractors, and local consultants across multiple regions.
Benefits
- Competitive base salary and equity
- Subsidized medical, dental, and vision
- Health savings accounts (HSA), flexible spending accounts (FSA), and dependent care FSAs (DCFSA)
- Retirement plan options including 401(k) and Roth 401(k)
- Unlimited paid time off (PTO)
- 14 paid company holidays per year
Workplace
- Remote-based role with approximately 20–30% travel to project sites, fabricator, and vendor/GC locations.
Skills
- Structural Analysis
- Structural Design
- IBC
- ASCE 7
- AISC
- ACI
- NCC
- Eurocode
