Chief Systems Integration Engineer

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Position Overview

The Chief Systems Integration Engineer serves as the enterprise technical authority for Systems Integration, responsible for governing the engineering principles, technical standards, and integration architecture that enable Nscale's hyperscale data center portfolio to operate as a unified, scalable, and data-driven ecosystem.

This role establishes the engineering philosophy that connects electrical, mechanical, controls, automation, OT/IT systems, operational data platforms, and enterprise business systems into a cohesive operating model. The Chief Systems Integration Engineer provides executive technical leadership throughout the entire asset lifecycle, from concept and design through commissioning, operational readiness, ingestion, steady-state operations, modernization, and expansion.

As the organization's senior technical authority, this position leads enterprise engineering governance, develops long-term technical roadmaps, oversees systems integration standards, validates technical risk, and ensures every facility is designed for reliability, maintainability, observability, and repeatability. The role partners closely with Engineering, Construction, Business Operations, AI Infrastructure, Operations, Security, and the Enterprise Systems Integration Architect to ensure every technology decision supports both current operational performance and future digital transformation.

The Chief Systems Integration Engineer serves as the final technical decision-maker for cross-disciplinary integration challenges that cannot be resolved within individual engineering disciplines and provides executive guidance on emerging technologies, digital engineering, automation strategies, and enterprise operational data architecture.

Role Justification

As Nscale expands its hyperscale data center portfolio beyond 100 MW campuses into a multi-site enterprise, successful operations depend on more than individual engineering disciplines, they require a single technical authority responsible for governing how every system functions as part of an integrated whole.

Electrical infrastructure, mechanical systems, controls, BMS/SCADA, automation, OT/IT networks, enterprise applications, operational data platforms, AI infrastructure, and business systems must be engineered as one interconnected ecosystem. Without centralized technical governance, integration decisions become inconsistent across projects, technical debt accumulates, operational risk increases, and each new campus evolves differently.

The Chief Systems Integration Engineer provides that enterprise technical governance by establishing engineering standards, validating integration architectures, leading system-level design reviews, conducting failure-mode and operational risk analyses, and ensuring technical consistency across every project and operational site.

Beyond traditional engineering leadership, this role governs the enterprise technical roadmap for systems integration, operational data architecture, automation, digital engineering, observability, and emerging technologies. The Chief Engineer ensures engineering decisions support operational excellence, scalable growth, AI-ready infrastructure, and long-term enterprise resiliency rather than simply delivering individual projects.

Working closely with the Enterprise Systems Integration Architect, this role transforms engineering knowledge into repeatable enterprise standards, digital design patterns, and integration frameworks that reduce lifecycle cost, improve reliability, accelerate future deployments, and enable portfolio-wide operational intelligence.

This position is intentionally introduced after the execution organization has established the foundational DC Systems Integration capability. Once a sufficient body of engineering standards, operational data, integration architectures, and commissioning experience exists, the Chief Systems Integration Engineer institutionalizes technical governance, drives continuous engineering improvement, and ensures future growth is built upon proven, repeatable engineering practices rather than project-specific solutions.

Key Areas of Business Impact

Focus Area

Responsibility

Expected Business Value

Technical Authority

Serve as final technical authority on cross-boundary integration design; own enterprise systems architecture and design principles.

Integration design decisions are coherent and binding, not relitigated per site.

Design & Risk Review

Lead design and standards review across subsystems; run technical risk reviews and failure-mode analysis pre-commissioning.

Failure modes are caught on paper, not in a live DC.

Technical Roadmap

Own the 12-month and 3-year technical roadmap and engage OEMs/integrators on novel challenges.

SI infrastructure evolves on a deliberate roadmap, not ad hoc.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as final technical authority on cross-boundary integration design
• Own enterprise systems architecture and design principles
• Lead design and standards review across subsystems
• Run technical risk reviews and failure-mode analysis pre-commissioning
• Engage OEMs and integrators on novel integration challenges
• Own the 12-month and 3-year technical roadmap; partner with the Sr. Director on the Operational Readiness framework

Strategic Leadership

• Develop and implement Data Center-wide systems integration strategies and roadmaps in collaboration with the broader enterprise environment
• Lead technical governance and standards for system interoperability across the organization
• Provide executive-level technical guidance to senior management and stakeholders
• Champion integration best practices and continuous improvement initiatives

Technical Management

Oversee design and implementation of complex system integration solutions

Manage integration architecture across multiple platforms, applications, and infrastructure components

Ensure system compatibility, scalability, and performance across the Data Center space as well as the broader enterprise environment

Lead technical teams and mentors junior engineers in systems integration disciplines

Project & Operations Leadership

Direct large-scale systems integration projects from conception through deployment

Ensure adherence to security, compliance, and quality standards

Manage integration pipelines, tools, and automation frameworks

Coordinate with IT , engineering, and business units to align technical solutions with organizational objectives

Problem Resolution

Resolve complex technical integration challenges and bottlenecks

Conduct root cause analysis on system failures and integration issues

Lead post-implementation reviews and optimization eorts

Education & Experience

Bachelor''s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent professional experience)

10+ years of systems engineering and integration experience

5+ years in a senior technical leadership role

10+ years systems engineering or datacenter design

Demonstrated expertise in enterprise systems architecture

Required Skills & Technical Competencies

Advanced proficiency in systems integration methodologies and patterns

Expert-level knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks

Extensive experience with integration platforms and middleware solutions

Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure, APIs, and microservices architectures

Proficiency with automation, DevOps, and CI/CD tools

Knowledge of data integration and ETL processes

Security and compliance expertise relevant to systems integration

Binding architectural authority in multi-vendor capital programs

Power, cooling, and BMS/SCADA competency

Leadership & Soft Skills

• Exceptional communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences
• Demonstrated strategic thinking and business acumen
• Ability to influence across organizational boundaries
• Problem-solving and analytical capabilities

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree (Master''s) in Computer Science or related field
• Background in agile and scaled agile methodologies
• Experience with emerging technologies (AI/ML integration, blockchain, etc.)

PE license preferred; INCOSE CSEP or CDCE a plus

Performance Metrics

• Successful delivery of integration projects on schedule and within budget
• Improvement in system uptime and performance metrics
• Reduction in integration-related incidents and technical debt
• Stakeholder satisfaction ratings

What Success Looks Like

• Novel integration challenges resolved at the architecture level, not escalated to the VP
• Design and risk reviews running across subsystems before commissioning
• A maintained 12-month and 3-year technical roadmap

Reports To: VP of System Integration

Travel: 20%-30% (as needed for client engagement and DC site visits

The range below reflects the base salary for the position. Actual compensation may vary based on job-related factors such as skill set, experience, education, and location. In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for bonus, equity, and/or commission programs. Nscale may offer a competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, flexible paid time off, parental leave, and retirement plan participation.

Salary Range

$150,000-$240,000 USD

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