Job Description
Job Description
We are the leading provider of worldwide smart end-to-end supply chain & logistics, enabling the flow of trade across the globe. Our comprehensive range of products and services covers every link of the integrated supply chain – from maritime and inland terminals to marine services and industrial parks as well as technology-driven customer solutions.
The Solutions Engineering Manager plays a key role in securing new business and ensuring efficient launches across all facilities.
Key Accountabilities
• Design Customer specific solutions and Best in Class response to Customer Request for Quotations (RFQs), contract renewals, major operational scope changes, and innovation opportunities requiring the services of regional Solutions Engineering
• Work closely with the nominated SMEs across all disciplines to align the internal and external requirements and deliverables to design, calculate, document, price, respond, present, review and plan the implementation of the customer solutions
• Work to standardize and where possible automate repeating elements of the RFQ response process with engineering tools/templates in order reduce the burden of the response effort, reduce turnaround time to assist resource concentration on the design phase of the optimal Customer Solutions; Share best practices and models to enhance cross functional knowledge sharing & enhance individual outputs or reduce lead-times
• Work with external partners in the development of automated material handling systems and storage solutions that meet the requirements of solution proposals
• Lead and/or participate in the launch of awarded new business. Ensure all responsibilities of Launch Engineering are completed on time and on budget for assigned launches
• Ability to alternately work as individual contributor and manage others simultaneously on multiple initiatives and projects
• Prioritize the workload for the supporting Operations, IT, Procurement, Real Estate and Finance SMEs to determine solution and lead-time feasibility, work closely with the Sales team and Bid Manager to provide monthly workload visibility
• Partner with Solutions Engineering as a subject matter expert to deliver data center deployments for hyperscale and cloud environments on time and within budget; Lead implementation of infrastructure, workflows, and operational readiness activities, including commissioning, capacity validation, and performance testing
• Serve as the Engineering SME for standards design, implementation, and continuous evolution across data center and cloud operations; Develop and maintain process documentation, ensuring SOPs align with hyperscaler requirements and site-specific operational models
• Lead pricing and cost management for data center and cloud operations, including developing pricing models, supporting bids, and ensuring alignment with hyperscaler and customer requirements
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across data center and cloud environments, partnering with cross-functional teams to resolve issues, optimize performance, and scale operations effectively
• Coordinate closely with internal and external stakeholders to execute successful deployments, including leading kickoff meetings, requirements discovery, user acceptance testing, and go-live readiness for hyperscale programs
• Support development and validation of risk mitigation strategies to ensure secure, resilient, and high-quality deployments across data center and cloud platforms
• Collaborate with Solutions Engineering and third-party vendors to design and integrate automation into data center and cloud solutions; Provide oversight from concept through execution and challenge designs to meet hyperscaler standards and scalability requirements
Qualifications, Experience And Skills
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Computer Engineering, Mechatronics, or related field)
• Experience supporting greenfield and brownfield data center builds or infrastructure deployments
• Strong understanding of data center infrastructure, including power, cooling, network architecture, and IT/OT convergence
• Familiarity with hyperscaler standards, cloud operations, and high-availability environments
• Experience with agile project management and cross-functional delivery models
• Knowledge of orchestration platforms, infrastructure provisioning, and workload management systems
• Ability to travel 25–50%
• 5–7 years of experience leading or supporting data center deployments, commissioning, or operational readiness activities, including infrastructure validation and go-live execution
• 3+ years of experience in designing, implementing, or managing data center infrastructure solutions (power, cooling, network, or automation systems) OR
• 3+ years of experience working with a data center provider, cloud operator, or infrastructure integrator
Preferred
• PMP or equivalent project management certification
• Experience working with hyperscalers (e.g., AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud)
• Bilingual (Spanish, English)
Please note: This position does not offer sponsorship for employment visas. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in The United States without sponsorship now or in the future.
About Dp World
Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy, creating opportunities and improving the quality of life for people around the world. DP World exists to make the world’s trade flow better, changing what’s possible for the customers and communities we serve globally.
With a dedicated, diverse and professional team of more than 115,000 employees from 160 nationalities, spanning 78 countries on six continents, DP World is pushing trade further and faster towards a seamless supply chain that’s fit for the future.
We’re rapidly transforming and integrating our businesses -- Ports and Terminals, Marine Services, Logistics and Technology – and uniting our global infrastructure with local expertise to create stronger, more efficient end-to-end supply chain solutions that can change the way the world trades.
What's more, we're reshaping the future by investing in innovation. From intelligent delivery systems to automated warehouse stacking, we’re at the cutting edge of disruptive technology, pushing the sector towards better ways to trade, minimizing disruptions from the factory floor to the customer’s door.
DP World is on a mission to transcend boundaries and bridge the gap between all nations and cultures – not just in what we do but also in how we behave.
We are dedicated to creating a culture where everyone feels respected, supported, and empowered to reach their full potential. We believe that embracing inclusion and diversity, drives innovation and growth and helps us connect people, businesses, and societies. Free minds and different perspectives are changing our world, and together we can change what’s possible.
WE MAKE TRADE FLOW
To Change What's Possible For Everyone.
DP World is committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO). We strongly believe that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success and we make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, gender, disability, race, religion or belief.
By submitting your resume and application information, you authorize DP World to transmit and store your information in the world-wide recruitment database, and to circulate that information as necessary for the purpose of evaluating your qualifications for this or other job vacancies.
We are the leading provider of worldwide smart end-to-end supply chain & logistics, enabling the flow of trade across the globe. Our comprehensive range of products and services covers every link of the integrated supply chain – from maritime and inland terminals to marine services and industrial parks as well as technology-driven customer solutions.
The Solutions Engineering Manager plays a key role in securing new business and ensuring efficient launches across all facilities.
Key Accountabilities
• Design Customer specific solutions and Best in Class response to Customer Request for Quotations (RFQs), contract renewals, major operational scope changes, and innovation opportunities requiring the services of regional Solutions Engineering
• Work closely with the nominated SMEs across all disciplines to align the internal and external requirements and deliverables to design, calculate, document, price, respond, present, review and plan the implementation of the customer solutions
• Work to standardize and where possible automate repeating elements of the RFQ response process with engineering tools/templates in order reduce the burden of the response effort, reduce turnaround time to assist resource concentration on the design phase of the optimal Customer Solutions; Share best practices and models to enhance cross functional knowledge sharing & enhance individual outputs or reduce lead-times
• Work with external partners in the development of automated material handling systems and storage solutions that meet the requirements of solution proposals
• Lead and/or participate in the launch of awarded new business. Ensure all responsibilities of Launch Engineering are completed on time and on budget for assigned launches
• Ability to alternately work as individual contributor and manage others simultaneously on multiple initiatives and projects
• Prioritize the workload for the supporting Operations, IT, Procurement, Real Estate and Finance SMEs to determine solution and lead-time feasibility, work closely with the Sales team and Bid Manager to provide monthly workload visibility
• Partner with Solutions Engineering as a subject matter expert to deliver data center deployments for hyperscale and cloud environments on time and within budget; Lead implementation of infrastructure, workflows, and operational readiness activities, including commissioning, capacity validation, and performance testing
• Serve as the Engineering SME for standards design, implementation, and continuous evolution across data center and cloud operations; Develop and maintain process documentation, ensuring SOPs align with hyperscaler requirements and site-specific operational models
• Lead pricing and cost management for data center and cloud operations, including developing pricing models, supporting bids, and ensuring alignment with hyperscaler and customer requirements
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across data center and cloud environments, partnering with cross-functional teams to resolve issues, optimize performance, and scale operations effectively
• Coordinate closely with internal and external stakeholders to execute successful deployments, including leading kickoff meetings, requirements discovery, user acceptance testing, and go-live readiness for hyperscale programs
• Support development and validation of risk mitigation strategies to ensure secure, resilient, and high-quality deployments across data center and cloud platforms
• Collaborate with Solutions Engineering and third-party vendors to design and integrate automation into data center and cloud solutions; Provide oversight from concept through execution and challenge designs to meet hyperscaler standards and scalability requirements
Qualifications, Experience And Skills
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Computer Engineering, Mechatronics, or related field)
• Experience supporting greenfield and brownfield data center builds or infrastructure deployments
• Strong understanding of data center infrastructure, including power, cooling, network architecture, and IT/OT convergence
• Familiarity with hyperscaler standards, cloud operations, and high-availability environments
• Experience with agile project management and cross-functional delivery models
• Knowledge of orchestration platforms, infrastructure provisioning, and workload management systems
• Ability to travel 25–50%
• 5–7 years of experience leading or supporting data center deployments, commissioning, or operational readiness activities, including infrastructure validation and go-live execution
• 3+ years of experience in designing, implementing, or managing data center infrastructure solutions (power, cooling, network, or automation systems) OR
• 3+ years of experience working with a data center provider, cloud operator, or infrastructure integrator
Preferred
• PMP or equivalent project management certification
• Experience working with hyperscalers (e.g., AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud)
• Bilingual (Spanish, English)
Please note: This position does not offer sponsorship for employment visas. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in The United States without sponsorship now or in the future.
About Dp World
Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy, creating opportunities and improving the quality of life for people around the world. DP World exists to make the world’s trade flow better, changing what’s possible for the customers and communities we serve globally.
With a dedicated, diverse and professional team of more than 115,000 employees from 160 nationalities, spanning 78 countries on six continents, DP World is pushing trade further and faster towards a seamless supply chain that’s fit for the future.
We’re rapidly transforming and integrating our businesses -- Ports and Terminals, Marine Services, Logistics and Technology – and uniting our global infrastructure with local expertise to create stronger, more efficient end-to-end supply chain solutions that can change the way the world trades.
What's more, we're reshaping the future by investing in innovation. From intelligent delivery systems to automated warehouse stacking, we’re at the cutting edge of disruptive technology, pushing the sector towards better ways to trade, minimizing disruptions from the factory floor to the customer’s door.
DP World is on a mission to transcend boundaries and bridge the gap between all nations and cultures – not just in what we do but also in how we behave.
We are dedicated to creating a culture where everyone feels respected, supported, and empowered to reach their full potential. We believe that embracing inclusion and diversity, drives innovation and growth and helps us connect people, businesses, and societies. Free minds and different perspectives are changing our world, and together we can change what’s possible.
WE MAKE TRADE FLOW
To Change What's Possible For Everyone.
DP World is committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO). We strongly believe that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success and we make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, gender, disability, race, religion or belief.
By submitting your resume and application information, you authorize DP World to transmit and store your information in the world-wide recruitment database, and to circulate that information as necessary for the purpose of evaluating your qualifications for this or other job vacancies.
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Manager, Solution Engineering - Data Centers position is now open for candidates interested in the IT Engineer & Developer Jobs sector. This role in Seattle offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in IT Engineer & Developer Jobs is a plus.
