Data Center Mechanical Project Engineer - Sabey Data Center Properties, LLC

Another Source • Austin, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Another Source's client, Sabey Data Center Properties, LLC is recruiting a Data Center Mechanical Project Engineer to join their team in Austin, Texas. This is an opportunity to contribute to the reliability, efficiency, and performance of the critical cooling infrastructure that supports Sabey's data center operations. You’ll work across the facility lifecycle—from design and construction through commissioning, operations, and continuous improvement. Sabey Data Center Properties, LLC is a premier multi-tenant data center provider, setting the standard for operational excellence, efficiency, and sustained uptime. With over 20 years of expertise and three million square feet of mission-critical space, Sabey is the largest privately-owned data center owner and operator in the United States. Their cutting-edge facilities—located in Tukwila, WA (20 minutes outside Seattle); East Wenatchee, WA; Quincy, WA; New York, NY; Ashburn, VA; and Austin, TX, with a new location coming soon in Umatilla, OR—support top-tier financial institutions, technology giants, media powerhouses, and healthcare leaders, delivering unparalleled reliability, security, and scalability. By prioritizing sustainability and innovation, Sabey Data Centers continues to shape the digital infrastructure of the future. SDC is one of the few companies in the industry that both builds and operates its own facilities, giving employees a unique end-to-end view of the data center world. We foster a culture where people who are humble, hungry, and smart are truly valued, supported, and promoted from within. Sabey is deeply committed to being a responsible community partner, returning unused energy to grids and collaborating with local utilities for sustainable impact. While competitors may offer higher salaries, few can match Sabey's positive culture, purpose-driven mission, and long-term career growth opportunities. As the Data Center Mechanical Project Engineer, you will join Sabey's Data Center Design team and support the design, operation, and continuous improvement of mission-critical mechanical infrastructure. Working closely with internal stakeholders and external engineering consultants, you’ll contribute to highly reliable, efficient, and maintainable cooling systems that support critical data center operations. This role offers broad exposure to the mechanical systems at the heart of mission-critical facilities, including chilled water systems, chiller plants, CRAH/CRAC units, piping systems, heat rejection equipment, and associated infrastructure. For a mechanical engineer with 3+ years of experience, it’s an opportunity to deepen your technical expertise while contributing across design, construction, commissioning, operations, reliability, and system optimization.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
• 3+ years of mechanical design or project engineering experience within commercial, industrial, mission-critical, or data center facilities.
• Working knowledge of HVAC, hydronic piping, air distribution, ventilation, heat transfer, mechanical equipment selection, and controls coordination.
• Understanding of data center cooling systems, including CRAH/CRAC units, chillers, cooling towers, pumps, heat exchangers, economizers, containment strategies, and temperature/humidity control.
• Ability to support cooling load and airflow calculations, duct and pipe sizing, equipment schedules, construction documents, submittal reviews, RFI responses, and construction administration.
• Ability to coordinate mechanical design across electrical, architectural, structural, civil, controls/BMS, fire protection, telecom, and construction disciplines.
• Familiarity with data center redundancy, resiliency, maintainability, and critical cooling concepts.
• Strong analytical, engineering, mathematical reasoning, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with diverse teams, consultants, and stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment without compromising quality.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and Microsoft Project.
• Commitment to continuous learning, including a willingness to learn and utilize AI tools and emerging technologies.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with ASHRAE standards and applicable building codes is preferred.
• Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification or progress toward Professional Engineer (PE) licensure is preferred.
• Exposure to commissioning, reliability engineering, chilled water systems, or large-scale HVAC design is preferred.
• Familiarity with AutoCAD, Revit, and mechanical design software is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the design and development of mechanical systems for new and expanding data center projects, including chilled water systems, chiller plants, CRAH/CRAC units, piping systems, heat rejection equipment, and associated infrastructure.
• Collaborating with Architecture & Engineering (A&E) firms to ensure designs align with Owner Project Requirements (OPR), Sabey design standards, and technical specifications.
• Developing and maintaining mechanical engineering standards, specifications, and design guidelines.
• Participating in equipment sizing and selection, hydraulic calculations, and technical evaluations of mechanical systems.
• Reviewing engineering drawings, calculations, specifications, and technical submittals for quality, accuracy, and compliance.
• Providing engineering support to operating data centers for infrastructure upgrades, optimization efforts, capacity expansions, maintenance projects, and energy-efficiency initiatives.
• Supporting reliability engineering efforts, including failure investigations, root cause analyses, lifecycle planning, equipment performance evaluations, and reliability improvement projects.
• Developing recommendations to improve mechanical system availability, maintainability, resilience, and long-term performance.
• Coordinating with electrical, controls, construction, commissioning, and operations teams throughout project execution.
• Supporting commissioning, startup, functional performance testing, and turnover to operations.
• Staying current with ASHRAE guidance, applicable mechanical codes, and emerging cooling technologies relevant to mission-critical facilities.
• Traveling to job sites as needed and safely navigating active construction environments.

Benefits

• Sabey covers 100% of employee-only premiums for base medical and PPO dental plans
• Contributes up to $2,000 annually to a Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Up to 5 weeks of PTO based on tenure
• 10 paid holidays
• Ability to carry over unused PTO
• Competitive, matched 401(k) retirement plan
• Access to structured professional and personal development programs, including Thought Patterns for High Performance, Everything DiSC, and Built to Last.
• Long-term career growth
• Internal mobility

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level