Mechanical Engineer

ROI Agency•Shreveport, LA

1d•$120,000 - $170,000•Remote

About The Position

The Mechanical Engineer serves as the technical authority for mechanical systems on mission-critical projects, including data centers and other high-availability facilities. The role focuses on HVAC, cooling infrastructure, heat rejection systems, controls integration, and mechanical resiliency. The engineer develops innovative, energy-efficient, maintainable solutions that meet industry standards and client performance objectives. This is a remote position with occasional travel, anticipated at 10%–25%, for project site visits during construction administration and site surveys at existing facilities. Approved business travel expenses are reimbursed. Candidates interested in office-based or hybrid arrangements may discuss available options. The role leads mechanical design from feasibility through construction administration; oversees cooling analysis, equipment selection, and redundancy evaluations; coordinates with multidisciplinary teams and vendors; and supports utility capacity planning, quality reviews, commissioning, and staff development.

Requirements

5–10 years of mechanical design experience in mission-critical environments.
Experience with hyperscale, colocation, enterprise, and edge data center environments.
Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering.
Strong understanding of ASHRAE, NFPA, IMC, and local building code requirements.
Excellent communication, technical leadership, and client-facing skills.

Nice To Haves

Professional Engineer (PE) license, or actively pursuing licensure.
LEED Accredited Professional and/or Certified Energy Manager (CEM) certification.
Experience with hyperscale, colocation, enterprise, healthcare, or other high-availability facilities.
Familiarity with direct-to-chip and immersion liquid-cooling applications.
Experience with central utility plants ranging from 3 MW to 100+ MW campuses.
Knowledge of ASHRAE TC 9.9 thermal guidelines, energy efficiency strategies, water usage effectiveness (WUE), and power usage effectiveness (PUE) considerations.
Experience supporting commissioning, integrated systems testing (IST), and operational readiness reviews.

Responsibilities

Serve as the lead mechanical subject matter expert for mission-critical and data center projects.
Develop cooling system concepts, including air-cooled and water-cooled chilled water plants, direct expansion systems, and liquid cooling solutions.
Lead mechanical design through feasibility, concept, schematic, design development, construction documents, and construction administration phases.
Perform and oversee cooling load analysis, equipment selection, and redundancy evaluations.
Develop mechanical resiliency strategies for N, N+1, 2N, and concurrently maintainable designs.
Coordinate with electrical, controls, plumbing, structural, telecommunications, and architectural disciplines.
Provide technical oversight of vendor equipment, including chillers, cooling towers, CRAHs, AHUs, fan walls, CDU systems, pumps, and BAS controls.
Support utility capacity assessments and campus master planning efforts.
Lead technical reviews, QA/QC processes, and commissioning support activities.
Mentor junior mechanical engineers and support technical staff development.

Benefits

Medical insurance, with UnitedHealthcare plan options and Kaiser options available in California.
Health Savings Account (HSA) or Flexible Spending Account (FSA), depending on medical plan selection.
Dental insurance.
Vision insurance.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
401(k) plan with up to 4.5% in total employer contributions, including matching and a discretionary company-share contribution for eligible employees.
Student loan payment matching that can qualify for employer retirement contributions.
Company-paid life and AD&D insurance.
Company-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance.
Paid time off (PTO).
Parental leave.
Optional supplemental life insurance.
Optional additional long-term disability insurance.
Optional accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance.
Optional legal services and identity theft protection.
Periodic opportunities to purchase company shares directly.