Mechanical Engineer

ROI Agency • Tuscaloosa, AL

1d • $120,000 - $170,000 • Remote

About The Position

The Mechanical Engineer Subject Matter Expert (SME) leads mechanical engineering for mission-critical projects, including data centers and other high-availability facilities. The role serves as the technical authority for HVAC, cooling infrastructure, heat rejection systems, controls integration, and mechanical resiliency strategies. It develops innovative, energy-efficient, maintainable solutions that meet industry standards and client performance objectives.

This is a remote position with occasional project-site travel during construction administration and site surveys for existing facilities. Anticipated travel is 10%–25%; approved business travel expenses are reimbursed under company travel policies. Candidates interested in office-based or hybrid arrangements may discuss available options.

The engineer leads mechanical design across project phases, from feasibility through construction administration, and supports cooling-system analysis, equipment selection, resiliency planning, multidisciplinary coordination, technical reviews, quality assurance, 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) qualification.
• 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 and QA/QC processes, and support commissioning 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 through Delta Dental.
• Vision coverage through EyeMed.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• 401(k) retirement plan with up to 4.5% in total employer contributions, subject to eligibility and plan terms.
• Student loan payment matching through eligible 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 and 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.

What This Job Offers

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