Mechanical Engineer
About The Position
Seeking an experienced Mechanical Engineer to serve as a subject matter expert for mission-critical mechanical systems in data centers and other high-availability facilities. The role provides technical leadership for HVAC, cooling infrastructure, heat rejection systems, controls integration, and mechanical resiliency strategies, while developing innovative, energy-efficient, and maintainable solutions that meet industry standards and client performance objectives. This is a remote position with occasional travel, anticipated at 10%–25%, for construction administration project site visits and surveys of existing facilities. Approved business travel expenses are reimbursed under company policy. 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; evaluates cooling loads, equipment, and redundancy; coordinates with multidisciplinary teams; oversees vendor equipment; and supports utility 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
- Experience with hyperscale, colocation, enterprise, healthcare, or other high-availability facilities.
- Familiarity with liquid cooling technologies, including direct-to-chip and immersion 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.
- Professional Engineer (PE) license, or actively pursuing licensure.
- LEED Accredited Professional and/or Certified Energy Manager (CEM) certification.
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 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) retirement plan with up to 4.5% in total employer contributions, subject to eligibility and plan conditions.
- Student loan payment matching that may 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, additional long-term disability insurance, accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity insurance, legal services, and identity theft protection.
- Periodic opportunities to purchase company shares directly.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
