Mechanical Engineer

ROI Agency • Santa Fe, NM

1d • $120,000 - $170,000 • Remote

About The Position

Seeking an experienced Mechanical Engineer to serve as a subject matter expert and technical authority for mechanical systems on mission-critical projects, including data centers and other high-availability facilities. The role leads the design of HVAC, cooling infrastructure, heat-rejection systems, controls integration, and mechanical resiliency strategies, developing innovative, energy-efficient, maintainable solutions that meet industry standards and client performance objectives.

This is a remote position with anticipated travel of 10%–25% for project site visits during construction administration and site surveys at existing facilities for brownfield projects. Approved business travel expenses are reimbursed under company travel policies. Candidates interested in an office-based or hybrid arrangement may discuss available options.

The Mechanical Engineer leads design through feasibility, concept, schematic, design development, construction documents, and construction administration. The role also provides technical oversight, supports commissioning and utility planning, leads quality reviews, and mentors junior staff. The stated annual salary range is $120,000–$170,000.

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 (DX) 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.
• Travel for project site visits during the construction administration phase and site surveys at existing facilities for brownfield projects.

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) plan with up to 4.5% in total employer contributions, including an employer match and an additional discretionary company-share contribution for eligible employees.
• Student loan payment matching through employer retirement contributions for eligible payments.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

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