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 authority for HVAC, cooling infrastructure, heat rejection systems, controls integration, and mechanical resiliency strategies. It develops innovative, energy-efficient, maintainable solutions that comply with industry standards and meet client performance objectives. The position is remote, with occasional travel for project site visits during construction administration and site surveys at existing facilities for brownfield projects. Anticipated travel is 10%–25%; approved business travel expenses are reimbursed under company travel policies. Candidates interested in office-based or hybrid work arrangements may discuss available options. The Mechanical Engineer leads mechanical design across project phases, from feasibility through construction administration, and supports technical reviews, quality assurance and quality control, commissioning, and staff development. The role collaborates with multidisciplinary teams and provides technical oversight of mechanical equipment and systems.
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) credential.
- 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.
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 through UnitedHealthcare, with four plan options, and two Kaiser plan options available in California.
- Health Savings Account (HSA) or Flexible Spending Account (FSA), based 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, including employer matching and an additional 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, 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
Mid Level
