Mechanical Engineer

ROI Agency • Kennewick, WA

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 leads 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 occasional travel for project site visits during construction administration and site surveys for existing facilities. Anticipated travel is 10%–25%, with approved business travel expenses reimbursed under company policy. Candidates who prefer an office-based or hybrid arrangement may discuss available options.

The position leads mechanical design from feasibility through construction administration, oversees cooling analyses and equipment selection, coordinates with other design disciplines, and provides technical reviews, quality assurance, commissioning support, and mentorship. 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 active pursuit of licensure.
• LEED Accredited Professional and/or Certified Energy Manager (CEM) credential.
• 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.
• 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

• Four UnitedHealthcare medical plan options, with two Kaiser options available in California only.
• Health Savings Account (HSA) or Flexible Spending Account (FSA), depending on medical plan selection.
• Dental insurance through Delta Dental.
• Vision insurance through EyeMed.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• 401(k) retirement plan with up to 4.5% in total employer contributions, subject to plan conditions.
• 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 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: Mid Level