Mechanical Engineer

ROI Agency • Denver, CO

1d • $120,000 - $170,000 • Remote

About The Position

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

The position is remote with occasional travel for construction administration site visits and surveys of existing facilities. Anticipated travel is 10%–25%; approved business travel expenses are reimbursed under company policy. Candidates may discuss office-based or hybrid arrangements. The salary range is $120,000–$170,000 annually.

The engineer leads mechanical design from feasibility through construction administration; develops and evaluates cooling systems and redundancy strategies; coordinates with other engineering and design disciplines; oversees vendor equipment; supports utility and campus planning; and leads technical reviews, quality assurance, commissioning support, and mentoring. The role may involve hyperscale, colocation, enterprise, healthcare, or other high-availability facilities.

Requirements

• 5–10 years of mechanical design experience in mission-critical 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).
• 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.
• 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.
• 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) plan with up to 4.5% in total employer contributions, subject to eligibility and 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 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