Mechanical Engineer

ROI Agency•Sterling, VA

1d•$120,000 - $170,000•Remote

About The Position

Seeking an experienced Mechanical Engineer with 5–10 years of experience designing and leading mission-critical mechanical systems for data centers and other high-availability facilities. The role serves as the technical authority for HVAC, cooling infrastructure, heat rejection systems, controls integration, and mechanical resiliency strategies. It is responsible for developing innovative, energy-efficient, and maintainable solutions while ensuring compliance with industry standards and client performance objectives. This is a remote position with occasional travel for project site visits during the Construction Administration (CA) phase and site surveys for existing facilities (brownfield projects). Anticipated travel is 10%–25%. Approved business travel expenses are reimbursed in accordance with company travel policies. Candidates who prefer an office-based or hybrid arrangement may discuss available options.

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 (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.

Benefits

Medical insurance with multiple UnitedHealthcare plan options and Kaiser options in California.
Health Savings Account (HSA) or Flexible Spending Account (FSA), based on medical plan selection.
Dental insurance.
Vision coverage.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
401(k) retirement plan with up to 4.5% in total employer contributions, subject to stated eligibility and contribution 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 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.