Mechanical Engineer, Laboratory Modernization Division

Oak Ridge National Laboratory•Oak Ridge, TN

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Laboratory Modernization Division (LMD) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is seeking qualified applicants for the position of Mechanical Engineer, with experience in the design, construction, and operation of mechanical systems supporting data centers. The selected candidate will provide engineering and design oversight for facility-level process cooling systems and subsystems, including the interfaces between those systems and specific High Performance Computing platforms. This role includes providing technical and field oversight for construction on a new data center facility at ORNL. This position resides within the New Facility Construction Group within the Laboratory Modernization Division, which is part of the Facilities & Operations (F&O) Directorate. The successful candidate will support planning, design, construction, commissioning, and turnover of mechanical and related facility systems for a large-scale, high-security data center environment. Responsibilities include facility and data center equipment cooling and piping, system controls, and utility interface, and coordination with ORNL subject matter experts, design teams, construction contractors, operations, and maintenance organizations.

Requirements

BS degree in Mechanical Engineering or other relevant discipline from an ABET-accredited institution.
A minimum of five years of experience in design. Experience developing cooling and piping system designs, including cooling system component sizing, system controls, and subsystem design integration.
Experience supporting design, design reviews, construction oversight, field inspections, commissioning, testing, and technical issue resolution for facility electrical systems.
Demonstrated ability to work with operations, construction, facilities, and/or maintenance teams and coordinate field system tie-ins in a co-occupancy environment involving operations, construction contractors, vendors, and other stakeholders.
Demonstrated ability to create, organize, and manage project documents from conception to completion, including closeout and as-built documentation.

Nice To Haves

Professional Engineer registration in the State of Tennessee or the ability to obtain registration.
A minimum of eight years of experience in design, design management, and/or construction management of multiple disciplines.
Experience performing constructability reviews, options analysis, and conceptual engineering to address construction conditions not anticipated during project design.
Experience coordinating design and construction work in the field and in sensitive mission-critical facility settings such as energy plants, utility rooms, research laboratory spaces, or similar environments.
Knowledge of Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 705 standards for the construction, accreditation, and maintenance of Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities (SCIFs)

Responsibilities

Oversee and perform mechanical engineering and design oversight for data center projects including review and approve mechanical design documents, change orders, material requisitions, calculations, studies, and specifications for construction or procurement use.
Support planning, design, construction, commissioning, and turnover of mechanical systems for mission-critical data center facilities within scope, schedule, budget, and available funding.
Develop and review project definitions, conceptual mechanical system designs, scopes of work, methods of accomplishment, design documents, specifications, cost estimates, schedules, and construction/procurement packages.
Review contractor proposals, including architectural, engineering, and/or construction proposals, to ensure alignment with scope intent and objectives.
Coordinate technical issue resolution with the design team, Design and Project Management, construction representatives, operations staff, vendors, and others as appropriate.
Conduct design reviews to ensure documents, including drawings, specifications, data sheets, and cost estimates, align with scope requirements and meet project objectives.
Collaborate with ORNL utilities, facility automation, operations, maintenance, and safety subject matter experts to ensure complete and coordinated installations.
Proactively identify and resolve potential design and construction issues, including safety, cost, schedule, quality, code compliance, configuration control, operability, maintainability, and constructability concerns.
Deliver ORNL’s mission by aligning behaviors, priorities, and interactions with our core values of Impact, Integrity, Teamwork, Safety, and Service. Promote equal opportunity by fostering a respectful workplace – in how we treat one another, work together, and measure success.