Mechanical Manager, Data Center Engineering
About The Position
DigitalOcean is seeking a Mechanical Manager for Data Center Engineering to lead the design, deployment, and monitoring of next-generation cooling infrastructure in high-density datacenter environments. This role is crucial for supporting DigitalOcean's expanding data center footprint and the adoption of new technologies. The ideal candidate will be passionate about optimizing and troubleshooting data center hardware at scale, ensuring seamless operations for customers. You will report to the Director of Datacenter Engineering and will be expected to have a growth mindset, think big and bold, and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
Requirements
- Technical Degree (BS Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or Manufacturing Engineering) or equivalent practical experience
- Hands-on experience deploying and operating cooling infrastructure at scale (including experience with facility cooling loops and designs, pumps, chiller systems, heat exchangers, CDUs(Cooling Distribution Units), Direct Liquid Cooling, rear-door heat exchangers, etc.)
- Experience with leading, mentoring and developing staff
- An in-depth understanding of facility cooling technologies (free-air/adiabatic, closed loop air, cold aisle/hot aisle containment strategies, direct liquid cooling, immersion cooling, etc.)
- Strong understanding of thermal management principles in mission critical environments and knowledge of best practices around thermal monitoring and alerting
- Clear communication and collaboration across key stakeholders
- An insatiable passion for constant improvement
Responsibilities
- Act as primary SME for all cooling-related engineering topics at DigitalOcean
- Act as secondary SME for all power-related engineering topics at DigitalOcean
- Evangelize cooling technologies throughout the Infra organization and company
- Develop and maintain standards and practices for DigitalOcean datacenter facilities
- Lead, hire, train, mentor and develop a high-performing team, driving accountability, performance, and career growth
- Inform facility design requirements with best practices for both air and liquid cooling
- Liaise with colocation facility engineering teams regarding mechanical system designs
- Liaise with vendor hardware engineering teams regarding hardware solution designs
- Lead selection of liquid cooling systems during the hardware design, ensuring designs not only meet our current needs but can scale with us
- Develop cooling monitoring tooling and systems to aggregate thermal monitoring information and provide alerting capabilities
- Coordinate with operations on monitoring thresholds, failure modes and alerting
- Assist in troubleshooting cause of failures and work to prevent them in the future
- Work closely with Infra teams such as DC Operations and Machine Design to ensure facility readiness for next-generation solutions
Benefits
- Reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education
- Access to LinkedIn Learning's 10,000+ courses
- Employee Assistance Program
- Local Employee Meetups
- Flexible time off policy
- Bonus in addition to base salary
- Equity compensation including equity grants upon hire
- Option to participate in our Employee Stock Purchase Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
Associate degree
