Founding Member of Technical Staff – Thermal, HVAC, Mechanical Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States, +1 more country.

📋 Description

• Take charge of comprehensive thermal and HVAC design automation for data center and industrial initiatives.

• Provide mechanical/HVAC packages that include cooling load calculations, airflow and CFD analysis, chilled-water and liquid-cooling architectures, equipment sizing, P&IDs, 3D models, and construction documentation.

• Develop a parametric thermal/HVAC engine capable of generating deliverables from a single parameter template for data center locations.

• Streamline system sizing, equipment selection, thermal calculations, and design optimization through automation.

• Integrate mechanical designs with electrical and structural systems to ensure changes are reflected across all disciplines.

• Utilize AI coding agents, such as Claude Code, to create workflows and deploy code.

⛳️ Requirements

• Profound knowledge of heat transfer, fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, and cooling-system trade-offs.

• Hands-on experience in constructing real physical systems, preferably pioneering products in settings like Tesla, SpaceX, Joby, Anduril, Rivian, or similar organizations.

• Capability to deliver code using AI tools, regardless of a conventional software background.

• Skill in addressing challenging engineering problems from foundational principles to viable solutions.

• A PE license is not mandatory; while beneficial, it is not essential.

• A CS degree is not a prerequisite.

• Direct experience in data centers, construction, or AEC is not required.

🏝️ Benefits

• Full-time employment.

• Remote working opportunities available in the US or Canada, with the exception of Quebec.

• Competitive base salary ranging from US$150k–$250k or CA$215k–CA$355k.

• Equity in the founding team.

• Comprehensive health plans with 100% coverage for dependents.