Mechanical Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California.

📋 Description

• Act as the primary mechanical Subject Matter Expert (SME) for projects related to mission-critical facilities and data centers.

• Create concepts for cooling systems, which encompass chilled water plants, direct expansion (DX) systems, and liquid cooling solutions.

• Direct the mechanical design process through various phases, including feasibility studies, conceptual designs, schematic developments, construction documentation, and construction administration.

• Conduct and supervise cooling load analyses, equipment selection, and evaluations of redundancy.

• Establish mechanical resiliency strategies that include N, N+1, 2N, and concurrently maintainable approaches.

• Collaborate with disciplines such as electrical, controls, plumbing, structural, telecommunications, and architecture.

• Provide technical oversight for chillers, cooling towers, CRAHs, AHUs, fan walls, CDU systems, pumps, and Building Automation System (BAS) controls.

• Assist in utility capacity assessments and campus master planning initiatives.

• Lead technical reviews, quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) processes, and support commissioning activities.

• Mentor junior mechanical engineers and contribute to the development of technical staff.

• Travel approximately 10%–25% for project site visits and assessments of brownfield sites.

⛳️ Requirements

• 5–10 years of experience in mechanical design within mission-critical settings.

• Background in hyperscale, colocation, enterprise, healthcare, or other high-availability facilities.

• Familiarity with hyperscale, colocation, enterprise, and edge data center environments.

• Knowledge of direct-to-chip and immersion cooling technologies.

• Experience with central utility plants that range from 3 MW to over 100 MW campuses.

• Understanding of ASHRAE TC 9.9 thermal guidelines, energy efficiency strategies, as well as Water Use Efficiency (WUE) and Power Use Effectiveness (PUE) considerations.

• Experience in supporting commissioning, integrated systems testing (IST), and operational readiness evaluations.

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering.

• Strong knowledge of ASHRAE, NFPA, IMC, and relevant local building codes.

• Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred or currently in pursuit of licensure.

• LEED Accredited Professional and/or Certified Energy Manager (CEM) preferred.

• Exceptional communication, technical leadership, and client engagement abilities.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical insurance options through UnitedHealthcare, including PPO and high-deductible health plans.

• Kaiser medical plan selections available in California.

• Health Savings Account (HSA) or Flexible Spending Account (FSA).

• Dental coverage through Delta Dental.

• Vision coverage through EyeMed.

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

• 401(k) retirement plan with employer contributions up to 4.5% total.

• Employer matching on 401(k) contributions.

• Additional discretionary 1% contribution in company shares for eligible employees.

• Student loan payment matching via retirement contributions.

• Company-funded life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance.

• Company-funded short-term and long-term disability insurance.

• Paid time off (PTO).

• Parental leave.

• Supplemental life insurance.

• Additional long-term disability insurance.

• Accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance provided by MetLife.

• Legal services offered through LegalShield.

• Identity theft protection services by LifeLock.

• Periodic opportunities to directly purchase company shares.

• Reimbursement for approved business travel expenses.