Mechanical Engineer

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

📋 Description

• Act as the principal mechanical subject matter expert for critical mission and data center undertakings.

• Create concepts for cooling systems, including both air-cooled and water-cooled chilled water plants, DX systems, and liquid cooling options.

• Guide mechanical design through the phases of feasibility, concept, schematic, design development, construction documentation, and administration of construction.

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

• Formulate mechanical resiliency strategies for N, N+1, 2N, and designs that are concurrently maintainable.

• Collaborate with disciplines including electrical, controls, plumbing, structural, telecommunications, and architectural teams.

• Offer technical oversight for chillers, cooling towers, CRAHs, AHUs, fan walls, CDU systems, pumps, and BAS controls.

• Assist with utility capacity assessments and campus master planning efforts.

• Lead technical reviews, quality assurance/quality control processes, and commissioning support initiatives.

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

• Travel for project site visits during the construction administration phase and conduct site surveys for existing facilities.

⛳️ Requirements

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

• Familiarity with hyperscale, colocation, enterprise, healthcare, or other high-availability facilities.

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

• Knowledge of liquid cooling technologies, including direct-to-chip and immersion cooling applications.

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

• Understanding of ASHRAE TC 9.9 thermal guidelines, energy efficiency strategies, water use efficiency (WUE), and power usage effectiveness (PUE) considerations.

• Background in supporting commissioning, integrated systems testing (IST), and operational readiness reviews.

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering is required.

• Professional Engineer (PE) license is preferred or the candidate should be actively pursuing licensure.

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

• Strong grasp of ASHRAE, NFPA, IMC, and local building code requirements.

• Exceptional communication, technical leadership, and client-facing abilities.

• Expertise in chilled water plants.

• Proficiency with air-cooled and water-cooled chiller systems.

• Knowledge of cooling tower systems.

• Familiarity with CRAH and CRAC systems.

• Understanding of fan wall systems.

• Knowledge of pumping and hydronic systems.

• Awareness of data hall airflow management.

• Familiarity with liquid cooling infrastructure.

• Knowledge of Building Automation Systems (BAS).

• Experience with energy modeling and lifecycle cost analysis.

• Background in mechanical reliability and maintainability assessments.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical insurance options available through UnitedHealthcare.

• Kaiser medical plan options for California residents.

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

• Dental insurance provided through Delta Dental.

• Vision insurance available through EyeMed.

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offered.

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

• Employer matching contributions on employee contributions.

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

• Student loan payment matching through employer retirement contributions.

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

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

• Paid Time Off (PTO) provided.

• Parental leave offered.

• Supplemental life insurance available.

• Additional long-term disability insurance options.

• Accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance through MetLife.

• Legal services available through LegalShield.

• Identity theft protection provided by LifeLock.

• Periodic opportunities to purchase company shares directly.

• Reimbursement for approved business travel expenses.

• Remote work arrangement available with occasional travel requirements.

• Options for office-based or hybrid work arrangements may be possible.