Mechanical Engineer

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

📋 Description

• Act as the primary mechanical subject matter expert for mission critical and data center initiatives.

• Create concepts for cooling systems, encompassing air-cooled and water-cooled chilled water plants, DX systems, and liquid cooling solutions.

• Oversee mechanical design from feasibility and concept stages through schematic design, development, construction documentation, and construction administration.

• Conduct and supervise cooling load analysis, equipment selection, and redundancy assessments.

• Formulate mechanical resiliency strategies for N, N+1, 2N, and designs that can be concurrently maintained.

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

• Provide technical supervision of vendor equipment, including 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 evaluations, quality assurance/quality control processes, and commissioning support activities.

• Guide junior mechanical engineers and facilitate 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 experience in mechanical design within mission critical environments.

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

• Experience working in hyperscale, colocation, enterprise, and edge data center settings.

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

• 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 usage effectiveness (WUE), and power usage effectiveness (PUE) considerations.

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

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering.

• Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred or actively working towards licensure.

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

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

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

🏝️ Benefits

• All approved business travel expenses reimbursed according to company travel policies.

• Medical insurance provided through UnitedHealthcare; Kaiser plan options available in California.

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

• Dental insurance offered through Delta Dental.

• Vision insurance available through EyeMed.

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

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

• Employer matching on employee contributions.

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

• Student loan payment matching program.

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

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

• Paid Time Off (PTO).

• Parental leave offered.

• Supplemental life insurance available.

• Additional long-term disability insurance options.

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

• Legal services accessible through LegalShield.

• Identity theft protection available through LifeLock.

• Periodic opportunities to purchase company shares directly.

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