Mechanical Data Center Engineer - Individual Contributor

Lead Mechanical Engineer

Mission Critical Infrastructure | Owner's Side

• Location: Remote (U.S.) Compensation: $180,000-$250,000 Base Salary + Annual Bonus + RSUs + 100% Employer-Paid Benefits
• A leading owner and developer of large-scale digital infrastructure is seeking a Lead Mechanical Engineer to support the design and delivery of next-generation data center campuses across North America.
• This is a senior-level individual contributor position offering the opportunity to remain deeply technical while influencing some of the industry's most complex and innovative mission-critical projects. The successful candidate will serve as a key mechanical engineering subject matter expert, partnering with internal stakeholders, consultants, contractors, and operations teams throughout the project lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for mechanical systems supporting hyperscale and mission-critical developments.
• Review and guide designs for cooling infrastructure, chilled water systems, HVAC equipment, and heat rejection systems.
• Support site selection, feasibility studies, due diligence efforts, and infrastructure planning.
• Develop and maintain mechanical engineering standards and best practices.
• Collaborate with external engineering consultants to ensure consistency, quality, and system reliability.
• Participate in design reviews, technical risk assessments, constructability reviews, and value engineering initiatives.
• Support equipment procurement, factory testing, commissioning, startup, and operational turnover.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and cooling strategies for high-density compute and AI-driven workloads.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
• 10+ years of experience supporting mission-critical, data center, industrial, energy, or other critical infrastructure projects.
• Strong understanding of chilled water plants, HVAC systems, cooling technologies, and infrastructure reliability principles.
• Experience supporting projects from design through construction and commissioning.
• Ability to provide owner-side technical oversight and effectively manage consultant deliverables.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Experience

• Data center owner, developer, hyperscale, colocation, or mission-critical consulting experience.
• Experience with liquid cooling or high-density computing environments.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred.
• Experience developing engineering standards across multiple projects or sites.

Why Join?

• Fully remote opportunity with a growing infrastructure platform.
• Direct influence on large-scale, cutting-edge data center developments.
• Opportunity to remain a hands-on technical leader without moving into people management.
• Significant exposure to executive leadership and strategic capital projects.
• Competitive compensation package including:
• $180,000-$250,000 base salary
• Annual performance bonus
• Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
• 100% employer-paid medical benefits
• Retirement and wellness programs
• If you're passionate about solving complex engineering challenges and helping shape the future of digital infrastructure, we'd love to hear from you.