Data Center Infrastructure Mechanical Engineer
Core
Design, validate, and scale cooling and mechanical systems for high-density, liquid-cooled AI data centers to support OpenAI's compute infrastructure.
Role type
Senior IC mechanical infrastructure engineer (thermal systems)
Builds
Liquid-cooled GPU rack deployments, high-density data center campuses, and thermal validation labs
Domain
AI infrastructure / Hyperscale data centers / Thermal engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
Thermal architecture design, liquid cooling system design, hydraulic modeling, CFD analysis, commissioning, vendor evaluation, technical documentation, risk management
Preferred skills
AI infrastructure experience, direct-to-chip liquid cooling, immersion cooling, BMS/SCADA/DCIM systems, sustainability metrics (PUE/WUE)
Technologies
CDUs, manifolds, chillers, cooling towers, dry coolers, pumps, heat exchangers, CRAHs, VFDs, PLCs, digital twins
Responsibilities
Define mechanical and cooling infrastructure requirements and reference architectures; Develop basis-of-design documents, P&IDs, and thermal/hydraulic models; Evaluate mechanical architectures for high-density compute and liquid cooling; Partner with hardware and operations teams to support GPU rack deployments; Lead technical evaluation of equipment vendors and testing laboratories; Drive factory and site acceptance testing for critical equipment; Mentor partner teams on mechanical design and thermal validation
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
