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Principal Mechanical Design Engineer - Data Center Infrastructure (REMOTE)

Austin, TX, US🌐 Remote💼 Full-time💰 $132,400–$132,400🗓 2026-09-17 → 2026-09-26

Core

Technical leader defining architecture, integration, and validation of advanced mechanical systems for hyperscale data center environments, specifically focusing on liquid cooling technologies and hydronic infrastructure.

Role type

Principal Mechanical Design Engineer (Data Center Infrastructure)

Builds

Liquid-cooled rack assemblies, CDUs, manifolds, enclosures, structural frames, and associated hydronic piping systems for hyperscale data centers.

Domain

Data Center Infrastructure / Liquid Cooling / Mechanical Engineering

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Liquid cooling system design (single-phase and two-phase), hydronic system design, structural integration, wetted material selection, thermal and structural analysis, FEA, flow modeling, CAD modeling (CREO/SolidWorks), design for manufacturability, root cause analysis, vendor qualification.

Preferred skills

Modular data center design principles, factory acceptance testing (FAT) experience, site integration experience, Professional Engineer (PE) License.

Technologies

CREO, SolidWorks, FEA tools, flow modeling software.

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end mechanical design of liquid-cooled rack assemblies and hydronic piping systems; define and validate operational performance requirements including pressure ratings and flow rates; design and validate machined components and structural systems; lead cross-functional design reviews; optimize manufacturing assembly methods and tooling; lead root cause investigations for mechanical failures; provide technical leadership in vendor qualification.

Seniority

Principal, technical leader with hands-on design authority

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