Principal Mechanical Operations Lead — Data Center Operations
Core
Senior technical authority for operational mechanical and cooling infrastructure across a hyperscale AI data center fleet, ensuring thermal precision for AI workloads.
Role type
Principal Mechanical Operations Lead (Data Center Operations)
Builds
Nation-scale compute infrastructure (10s to 100s of GWs) for AI models
Domain
Hyperscale AI Data Center Operations / Mechanical Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
Critical mechanical systems expertise, thermal precision management, chilled water plant operation, chiller and cooling tower management, CRAH/CRAC operation, pump systems, CDU (Coolant Distribution Unit) operation, direct liquid cooling operations, high-risk mechanical MOP authoring, root cause analysis for cooling events, site operational readiness assessment, team technical readiness training
Preferred skills
Hyperscale or large colocation experience (hundreds of MW), ASHRAE TC 9.9 knowledge, Uptime Institute certification, chilled water plant optimization
Technologies
Chillers, cooling towers, CDUs, liquid-cooling architectures, CRAH/CRAC units
Responsibilities
Lead site assessments and operational audits, review designs from an operational lens, own mechanical operational readiness and commissioning-to-operations handover, author and approve high-risk mechanical MOPs/EOPs/AOPs, lead root cause analysis on significant cooling events, teach and build mechanical readiness of teams ahead of activation
Seniority
Principal, strategy & mentorship
