Senior Mechanical Engineer, Mechanical Engineering Subject Expert
Core
Technical authority for design review, deployment, commissioning, and lifecycle maintenance of critical mechanical infrastructure (heat rejection plants, pumping/piping systems, rotating equipment, cooling assets) to ensure high-density compute environments operate with maximum efficiency, uptime, and safety.
Role type
Senior Mechanical Subject Matter Expert (SME)
Builds
Campus mechanical systems including heat rejection, pumping/distribution, air-moving equipment, and large-scale liquid cooling deployments for data center environments.
Domain
Data Center Infrastructure / Mechanical Engineering / Thermal & Fluid Systems
Deliverable
Production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Heat transfer, thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, rotating equipment reliability (alignment, balancing, vibration analysis), piping system integrity, hydraulic modeling, control sequence definition, root-cause analysis, preventive maintenance protocols, water treatment management, P&ID interpretation, mechanical drawing review.
Preferred skills
Hyperscale data center mechanical plant experience, liquid cooling deployment expertise, PE/CEM/CxA certifications.
Technologies
PLC/BMS, CMMS, ASME B31, ASHRAE guidelines, NFPA requirements.
Responsibilities
Lead technical strategy for campus mechanical systems; validate system-level heat balance and performance against design intent; review mechanical drawings and vendor selections; support customer rack deployments; act as expert on pumps, fans, and rotating assets; own piping system integrity and hydraulic modeling; define and optimize control sequences and alarm thresholds; support commissioning processes; lead root-cause analysis and develop predictive maintenance programs; establish preventive maintenance protocols and water treatment programs; develop enterprise-level SOPs/MOPs/EOPs.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
