Mechanical Engineer; Modular Systems

About Verrus

Data centers should be valuable assets to their customers, the grid, and the local community such that we are able to give customers what they want, where they want it, while cities and utilities are actively seeking us to build in their region.

Data centers should be valuable assets to their customers, the grid, and the local community such that we are able to give customers what they want, where they want it, while cities and utilities are actively seeking us to build in their region. Verrus is a developer of next generation, greenfield hyperscale data centers that flexibly leverage its onsite energy infrastructure (i.e. large scale BESS) through our proprietary technology.

This allows Verrus to be a flexible resource to the grid, and provide grid services that facilitate interconnection and the effective procurement of power and carbon free energy, and balance traditional and variable uptime workloads (e.g., AI/ML). Verrus builds and capitalizes its turnkey data centers deeply integrated with energy resources, providing significant advantages over traditional designs. Verrus is led by industry veterans with experience at the largest data center development companies as well as power & utilities, delivering GWs of data center capacity across four continents in their careers (representing billions of investment).

Verrus is backed by Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners. With investment from Alphabet, Ontario Teachers Pension Plan, and Stepstone Group, SIP is a consolidated holding company that builds innovative technology-enabled infrastructure companies and projects that deliver positive social and environmental impact  believes that technology-enabled infrastructure will help to solve some of the world’s most pressing social and environmental challenges. Following years of research and in collaboration with the Verrus management team, SIP formed Verrus to design, build, and operate the world’s most innovative data centers, leveraging unique technology to develop a scaled project portfolio that delivers significant financial, environmental, and innovation outcomes.

Verrus is seeking a Data Center Engineer with a focus on Mechanical Engineering. This is a full-time position based out of Verrus’ Mountain View, CA or Santa Monica, CA office.

Verrus is looking for a driven, execution-oriented Data Center Engineer to spearhead our next-generation data center infrastructure through modular innovation and systems integration. This key role helps accelerate deployments, lower costs through offsite construction, manage noise, and deliver efficient mechanical systems. We are looking for a hands-on executor who thrives in a lean organization, eager to roll up their sleeves to actively drive design implementation.

You are highly adaptable to changing scope and excel at translating conceptual guidance into concrete, high-quality engineering outcomes.

• Develop and maintain detailed, interface-based mechanical designs for data center modular components, ensuring sub-component interchangeability.
• Lead technical collaboration with key external vendors and integrators to transition component fabrication and commissioning activities (Factory Acceptance Testing/FAT) from onsite construction to controlled offsite factory environments.
• Collaborate closely with internal product and engineering teams and external design consultants (e.g., MEP partners) to develop and refine system specifications, P&IDs, component selection, etc. for offsite production.
• Collaborate closely with the building automation team to execute on shifting commissioning activities, where possible, to an offsite production environment.
• Drive value engineering (VE)…