Senior Mechanical Engineer REMOTE

Salary Range: $170,000 - $200,000

100% Remote Opportunity

A leading global engineering and infrastructure consulting firm is seeking an experienced Senior Mechanical Engineer to join its Data Center and Mission Critical team. This role is primarily remote and can be based anywhere in the United States
, provided candidates are located near a company office for occasional business needs.

While this position is remote,
limited and pre-planned travel may be required for client meetings, project milestones, site visits, onboarding, or team collaboration sessions.

This is a high-impact, client-facing opportunity supporting some of the most advanced data center projects in the world. The successful candidate will work alongside multidisciplinary teams across multiple regions and contribute to the design and delivery of large-scale mission critical facilities.

• Design heat rejection and HVAC systems for mission critical and data center environments.
• Develop cooling solutions for both air-cooled and liquid-cooled applications.
• Incorporate redundancy, maintainability, scalability, energy efficiency, and phased deployment strategies into system designs.

• Evaluate and specify cooling solutions, including:
  • Fan wall units
  • CRAHs (Computer Room Air Handlers)
  • CRAC units
  • Chilled water systems
  • DX systems
  • In-row cooling technologies
  • Data hall containment solutions

• Perform CFD modeling to optimize airflow, cooling performance, and thermal management.
• Analyze internal and external airflow conditions, identify potential thermal risks, and recommend design enhancements.
• Coordinate findings and design modifications with other engineering disciplines.

• Design fault-tolerant cooling systems capable of supporting continuous operation.
• Develop backup cooling strategies, automatic switchover solutions, and monitoring systems.

• Conduct cooling load calculations for data centers and support facilities.
• Evaluate current and future cooling requirements based on IT load growth and operational expansion plans.

• Implement energy-saving strategies including:
  • Economizers
  • Variable frequency drives (VFDs)
  • Energy recovery systems
  • Advanced airflow management techniques

• Design filtration and environmental monitoring solutions to maintain optimal operating conditions for mission critical equipment.
• Address humidity control, particulate contamination, and environmental reliability.

• Collaborate with electrical, mechanical, fire protection, and mission critical design teams.
• Integrate HVAC systems with UPS infrastructure, backup power systems, fire suppression systems, and other critical facility systems.

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in mechanical engineering, HVAC design, mission critical facilities, or data center infrastructure.
• Experience with data center mechanical and electrical equipment installation and operation.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license required.

• Advanced degree or specialized coursework in HVAC systems, building systems, energy management, or related fields.
• Experience with datacenter design standards and industry best practices, including:
  • Uptime Institute Tier Topologies
  • TIA-942
  • ANSI/BICSI 002
• Professional certifications such as:
  • Certified Energy Manager (CEM)
  • Building Energy Modeling Professional (BEMP)
  • LEED Accreditation

• Candidates must be…