Senior Mechanical Engineering Lead: Hyperscale Data Centers

Looking for a role with plenty of growth opportunities?

Join a vertically integrated AI Cloud provider delivering large-scale data centres and GPU clusters for AI training and inference, supported by an extensive portfolio of grid-connected land and power across renewable-rich regions in North America, Europe, and APAC.

The company is looking for a Senior Manager Mechanical Engineering to lead the mechanical discipline and act as the senior technical authority across the business, reporting directly to the VP of Engineering. The role offers end-to-end ownership of mechanical strategy, including setting standards, approving designs, and ensuring the integrity of cooling and mechanical systems across the project portfolio. This is an opportunity to take a senior leadership role within a rapidly growing hyperscale AI infrastructure business.

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Responsibilities:

• Act as mechanical engineering discipline lead and technical authority for mechanical systems and cooling equipment, and their integration across all projects
• Manage a team of senior, intermediate and junior mechanical engineers, directly or functionally
• Establish and maintain mechanical engineering standards, design criteria and technical specifications, and provide final review and approval of designs and deliverables
• Oversee design and validation of mechanical systems for custom-manufactured equipment, including central cooling plants, fire protection, site water distribution and re-fuelling facilities
• Coordinate the mechanical discipline with civil, architectural, structural, electrical and piping teams, and act as the primary mechanical interface with manufacturing, QA/QC, project management and external stakeholders, including customers
• Identify technical risks in mechanical systems and provide mitigation strategies and executive-level recommendations to senior leadership

Skills/Must Have:

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering (Master's preferred)
• P.Eng. registration in Texas (Oklahoma registration an asset)
• 10+ years' progressive experience in mechanical water conveyance and cooling systems within industrial, mission-critical and hyperscale data center environments
• Proven track record as mechanical discipline lead or senior technical authority on complex projects
• In-depth knowledge of ASHRAE, IMC, IBC, NFPA and other applicable mechanical codes and standards
• Strong leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills; data center or mission-critical facilities experience highly desirable

Benefits:

• Up to 45% annual bonus
• Restricted stock (equity) vesting over three years and growing in value as the company scales
• 100% company-paid medical, dental and vision premiums for employees, 75% for dependents
• 401(k) with 4% company match
• 3 weeks PTO plus paid holidays

Salary:

• Up to $250,000 base