Senior Data Center Mechanical Engineer - Hybrid

Aecom; Markham; Hybrid; CAD 125,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

AECOM is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to join our Canadian Data Center team. This senior role focuses on hyperscale, colocation and mission-critical facilities, involving advanced cooling design and cross-disciplinary collaboration.

You will design HVAC, cooling systems, perform heat-load calculations, and coordinate with multiple disciplines while mentoring junior engineers and supporting proposals. Hybrid work available in Canada.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related engineering discipline.
• P.Eng. registration in a Canadian province, or eligible to obtain registration.
• 6+ years of progressive mechanical engineering experience.
• Strong HVAC, cooling and mechanical-system design experience.
• Experience with data centers, mission-critical facilities or other complex building infrastructure.
• Strong technical, multidisciplinary coordination and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead mechanical design for hyperscale, colocation and mission-critical data centers.
• Design HVAC, heat-rejection, chilled-water, condenser-water and critical mechanical systems.
• Develop solutions using CRAHs, CRACs, fan-wall systems, economization, in-row cooling and containment technologies.
• Support high-density and liquid-cooling applications, including direct-to-chip technologies.
• Perform heat-load calculations, capacity planning, airflow studies and CFD analysis.
• Design resilient, redundant and fault-tolerant systems for continuous operations.
• Advance energy-efficient and sustainable cooling strategies.
• Prepare engineering calculations, equipment selections, specifications and technical documentation.
• Coordinate with electrical, structural, architectural, civil, fire protection and controls disciplines.
• Support construction, RFIs, shop drawing reviews, commissioning, startup and turnover.
• Work directly with clients, contractors, vendors and project stakeholders.
• Mentor junior and intermediate engineers and designers.
• Support proposals, pursuits and technical presentations.

Skills

HVAC design

Data center experience

Multidisciplinary coordination

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

P.Eng. registration / eligible

LEED AP / CEM / BEMP assets

10+ years mechanical engineering experience

Tools

Revit

Autodesk Construction Cloud

BIM 360

Job description

AECOM is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to join our Canadian Data Center team. This senior role focuses on hyperscale, colocation and mission-critical facilities, involving advanced cooling design and cross-disciplinary collaboration.

You will design HVAC, cooling systems, perform heat-load calculations, and coordinate with multiple disciplines while mentoring junior engineers and supporting proposals. Hybrid work available in Canada.