Senior Mechanical Engineer, Mission-Critical Data Centers

WSP in Canada; Vaughan; On-site; CAD 95,000 - 131,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP Canada is seeking a senior mechanical engineering leader to shape resilient cooling solutions for mission-critical facilities across the country. You will guide multidisciplinary teams, partner directly with clients, and push advanced cooling approaches for AI, cloud, and hyperscale environments.

This role emphasizes mentoring, site delivery, and shaping proposals while ensuring reliability, operational readiness, and long-term performance for demanding data center workloads.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and a P.Eng. designation.
• Extensive experience with mission-critical facilities, data centers or similar.
• Strong CFD, thermal analysis and cooling system design capabilities.
• Ability to lead teams and coordinate with clients and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead mechanical design and delivery for complex data center facilities.
• Develop chilling, pumping, heat rejection, air- and liquid-cooled solutions.
• Incorporate direct-to-chip and immersion cooling technologies.
• Perform thermal calculations, load assessments, and CFD studies.
• Coordinate with electrical, structural, controls, and commissioning teams.
• Prepare design basis reports, specifications, and construction documents.
• Guide site visits, commissioning, and operational readiness activities.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to proposals and pursuit strategies.

Skills

Mechanical engineering leadership

Data center cooling

CFD analysis

Thermal optimization

Client coordination

Project delivery

Mentoring

Technical guidance

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Site visits

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

P.Eng. designation

Tools

CFD software

Energy modeling tools

HVAC design software

Job description

WSP Canada is seeking a senior mechanical engineering leader to shape resilient cooling solutions for mission-critical facilities across the country. You will guide multidisciplinary teams, partner directly with clients, and push advanced cooling approaches for AI, cloud, and hyperscale environments.

This role emphasizes mentoring, site delivery, and shaping proposals while ensuring reliability, operational readiness, and long-term performance for demanding data center workloads.