Director of AI Factory Mechanical Engineering

Volta; España; On-site; EUR 207,000 - 267,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Equity in Volta

Retirement/pension contributions

Health, wellbeing and insurance

Generous vacation days

Job summary

Volta is seeking a Director of Mechanical Engineering to act as the subject matter expert and design authority for mechanical engineering across our global AI factory portfolio. You will own design standards, reference designs, and the liquid cooling architecture, while building and guiding a growing mechanical engineering team.

You will collaborate with cross-functional partners to optimize safety, efficiency, and cost across regions.

Qualifications

• Degree in mechanical/building services engineering and chartered/professional status preferred.
• Senior technical leadership in mechanical design for large-scale data centres.
• Deep expertise in data centre cooling, hydraulic design and control philosophy.

Responsibilities

• Act as mechanical design authority for all AI factories across regions.
• Develop and maintain mechanical design standards and basis of design documents.
• Own liquid cooling architecture and align with rack and GPU thermal needs.
• Support live projects from concept to commissioning with rapid issue resolution.
• Lead design reviews and ensure adherence to mechanical standards.
• Collaborate with electrical, controls and structural teams for integrated design.
• Guide procurement on long-lead mechanical equipment specifications.

Skills

Mechanical design leadership

Data centre cooling

Chilled water systems

Hydraulic design

Safety and reliability

Communication to executives

Education

Mechanical/building services engineering degree

Job description

Volta is seeking a Director of Mechanical Engineering to act as the subject matter expert and design authority for mechanical engineering across our global AI factory portfolio. You will own design standards, reference designs, and the liquid cooling architecture, while building and guiding a growing mechanical engineering team.

You will collaborate with cross-functional partners to optimize safety, efficiency, and cost across regions.