Director of Mechanical Engineering — AI Infra (Remote Europe)

Jobgether; France; Hybrid; EUR 207,000 - 267,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Discretionary bonus

Equity

Pension plan

Health coverage

Annual leave

Remote Europe

Global collaboration

Job summary

Partner Company in France seeks a Director of Mechanical Engineering to lead the mechanical strategy for a global AI infrastructure portfolio. You will oversee cooling architectures, reference designs, and project delivery from concept through commissioning.

Responsibilities include establishing design standards, guiding external partners, and building a high-performing engineering team across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Americas.

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or building services engineering; Chartered or professional status preferred.
• Significant data centre or mission-critical mechanical leadership experience.
• Deep knowledge of data centre cooling systems and design philosophies.
• Experience creating standards, reference designs, or basis-of-design docs for hyperscale data centres.
• Hands-on design experience for high-density, liquid-cooled environments and GPU cooling.

Responsibilities

• Establish technical direction and design authority across global projects.
• Develop and maintain mechanical design standards and specifications.
• Own liquid cooling architecture and facility water systems in collaboration with technology teams.
• Guide external design partners and mentor engineers as the pipeline grows.
• Lead design reviews and ensure compliance with standards.
• Collaborate with electrical, controls, and structural teams to optimise integrated designs.
• Standardise specs for long-lead mechanical equipment with Procurement.
• Champion safety, reliability, and energy/water efficiency in designs.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Data centre cooling

Professional engineer

ASHRAE NFPA knowledge

Commercial judgement

Team mentorship

Education

Mechanical Engineering degree

Job description

Partner Company in France seeks a Director of Mechanical Engineering to lead the mechanical strategy for a global AI infrastructure portfolio. You will oversee cooling architectures, reference designs, and project delivery from concept through commissioning.

Responsibilities include establishing design standards, guiding external partners, and building a high-performing engineering team across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Americas.