Data Center Electrical & Mechanical Engineer

RiseMe; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 128,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Senior Data Center Engineer to design and optimize electrical, power, cooling, and mechanical systems for VA facilities in a mission-critical environment. You will analyze load calculations, short-circuit inputs, and cooling layouts to ensure capacity, availability, and resiliency.

Responsibilities include coordinating with CFD and DCIM teams and contributing to assessment reports while maintaining alignment with telemetry data and industry standards.

Qualifications

• VA Public Trust — High Risk / Tier 4 background investigation
• Bachelor's degree, preferably in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering; 5+ years of data center or mission-critical facility engineering experience
• Education substitutions per framework: Master's ~2 years, Ph.D. ~5 years; if no Bachelor's, 4 additional years of relevant experience can be accepted (Assoc. degree + 2 years)

Responsibilities

• Design and evaluate data center electrical, power, cooling, and mechanical infrastructure for capacity, availability, and resiliency
• Produce and review load calculations, short-circuit/ coordination/ arc-flash inputs, mechanical schematics, and cooling plant layouts
• Support Assessment & Recommendation Reports across VA facilities
• Coordinate with CFD and DCIM engineers to align electrical/mechanical decisions with thermal and telemetry realities

Skills

Electrical engineering

Data center design

HVAC/MEP systems

ITIL v4

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

MS Visio

ETAP

SKM PowerTools

Revit MEP

BMS/DCIM telemetry (Nlyte)

Job description

Peraton is seeking a Senior Data Center Engineer to design and optimize electrical, power, cooling, and mechanical systems for VA facilities in a mission-critical environment. You will analyze load calculations, short-circuit inputs, and cooling layouts to ensure capacity, availability, and resiliency.

Responsibilities include coordinating with CFD and DCIM teams and contributing to assessment reports while maintaining alignment with telemetry data and industry standards.