Data Center Mechanical Design Lead | Senior Associate

Ada Infrastructure; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Comprehensive benefits

Bonus potential

Job summary

Ada Infrastructure is seeking a Senior Associate to lead mechanical design strategies for North America data center projects. You will coordinate with internal and external teams to deliver reliable cooling, air distribution, and controls integration across multiple concurrent projects.

The role emphasizes design execution, constructability, and operations readiness, with opportunities to influence global standards and best practices across regions in collaboration with global leads.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• Professional Engineering (PE) license.
• 7+ years of relevant experience in mechanical engineering for data center, mission-critical, or similarly complex infrastructure projects.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical systems including cooling plants, chilled water systems, heat rejection systems, air distribution systems, and controls integration for mission-critical environments.
• Familiarity with industry standards, codes, and regulatory requirements.
• Experience supporting design development and coordination with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Understanding of reliability, redundancy, and maintainability principles as applied to data center mechanical systems.
• Understanding of mechanical analytics tools, including load calculation, CFD modeling, and hydronic simulation modeling software.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and technical communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced project environment.

Responsibilities

• Support development and implementation of mechanical design strategies for North America data center projects, including cooling plants, heat rejection systems, chilled water systems, condenser water systems, air distribution systems, and associated controls interfaces.
• Collaborate with design management and consultant teams to ensure mechanical systems are fully coordinated and integrated with all disciplines (civil, architectural, structural, mechanical, plumbing, fire protection & life safety, controls, and security).
• Provide technical guidance and perform design reviews of mechanical systems to ensure compliance with company standards, industry codes, and project requirements.
• Support evaluation of cooling strategies and system configurations to meet customer requirements, reliability objectives, energy performance goals, and constructability considerations.
• Collaborate with project teams and utility or infrastructure stakeholders, as applicable, to support regional implementation of mechanical infrastructure strategies.
• Support sales engineering team in the preparation of technical responses for customer RFPs, including mechanical design narratives, system concepts, and solution development.
• Support evaluation and selection of mechanical equipment, technologies, and vendor solutions in alignment with program objectives.
• Collaborate with construction and operations teams to ensure mechanical designs support efficient construction, commissioning, maintainability, and long-term operations.
• Identify risks related to mechanical system design, constructability, coordination, and schedule, and proactively support mitigation strategies.
• Stay informed on advancements in mechanical engineering and data center cooling technologies, and recommend improvements to enhance performance, efficiency, and reliability.
• Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of global mechanical design standards, specifications, and best practices in coordination with international peers.
• Participate in cross-regional collaboration efforts to align on design approaches and share lessons learned across the global portfolio.

Skills

Mechanical design

Project coordination

CFD modeling

Hydronic simulation

Load calculations

Technical communication

Analytical skills

Prioritization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CFD software

Hydronic simulation tools

Load calculation tools

Job description

Ada Infrastructure is seeking a Senior Associate to lead mechanical design strategies for North America data center projects. You will coordinate with internal and external teams to deliver reliable cooling, air distribution, and controls integration across multiple concurrent projects.

The role emphasizes design execution, constructability, and operations readiness, with opportunities to influence global standards and best practices across regions in collaboration with global leads.