Data Center Mechanical Engineer

ByteDance; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 159,000 - 272,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid parental leave

Disability coverage

Life insurance

Wellbeing benefits

Paid holidays

Paid sick days

Paid personal time

Job summary

ByteDance is seeking a data center mechanical engineer to drive Americas regional projects, focusing on capacity, reliability, and continuous operation. You will engage in site selection, design reviews, and data hall layouts, ensuring adherence to 2N/N+1 redundancy and industry standards.

The role requires coordinating with engineering teams, supporting testing and commissioning activities, and communicating complex technical concepts clearly.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• Knowledge of power and cooling design, and capacity calculations.
• Understanding of 2N/N+1 redundancy and ASHRAE standards.
• Experience with data center design, MEP, and data hall fitouts.
• Experience with testing/commissioning and project coordination.

Responsibilities

• Participate in data center site selection and contractual evaluations.
• Review and contribute to Data Center MEP design and data hall layouts.
• Support testing and commissioning discussions for verification of design elements.
• Assist FM team to become SME and address design risks.
• Conduct periodic audits to assess design effectiveness in data centers.
• Explain data center infrastructure design to visitors and collaborate on improvements.
• Travel internationally up to 6 times per year with valid passport and visas.

Skills

Power & cooling design

Data center design

Testing & commissioning

Clear communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CFD modeling

Job description

Responsibilities

The Global Data Center Engineering team serves the company global regions with focus on enabling business growth with new data center capacities, doing so with assurance of the data center engineering systems operating continuous stability. Our team is geographically based, with the focus of having local staff to service the local regions. We collaborate with other project teams to select sites, contract sites, designs and build out the new sites.

We are looking for a self-motivated data center mechanical engineering expert to serve our Americas regional projects. As a data center mechanical engineer, your responsibilities will include the following:

• Participate and review in data center site selection and contractual evaluations, design solutions, and support project executions through construction to final site acceptance.
• To participate and review Data Center MEP Design and other necessary disciplines for new data center builds and data hall fit outs and create data hall layout plans and perform test fits to validate server capacity plans and failover calculations
• Participate in Testing and Commissioning Discussions to determine required tests to verify design elements.
• Support the DC Engineering FM team to become a Subject Matter Expert and understand how to overcome design limitations and risks.
• Conduct a periodic Audit or Assessment to access the effectiveness and practicality of the design in-use on our data centers
• Be our ambassador to explain data center infrastructure design to visitors and to continually find ways to collaborate and break new ground to enhance MEP design to meet future business needs.
• International travel requirement: up to 6 times per year, including but not limited to China, Americas, and South Asia. Candidates must have a valid passport and be able to obtain the necessary visas.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, or relevant disciplines.
• Knowledge of power and cooling designs, and calculations to determine capacity requirements
• Understand Power and Cooling Redundancy and how it is implemented in design (i.e., 2N or N+1 Distributed Redundant, UTI, TIA-942, ASHRAE standards)
• Experience with Cooling Redundancy and how Concurrent Maintainability is implemented in design (i.e, N+1 or N+2).
• Experience in the following areas: Lead or influence Engineering Design and Architect teams to complete Data Center Conceptual>30%>60%>90% Detailed Design Process; Practice Data Center Tiering Standards (i.e., TIA-942 Rated 3, or Uptime Tier 3) in a detailed design process; Lead or influence a construction team to complete Data Hall fit-out experience, including IT services Coordination, Power and Cooling Planning; Lead or influence a testing and commissioning team to perform L1 to L5 commissioning tests to validate the system design intent and resolve technical problems along the way.
• Mechanical and/or electrical engineering experience such as generators, chillers, cooling towers, air handling units, UPS, electrical sub-distribution systems, etc.
• Liquid cooling for IT systems and strong verbal and written communication skills with attention to clarity and detail.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiar with data centre mechanical system engineering designs, building industrial standards and codes, CFD modeling, PUE calculations, systems commissioning, systems availability analysis. Heat transfer and emergency power generation experience are essential for this job.
• 4 years or more experience in data center engineering

About Us

Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok, Lemon8, CapCut and Pico as well as platforms specific to the China market, including Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua, ByteDance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content.

Why Join ByteDance

Inspiring creativity is at the core of ByteDance's mission. Our innovative products are built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and enrich life - a mission we work towards every day.

As ByteDancers, we strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our Company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.

Diversity & Inclusion

ByteDance is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At ByteDance, our mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.

Reasonable Accommodation

ByteDance is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://tinyurl.com/RA-request

Job Information

【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $159000 - $272000 annually.

Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.

Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).

The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.

For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:

• Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
• Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems;
• Exercising sound judgment.