Data Center Mechanical Engineering Manager – Cooling Lead

Prime Data Centers; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k match

Full health benefits

Paid time off

Disability insurance

Job summary

Prime Data Centers seeks a Manager of Mechanical Engineering to lead mechanical design for tenant fit-outs in data halls, focusing on cooling distribution, containment, and airflow. The role ensures designs align with base-build capacity and customer thermal requirements.

You will mentor a team of designers, coordinate with multi-disciplinary groups, and drive compliant, constructible solutions while supporting commissioning and field issue resolution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• 8+ years of mechanical design experience, ideally within data center or other mission-critical facility environments.
• Hands-on experience with data hall cooling systems: CRAH/CRAC units, in-row cooling, containment, and airflow management.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD/Revit or comparable mechanical design tools
• Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead mechanical design for tenant fit-out projects, including in-row/CRAH cooling distribution, containment systems, and airflow management within the data hall.
• Size and coordinate tenant cooling loads against available base-build mechanical capacity; interface with Base Build Mechanical Engineering on capacity allocation and tie-in points.
• Translate customer mechanical and redundancy requirements into constructible, code-compliant designs.
• Manage and mentor a team of mechanical designers/engineers; review drawings and calculations for quality and code compliance.
• Coordinate with Electrical, Structural, BIM, and Estimating to resolve interdisciplinary conflicts and deliver integrated designs.
• Support commissioning activities and resolve field mechanical issues arising during tenant build-outs.
• Maintain standard mechanical details, specifications, and design guidelines for TFO scopes.

Skills

Mechanical design

Team leadership

Thermal management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD/Revit

Job description

Prime Data Centers seeks a Manager of Mechanical Engineering to lead mechanical design for tenant fit-outs in data halls, focusing on cooling distribution, containment, and airflow. The role ensures designs align with base-build capacity and customer thermal requirements.

You will mentor a team of designers, coordinate with multi-disciplinary groups, and drive compliant, constructible solutions while supporting commissioning and field issue resolution.