Data Center MEP Engineer - Precision Peer Review

Mercor; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 138,000 - 193,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking experienced mechanical, electrical, plumbing, controls, and commissioning engineers to review and strengthen complex engineering tasks set in mission-critical data-center environments.

This is a technical peer-review role: you will assess realistic design and field scenarios, repair gaps in task materials, and confirm that the expected outputs and grading methods reflect professional engineering practice.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2+ years in data-center or mission-critical MEP design, commissioning, or operations.
• Experience in senior/lead roles in mechanical/electrical/plumbing or controls engineering.
• Strong knowledge of data-center systems and codes; PE or commissioning credential preferred.

Responsibilities

• Review long-horizon tasks involving data-center cooling, hydronic and process-water systems, electrical and controls integration.
• Check assumptions, calculations, codes, and equipment data for accuracy and constructability.
• Identify ambiguity, missing constraints, or unrealistic deliverables in task materials.
• Improve task prompts, acceptance criteria, rubrics, and programmatic checks.
• Produce clear technical findings and validate tasks end to end.

Skills

Data-center systems

MEP design

Commissioning

Documentation review

Education

Professional Engineer (PE)

Job description

Mercor is seeking experienced mechanical, electrical, plumbing, controls, and commissioning engineers to review and strengthen complex engineering tasks set in mission-critical data-center environments.

This is a technical peer-review role: you will assess realistic design and field scenarios, repair gaps in task materials, and confirm that the expected outputs and grading methods reflect professional engineering practice.