Global Principal Data Center Mechanical Engineer

Exentec; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Exentec is seeking a Principal Mechanical Engineer to serve as the senior technical authority for mission-critical data center infrastructure, driving reliability, uptime, and optimization across global facilities. You will lead engineering standards, incident response, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Key qualifications include a 12+ year track record in data center engineering, a PE license or advanced degree, and strong skills in cooling, controls, and environmental systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 12+ years in mission-critical data center engineering, operations or design.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license or advanced degree preferred.
• Experience with data center cooling, controls, and environmental systems.

Responsibilities

• Serve as global SME for mechanical, electrical, controls, and environmental systems.
• Develop and maintain engineering standards, reliability strategies, and commissioning requirements.
• Lead incident response, RCA, and corrective action programs to improve uptime.
• Mentor teams and promote knowledge sharing across the organization.
• Partner with clients and OEMs to drive data center improvements.

Skills

Data center engineering

Reliability engineering

Root cause analysis

Leadership

Stakeholder influence

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering

PE license

Advanced degree

Tools

BMS/EPMS platforms

CFD tools

Analytics tools

Reliability modeling

Job description

Exentec is seeking a Principal Mechanical Engineer to serve as the senior technical authority for mission-critical data center infrastructure, driving reliability, uptime, and optimization across global facilities. You will lead engineering standards, incident response, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Key qualifications include a 12+ year track record in data center engineering, a PE license or advanced degree, and strong skills in cooling, controls, and environmental systems.