Hyperscale Data Center Mechanical Engineer (Remote/Travel)

Talanto; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Senior Data Center Mechanical Engineer to support hyperscale data center construction programs. You will design mechanical systems, guide consultants, and analyze failures to improve reliability and performance across global projects.

You will manage issues from initiation through completion, collaborate with multiple trades, and travel to sites as needed to ensure design integrity and project success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering is required.
• Minimum of 5 years of demonstrated experience, with at least 2 years of experience in data center construction.
• Familiarity with Google Workspace and its related products (Sheets, Docs, Slides).
• Experience with cross-disciplinary teams, including structural, civil, IT/Telecom, security, mechanical, electrical, and architectural.
• Solid understanding of large-scale data center mechanical infrastructure, including cooling and fire protection.
• Familiarity with mission critical infrastructure.
• Experience coordinating scope with multiple trades (architecture, telecom, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, and structural).
• Must be able to work independently remotely, but also willing to travel to construction sites with little or no supervision.
• Experience with data center projects inside and outside of the US is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Review and assist technical development of mechanical systems (airside & waterside) for hyperscale data centers including campus planning, general layout/arrangements, CFD & noise modeling, climate data evaluations, hydraulic analyses, pipe sizing, bin hour analyses.
• Oversee A/E design consultants and provide direction or amplification per engineering standards.
• Peer review consultants’ deliverables including drawings, specifications, sequences of operations, calculations and models and provide comments & resolutions.
• Review and provide recommendations on potential value engineering opportunities.
• Analyze redundancies, failure modes, and SPOFs while working with RAM modelers to verify conformance.
• Perform rapid conceptual sketches using CAD or BIM for visualization and validation.
• Experience with waterless cooling solutions and EPA regulations preferred.
• Assist and occasionally lead projects addressing mechanical issues, outages and fleet-wide improvements.
• Evaluate post-mortem reports and root cause analyses and make recommendations.
• Assist in generating fleet-wide solution options to improve reliability and availability.
• Assist data analytics of operational trends to evaluate equipment health and predictive failure models.
• Visit construction sites or operational sites when needed.
• Prepare presentations using Google Slides to communicate findings.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Data center experience

Google Workspace

Cross-disciplinary teamwork

Remote work capability

Travel to sites

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CAD

BIM

Google Slides

Job description

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Senior Data Center Mechanical Engineer to support hyperscale data center construction programs. You will design mechanical systems, guide consultants, and analyze failures to improve reliability and performance across global projects.

You will manage issues from initiation through completion, collaborate with multiple trades, and travel to sites as needed to ensure design integrity and project success.