Lead Mechanical Engineer: Data Center Cooling & AI Infra

Metric DCX; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Healthcare

401k

Job summary

Metric DCX seeks a senior mechanical leader to own mechanical engineering across large-scale data center developments, including direct-to-chip liquid cooling architectures. You will resolve field routing, substitutions, and constructability issues while coordinating with construction and utilities teams to accelerate delivery.

Ideal candidates bring PE licensure and proven experience with hyperscale infrastructure, modular solutions, and CFD/hydraulic modelling to ensure robust, scalable

Qualifications

• Experience leading mechanical engineering across data centers or similar facilities.
• Strong understanding of liquid cooling, hydraulics, controls interfaces.
• Ability to make field decisions under significant schedule pressure.
• Ability to manage and challenge external engineering and design firms.
• Knowledge of large-scale mechanical infrastructure and mission-critical cooling.

Responsibilities

• Own mechanical engineering across data center developments from design through energization.
• Develop and evolve the mechanical reference architecture for direct-to-chip liquid cooling.
• Make rapid field decisions around routing conflicts, equipment substitutions, sequencing changes, and constructability issues.
• Review consultant engineering packages with owner-level technical rigor before designs reach construction.
• Collaborate with construction, electrical, controls, commissioning, and infrastructure teams to accelerate delivery.

Skills

Data center leadership

Liquid cooling systems

Field engineering decisions

External vendor management

Large-scale infra

Education

PE license

Tools

Hydraulic modelling

CFD

Prefab skid tech

Job description

Metric DCX seeks a senior mechanical leader to own mechanical engineering across large-scale data center developments, including direct-to-chip liquid cooling architectures. You will resolve field routing, substitutions, and constructability issues while coordinating with construction and utilities teams to accelerate delivery.

Ideal candidates bring PE licensure and proven experience with hyperscale infrastructure, modular solutions, and CFD/hydraulic modelling to ensure robust, scalable