Lead Mechanical Engineer, Data Center Operations & Systems

Meta; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to join our Data Center Operations Engineering team in Reston, VA. You will lead cross‑functional efforts to maintain and improve facilities infrastructure, focusing on thermal energy management, fluid distribution, and system reliability across the data center fleet.

As a staff‑level engineer, you will serve as a technical leader and escalation point for complex mechanical issues, conduct analyses from BMS data, and work with design, construction, field

Responsibilities

• Lead technically complex mechanical engineering projects for the facilities infrastructure operations team, working cross-functionally with design teams, construction, field operations, vendors, and R&D
• Serve as the engineering point of escalation for technically complex mechanical system issues that occur in our data centers
• Troubleshoot and engineer enhancements and corrective actions for designs and implementation processes/methods
• Conduct detailed analyses and audits of mechanical system utilization across the data center fleet
• Develop effective measurements and reports from Building Management System (BMS) and other monitoring systems to optimize performance and reliability

Job description

Meta is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to join our Data Center Operations Engineering team in Reston, VA. You will lead cross‑functional efforts to maintain and improve facilities infrastructure, focusing on thermal energy management, fluid distribution, and system reliability across the data center fleet.

As a staff‑level engineer, you will serve as a technical leader and escalation point for complex mechanical issues, conduct analyses from BMS data, and work with design, construction, field