Mechanical Engineer, Data Center Operations Engineering

Meta Careers; 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

# Mechanical Engineer, Data Center Operations EngineeringReston, VA+1 locationData Center Design, Engineering, & Construction+ 2 moreApply nowMeta is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to join our Data Center Operations Engineering team. Our data centers are the foundation upon which our rapidly growing infrastructure efficiently operates and our innovative services are delivered. The Operations Engineering team delivers proactive and responsive full-life-cycle engineering expertise to the teams who operate and support our expanding global fleet of data centers. Mechanical Engineers are involved in all aspects of data center operations, essential to ensuring effective thermal energy and fluid distribution, sequenced system operations, monitoring feedback and analysis. They provide direct support to our field teams for new construction, site-specific projects, and global-level programmatic efforts. As a staff-level engineer, you will serve as a technical leader and escalation point for complex mechanical system issues, driving operational excellence across Meta's hyperscale data center portfolio.---## Mechanical Engineer, Data Center Operations Engineering 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