Mechanical Engineer (Data Centers)

Barge Design Solutions, Inc.; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Barge Design Solutions, an employee-owned engineering and architecture firm, seeks an experienced Mechanical Engineer to join its Mission-Critical team in Nashville. You will design energy-efficient HVAC and mechanical systems for data centers, ensuring reliability and uptime through rigorous criteria and code-compliant solutions.

You will lead design segments, mentor junior staff, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver project success for mission-critical facilities nationwide.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from an ABET-accredited university.
• Professional Engineering license (PE).
• 5-7 years of progressive experience in mechanical engineering with emphasis on data centers or mission-critical facilities.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical equipment, design codes, and standards.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with project team members, client representatives, and review agencies to provide a comprehensive project design.
• Develops design criteria for air and water side of building mechanical systems.
• Calculates heating, cooling, and ventilation loads.
• Utilizes industry standards and best practices to optimize mission-critical system performance.
• Leads technical mechanical design portions of a project in a multi-discipline environment.
• Develops concepts, studies, and narratives to help clients understand options to meet project requirements.
• Selects equipment and designs code-compliant mechanical systems to achieve uptime and reliability objectives.
• Oversees installation of systems to ensure functionality and alignment with design intent.
• Participates in project site visits.
• Mentors, directs, and oversees work of junior staff and designers.
• Participates in strategy, growth, and development of mission-critical sector.

Skills

Communication

Mentoring

Team Collaboration

Technical Documentation

Education

ABET-accredited Mechanical Engineering degree

Professional Engineer (PE) license

Tools

Revit

Job description

What We're Looking For:

Barge Design Solutions is seeking an experienced Mechanical Engineer (Data Centers) to join our growing Mission-Critical team, supporting the design and delivery of complex data center facilities. This role will focus on developing innovative, energy-efficient mechanical, HVAC, and utility systems that ensure reliability, performance, and operational continuity. The ideal candidate will bring strong technical expertise, a collaborative approach to multidisciplinary design, and a passion for advancing mission-critical infrastructure while contributing to the continued growth of Barge’s Data Center practice.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with project team members, client representatives, and review agencies to provide a comprehensive project design.
• Develops design criteria for air and water side of building mechanical systems.
• Calculates heating, cooling, and ventilation loads.
• Utilizes industry standards and best practices to optimize mission-critical system performance
• Leads technical mechanical design portions of a project in a multi-discipline environment.
• Develops concepts, studies, and narratives to help clients understand options available to meet project requirements.
• Selects equipment and designs code-compliant mechanical systems to achieve client objectives related to uptime and reliability of mission-critical facilities.
• Oversees installation of systems to ensure functionality and compliance with design intent.
• Participates in project site visits.
• Mentors, directs, and oversees work of junior staff and designers.
• Participates in the strategy, growth, and development of Barge’s Mission-Critical sector.

Education & Experience Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from an ABET-accredited university.
• Professional Engineering license (PE)
• 5-7 years of progressive experience in the Mechanical engineering field with emphasis on design of systems for data centers or other mission-critical facilities.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical equipment, design codes, and standards.
• Ability to communicate technical information clearly and effectively with a wide range of audiences.
• Experience with Revit a plus.
• Familiarity with sustainable design practices and energy-efficient systems a plus

Why join us?

Barge Design Solutions,Inc.,is an engineering and architecture firm with diverse in-house multidisciplinarypractice areas. The employee-owned company is more than 650+ people strong andserves clients nationwide from multiple U.S. locations. Barge is ranked on Engineering News-Record (ENR)’s Top 500 Design Firms and Architectural Record’s Top 300 Architecture Firms and is a certified GreatPlace To Work®.

Our primary purpose for being in business is ultimately to create a better life by unleashing the potential of our people, clients and communities. This purpose is supported by our company’s core values because at the end of the day, Barge CARES:

• Collaborate – Help and expect help. Teamwork is essential in what we do.
• Authentic – Honesty, integrity and trust are at the heart of everything we do. We are who we say we are.
• Responsible – We are accountable for our work, our attitude, and our actions. We make Barge better.
• Excellence – We go all in and expect more of ourselves than others expect of us.
• Service – We are humble. We use our gifts in service of others.

We believe that if we are living out our purpose for being in business and integrating our values into everything we do, we will ultimately achieve our vision to be the firm best known for being selected when it matters most.

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status or on the basis of disability.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled