Principal Mechanical Engineer

LeoForce; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

LeoForce in Houston seeks a Principal Mechanical Engineer to lead the design and technical direction of advanced cooling and HVAC systems for mission-critical facilities. You will drive innovation, mentor engineers, and set engineering standards across major projects.

You will collaborate with electrical, controls, and construction teams to deliver integrated infrastructure solutions, optimize energy efficiency, and guide project strategy.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience designing complex mechanical systems in mission-critical environments.
• PE registration preferred.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering efforts.
• Ability to communicate effectively with clients, project teams, contractors, and executives.
• Background in EPC, design-build, consulting engineering, or integrated project delivery environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and technical direction of advanced cooling and HVAC systems supporting critical facilities.
• Develop engineering standards, best practices, and scalable design approaches for major projects.
• Drive innovative solutions involving chilled water systems, air-cooled technologies, and liquid cooling.
• Partner with electrical, controls, and construction teams to deliver integrated infrastructure solutions.
• Optimize system performance, energy efficiency, and resiliency through design.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to clients, presenting technical solutions and guiding project strategy.
• Evaluate equipment vendors and emerging technologies for best-in-class solutions.
• Lead design reviews, commissioning strategies, and technical quality initiatives.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to the growth of the technical team.
• Support business development to expand the practice in critical infrastructure markets.

Skills

Leadership experience

Communication

Project management

Mechanical design

Thermal management

Engineering standards

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

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Principal Mechanical Engineer

Houston,TX, US

6892393

13 hours ago

Job Description

Experience: Senior Level
Salary: $200,000 - $300,000 per year

Job Details
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In this highly visible role, you'll serve as the go-to technical expert for advanced mechanical systems, helping drive innovation in cooling technologies, sustainable design, and operational resilience. You'll collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, mentor engineers, and play a key role in expanding a rapidly growing market sector.

What You\'ll Do

• Lead the design and technical direction of advanced cooling and HVAC systems supporting mission-critical environments.
• Develop engineering standards, best practices, and scalable design approaches used across major projects.
• Drive innovative solutions involving chilled water systems, air-cooled technologies, liquid cooling applications, and emerging thermal management strategies.
• Partner with electrical, controls, and construction teams to deliver fully integrated infrastructure solutions.
• Optimize system performance, energy efficiency, and resiliency through thoughtful engineering and design.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to clients, presenting technical solutions and helping guide project strategy.
• Evaluate equipment vendors and emerging technologies to ensure best-in-class solutions.
• Lead design reviews, commissioning strategies, constructability assessments, and technical quality initiatives.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to the growth of a world-class technical team.
• Support business development efforts and help expand a fast-growing practice serving critical infrastructure markets.

What We\'re Looking For

• Bachelor\'s Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• Professional Engineer (PE) registration preferred.
• Extensive experience designing complex mechanical systems within mission-critical, industrial, utility, energy, advanced manufacturing, or similar environments.
• Strong understanding of cooling systems, HVAC infrastructure, redundancy strategies, and reliability-focused design.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering efforts and managing technically challenging projects.
• Ability to communicate effectively with clients, project teams, contractors, and executive stakeholders.
• Background working within EPC, design-build, consulting engineering, or integrated project delivery environments.

A bit about us:

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We are a growing engineering and project delivery firm known for executing complex, high-impact projects across industrial, energy, manufacturing, and mission-critical markets. With a strong reputation for technical excellence and long-term client relationships, this organization offers the opportunity to work alongside industry experts, influence major infrastructure projects, and help solve some of today\'s most challenging engineering problems.

Why join us?

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• Stable, well-established organization with a strong backlog of projects
• Known for taking on technically challenging and highly visible work
• Collaborative culture where senior engineers have a voice and can influence standards and best practices
• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge infrastructure, critical facility, and advanced technology projects
• Strong investment in employee development and technical growth
• Ability to work with multidisciplinary teams on large-scale projects from concept through commissioning
• Entrepreneurial environment where technical leaders help shape the future direction of the business

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