Principal Mechanical Engineer

Jobot; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobot is seeking a Principal/Lead Mechanical Engineer for mission-critical facility design with Houston or remote work options. You will own mechanical design standards, templates, and QA/QC procedures, ensuring consistency with electrical drawings and standards across disciplines.

Lead the development of the data center practice, contribute to energy and power generation work, and help build scalable processes from the ground up while enjoying startup-like autonomy within an established,

Responsibilities

• Own mechanical design standards, Revit/Navisworks templates, and QA/QC procedures
• Partner closely with electrical so both disciplines produce one consistent set of drawings and standards
• CFD analysis experience a strong plus - an in-house capability we're looking to build
• Contribute to existing energy and power generation work while the data center pipeline develops
• 15-20% travel once projects are live

Job description

Job Details

Salary: $180,000 - $250,000 per year

Startup business unit adding a principal to build out a datacenter team

This Jobot Job is hosted by: Adam Bennett

A bit about us

We're an engineering and fabrication company serving energy and industrial clients, with mechanical, electrical, and controls capability under one roof. We're standing up a mission-critical/data center practice from the ground up - building the team, standards, and processes before the volume arrives, so our first projects are executed flawlessly.

Why join us

Build it, don't inherit it. You'll own the mechanical standards, templates, and procedures from a blank page.

Real ownership and room to grow a team beneath you as the practice scales.

Leadership that's tenacious, hands-on, and checks ego at the door - you won't be told "this is how we've always done it."

The stability of an established, profitable business behind a startup-style build.

Job Details

Principal/Lead Mechanical Engineer - mission-critical facility design

Houston or remote

• Own mechanical design standards, Revit/Navisworks templates, and QA/QC procedures
• Partner closely with electrical so both disciplines produce one consistent set of drawings and standards
• CFD analysis experience a strong plus - an in-house capability we're looking to build
• Contribute to existing energy and power generation work while the data center pipeline develops
• 15-20% travel once projects are live

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