R&D Mechanical Engineer, Data Center Cooling Systems

Fluidstack; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Fluidstack seeks an experienced mechanical engineer to design HVAC systems for data-center scale projects. You will own hydraulics, heat transfer, and equipment sizing, ensuring reliable cooling for modular units.

You will specify major cooling equipment, validate designs against test data, and contribute to vendor packages. Revit or Plant CAD skills are a plus; ambitious candidates welcomed.

Qualifications

• You've designed mechanical or HVAC systems for data centers or industrial plants.
• Your hydraulic and thermal calcs are yours, not the vendor's.
• You've specified and integrated major cooling equipment.
• You've validated designs against commissioning or test data.
• You draw clean P&IDs and mean them.
• Bonus: Liquid and direct-to-chip cooling. Revit or plant CAD. ASHRAE datacom depth. Field commissioning exposure.

Responsibilities

• Engineer mechanical systems: cooling distribution, piping, heat rejection for modular units.
• Run hydraulics, heat transfer, and equipment sizing end to end.
• Develop vendor packages: CDUs, pumps, dry coolers.
• Support prototypes and first builds: reconcile test data with design.

Skills

HVAC design

Data center experience

P&IDs drafting

Hydraulics calcs

Tools

Revit

Plant CAD

Job description

Fluidstack seeks an experienced mechanical engineer to design HVAC systems for data-center scale projects. You will own hydraulics, heat transfer, and equipment sizing, ensuring reliable cooling for modular units.

You will specify major cooling equipment, validate designs against test data, and contribute to vendor packages. Revit or Plant CAD skills are a plus; ambitious candidates welcomed.