Senior Data Center Mechanical Engineer — Hybrid/Remote

SSOE; Santa Clara (CA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid or remote work schedule

Job summary

SSOE is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer for Data Center projects in a dynamic, multi-disciplinary environment. This role focuses on leading mechanical design for data centers, coordinating with in-house engineering teams, and ensuring projects meet quality, schedule, and budget requirements.

Ideal candidates bring a PE license, 12+ years of data center experience, proficiency with HVAC and piping systems, and expertise in Revit.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license to practice in additional states.
• At least 12 years of mechanical engineering experience, with data center facilities design.
• Experience with HVAC, chilled/condenser water, air handling, containment, utility piping and plumbing systems.
• Experience with Revit.
• Valid driver's license.
• Valid passport for occasional international travel.

Responsibilities

• Acts as a mechanical discipline project lead in a multi‑discipline design team, overseeing a multi‑location production team, with strong client engagement skills.
• Responsible for the performance of the team to contracted scope, schedule, and budget on medium‑to large‑sized data center design projects. Manage technical resources to accomplish project objectives.
• Generate comprehensive technical project plans, specifications, drawings, and models aligned with industry standards and client requirements for piping, HVAC, plumbing, fire protection systems, and related mechanical building systems, including clean/dry rooms.
• Maintain effective communication with project team members and with the client.
• Coordinate work with other disciplines.
• Use engineering and design software and equipment to perform engineering tasks.
• Responsible for the completeness, accuracy, and timeliness of the work.
• Responsible for overall quality management of the team. Performing quality reviews of project deliverables to ensure accuracy, conformance to codes, specifications, design criteria, and conformance to good engineering practices.
• Participate in managing change for deviations in scope, schedule, or professional services for the discipline.
• Meet with contractors to discuss technical aspects of project design and construction.
• Conduct field verification and site walks to identify, validate, resolve, and integrate solutions into design packages.
• Resolve design issues on site during construction, as necessary.
• Provide leadership, guidance, monitoring/coaching less experienced staff.
• Participate in proposal preparation activities to establish scope of services, effort hour estimator(s), exclusions/clarifications, deliverables, and staffing/work plans to align with project schedule.
• Travel required.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Project management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Revit

Job description

SSOE is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer for Data Center projects in a dynamic, multi-disciplinary environment. This role focuses on leading mechanical design for data centers, coordinating with in-house engineering teams, and ensuring projects meet quality, schedule, and budget requirements.

Ideal candidates bring a PE license, 12+ years of data center experience, proficiency with HVAC and piping systems, and expertise in Revit.