Senior Data Center Mechanical Engineer & Reliability Leader

Exentec; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Exentec seeks a Principal Mechanical Engineer DTC (Data Centers) to act as the senior technical authority for mission-critical mechanical systems. You will lead reliability improvements, engineering standards, and incident response across a global data center portfolio.

Responsibilities include overseeing controls, cooling technologies, and environmental systems while mentoring teams and driving continuous optimization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 12+ years of experience in mission-critical data center engineering, operations, or design.
• Professional Engineering license (PE) or advanced degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as global SME for data center critical infrastructure (mechanical, electrical, controls, cooling, environmental systems).
• Develop and maintain engineering standards, reliability strategies, commissioning requirements, and best practices.
• Review designs, documentation, and procedures for compliance with Exentec standards.
• Drive system reliability, capacity planning, energy efficiency, and performance optimization.
• Lead root cause investigations, incident response, and corrective action programs to improve uptime.
• Act as highest-level technical escalation point for data center events and challenges.
• Validate monitoring, analytics, and predictive maintenance strategies for resilience.
• Develop and oversee technical training, MOC, auditing, and continuous improvement programs.
• Mentor teams and promote knowledge sharing and operational excellence.
• Collaborate with clients, OEMs, and stakeholders to advance innovations and data center improvements.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Leadership

Root cause analysis

Data center cooling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering

PE license

Advanced degree

Tools

BMS/EPMS platforms

CFD tools

Trending/Analytics

Reliability modeling

Job description

Exentec seeks a Principal Mechanical Engineer DTC (Data Centers) to act as the senior technical authority for mission-critical mechanical systems. You will lead reliability improvements, engineering standards, and incident response across a global data center portfolio.

Responsibilities include overseeing controls, cooling technologies, and environmental systems while mentoring teams and driving continuous optimization.