Senior Mechanical Engineer - AI Data Center Delivery

Cerebras Systems, Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Cerebras Systems, Inc. in Sunnyvale, CA seeks an experienced Mechanical Engineer to lead technical oversight of mechanical infrastructure for leased AI data center deployments.

You will partner with colocation providers, EPCs, OEMs, and internal teams to ensure cooling, piping, and support systems meet performance, reliability, and schedule targets. This role emphasizes governance, design reviews, and operational readiness over detailed design.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• 8+ years in mission-critical facilities or hyperscale data centers.
• Strong understanding of chilled water cooling systems.
• Experience with high-density AI/HPC cooling.
• Knowledge of data center cooling infrastructure.
• Construction and commissioning experience.
• Ability to interpret mechanical drawings.
• Excellent communication and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the subject matter expert for mechanical infrastructure across assigned projects.
• Review and approve basis of design, drawings, equipment submittals, RFIs, and change requests.
• Ensure compliance with Cerebras engineering standards.
• Validate cooling architectures supporting high-density AI deployments.

Skills

Mechanical Engineering

Project Management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

BIM/Revit/Navisworks

CFD analysis

Glycol systems

Job description

Cerebras Systems, Inc. in Sunnyvale, CA seeks an experienced Mechanical Engineer to lead technical oversight of mechanical infrastructure for leased AI data center deployments.

You will partner with colocation providers, EPCs, OEMs, and internal teams to ensure cooling, piping, and support systems meet performance, reliability, and schedule targets. This role emphasizes governance, design reviews, and operational readiness over detailed design.