Senior Mechanical Engineer, Cooling System Modular Design

Google; Reno (NV); On-site; USD 171,000 - 247,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a Mechanical Engineer for the Data Center Technology Systems team to lead the design, testing, and deployment of next‑generation data center cooling and mechanical infrastructure.

You will perform detailed thermal analysis, CFD, and hydraulic modeling, champion modular construction, and collaborate with Planning, Operations and Execution teams to accelerate scalable, efficient infrastructure for Google’s AI workloads.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering or related field.
• 10 years of experience in mission-critical facility design and construction environments.
• Experience with thermal analysis, CFD, or hydraulic modeling for air and waterside systems.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop technical documentation and commissioning plans.

Responsibilities

• Serve as technical lead for global mechanical infrastructure design, testing, and deployment of cooling components.
• Implement offsite modular construction and pre-fabrication strategies to improve deployment timelines.
• Conduct detailed thermal analysis, CFD, and hydraulic modeling to validate technologies.
• Collaborate with Planning, Operations, and Execution teams to optimize the fleet and align with project schedules for AI workloads.
• Prepare engineering project packages including statements of work, drawings, and commissioning test plans.

Skills

Thermal analysis

CFD

Hydraulic modeling

Cross-functional collab

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering

Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

PE license

Tools

Cadence Reality DC Design

AFT Fathom

AutoPipe

Job description

In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:

• Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
• Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Atlanta, GA, USA; Reno, NV, USA; Austin, TX, USA; Kirkland, WA, USA; New York, NY, USA; Reston, VA, USA.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering, related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of experience in mission-critical facility design and construction environments.
• Experience using software tooling to conduct thermal analysis, computational fluid dynamics (CFD), or hydraulic modeling for air and waterside systems.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams (e.g., operations, construction, or planning) to develop technical project documentation, specifications, or commissioning plans.

Preferred qualifications

• Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, a Professional Engineering (PE) license, or equivalent advanced technical credentials.
• Experience with offsite modular construction, pre-fabrication methodologies, and off-site commissioning strategies in large-scale industrial or mission-critical environments.
• Experience with flushing critical cooling fluid systems including piping and equipment.
• Experience working with specialized engineering software such as Cadence Reality DC Design, AFT Fathom or AutoPipe.
• Excellent communication skills, able to work in teams and matrix organization.

About the job

Our thirst for technology is a part of everything we do. The Data Center Engineering team takes the physical design of our data centers into the future. Our lab mirrors a research and development department -- cutting-edge strategies are born, tested and tested again. Along with a team of great minds, you take on complex topics like how we use power or how to run state-of-the-art, environmentally-friendly facilities. You're a visionary who optimizes for efficiencies and never stops seeking improvements -- even small changes that can make a huge impact. You generate ideas, communicate recommendations to senior-level executives and drive implementation alongside facilities technicians.

With your technical expertise, you ensure compliance with codes and standards, develop infrastructure improvements and serve as an expert in your specialty (e.g., cooling, electrical).

As a Mechanical Engineer within the Data Center Technology Systems team, you will serve as a technical lead for our global mechanical infrastructure. You will pioneer next-generation cooling systems, innovating custom components and integrating modular design and pre-fabrication strategies to accelerate construction. You will collaborate across Planning, Operations, and Execution teams, lead new technologies to optimize future products for Google’s machine learning fleet.

You will leverage advanced software tools to conduct detailed thermal analysis, computational fluid dynamics, and hydraulic modeling of complex air and waterside systems. Your deep understanding of thermodynamics will drive the creation of critical engineering specifications and commissioning plans. You will deliver actionable recommendations to cross-functional partners, ensuring data center scalability and efficiency.

The AI and Infrastructure team is redefining what’s possible. We empower Google customers with breakthrough capabilities and insights by delivering AI and Infrastructure at unparalleled scale, efficiency, reliability and velocity. Our customers include Googlers, Google Cloud customers, and billions of Google users worldwide.

We're behind Google's groundbreaking innovations, empowering the development of AI models, delivering unparalleled computing power to global services, and providing the essential platforms that enable developers to build the future. From software to hardware our teams are shaping the future of world-leading hyperscale computing, with key teams working on the development of our TPUs, Vertex AI for Google Cloud, Google Global Networking, Data Center operations, systems research, and much more.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $171000 - $247000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

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• Serve as the technical lead for global mechanical infrastructure, leading the design, testing, and deployment of custom data center cooling components and next-generation technologies.
• Implement offsite modular construction and pre-fabrication strategies to streamline deployment timelines and improve infrastructure scalability.
• Conduct detailed thermal analysis, computational fluid dynamics (CFD), and hydraulic modeling of complex air and waterside systems to validate proposed technologies.
• Collaborate with Planning, Operations, and Execution teams to optimize the fleet and integrate complex mechanical systems parallel to project schedules to support machine learning demands.
• Prepare and deliver comprehensive engineering project packages, including statements of work, product specifications, drawings, and commissioning test plans.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form .