Senior Mechanical Engineer - Data Center Infrastructure

Deel; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

ByteBridge in Houston, TX is seeking a Mechanical Engineer – Data Center Infrastructure to lead mechanical engineering activities for high-density data center projects. You will design and review cooling systems, piping, and equipment integration, coordinating with electrical, structural, and IT teams.

The role requires a Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering and a PE license (preferred), with 4+ years in data centers or mission-critical facilities, and hands-on experience with CDUs,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license in Mechanical Engineering is required.
• 4+ years of mechanical engineering experience, preferably in data centers, mission-critical facilities, semiconductor facilities, advanced manufacturing, or other high-availability infrastructure.
• Strong understanding of data center cooling and hydronic systems.
• Experience with CDUs, chilled-water systems, secondary cooling loops, pumps, heat exchangers, CRAHs, chillers, RDHx systems, and associated controls.

Responsibilities

• Lead mechanical engineering activities for high-density data center infrastructure.
• Develop and review mechanical designs, drawings, specifications, calculations, equipment schedules, and engineering documentation.
• Design and validate cooling solutions for traditional and high-density AI/GPU data center environments.
• Support direct-to-chip liquid cooling, CDUs, secondary cooling loops, RDHx, CRAH/CRAC systems, chillers, pumps, heat exchangers, and associated piping systems.
• Perform cooling load, equipment sizing, pressure-drop, pump sizing, flow, and system capacity calculations.
• Develop mechanical system concepts for chilled-water and liquid-cooling distribution architectures.
• Review piping layouts, valve arrangements, equipment placement, connection points, redundancy, maintainability, and service clearances.
• Coordinate mechanical designs with electrical, structural, architectural, controls/BMS, fire protection, and IT infrastructure.
• Support mechanical integration between prefabricated/modular equipment and site infrastructure.
• Develop and review mechanical site plans, equipment layouts, piping routes, connection requirements, and installation details.
• Review vendor and manufacturer drawings, submittals, technical specifications, and equipment selections.
• Participate in 30%, 60%, 90%, IFC, and construction drawing reviews.
• Identify design conflicts, constructability issues, capacity constraints, and technical risks before construction.
• Support development of Bills of Materials (BOMs), equipment specifications, scopes of work, and technical procurement packages.
• Work with suppliers and contract manufacturers to ensure equipment and assemblies meet engineering requirements.
• Review contractor RFIs, submittals, change orders, and field modifications.
• Conduct site visits and field inspections to verify installation quality and conformance with design requirements.
• Ensure designs comply with applicable U.S. building codes, mechanical codes, energy codes, ASHRAE guidance, customer requirements, and industry best practices.

Skills

Mechanical Eng

PE License

Data Center Cooling

AI/GPU Cooling

AutoCAD / Revit

Cross-functional

Project Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

BIM

Job description

ByteBridge in Houston, TX is seeking a Mechanical Engineer – Data Center Infrastructure to lead mechanical engineering activities for high-density data center projects. You will design and review cooling systems, piping, and equipment integration, coordinating with electrical, structural, and IT teams.

The role requires a Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering and a PE license (preferred), with 4+ years in data centers or mission-critical facilities, and hands-on experience with CDUs,