Staff Mechanical Engineer - Data Center Cooling & Infra

Graphcore; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Hybrid work

Paid time off

Retirement plan

Life insurance

Job summary

Graphcore is seeking a Staff Mechanical Engineer in Austin to lead mechanical infrastructure for advanced AI compute environments. You will shape design standards, review critical systems, and coordinate with data center teams and partners.

This role involves travel and close collaboration with IT, facilities, and engineering groups. You will translate rack requirements into scalable cooling and hydronic solutions, driving reliability and future expansion while guiding external vendors and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent.
• Experience designing data center mechanical systems and infrastructure.
• Knowledge of HVAC, chillers, pumps, air-handling equipment and piping.
• Ability to review calculations, drawings, specs, and control strategies.
• Ability to coordinate with IT, facilities and multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain mechanical design standards, specs, and owner requirements for data center projects.
• Review mechanical system builds, calculations, blueprints, technical requirements, equipment submittals, and control sequences for technical quality and operational fit.
• Translate AI and high-performance computing rack requirements into scalable cooling, airflow, hydronic, piping, and heat-rejection solutions.
• Provide technical direction to external consultants, developers, equipment suppliers, and engineering partners.
• Evaluate design options for reliability, maintainability, energy and water performance, capacity, and future expansion.
• Coordinate mechanical interfaces with electrical systems, building controls, fire protection, IT infrastructure, and site operations.
• Lead design reviews, resolve technical issues, and document decisions, risks, and required follow-up actions.
• Support site inspections, equipment submittal reviews, factory acceptance tests, commissioning, and operational-readiness activities.
• Verify that projects meet approved requirements, applicable codes, safety expectations, and commissioning criteria before handover.
• Guide engineers, share technical knowledge, and assess emerging mechanical technologies for future data center deployments.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

HVAC knowledge

Design reviews

Cross-functional collaboration

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering

Tools

CAD software

Job description

Graphcore is seeking a Staff Mechanical Engineer in Austin to lead mechanical infrastructure for advanced AI compute environments. You will shape design standards, review critical systems, and coordinate with data center teams and partners.

This role involves travel and close collaboration with IT, facilities, and engineering groups. You will translate rack requirements into scalable cooling and hydronic solutions, driving reliability and future expansion while guiding external vendors and