Principal Mechanical Engineer

November 6

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Vantage Data Centers

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Vantage Data Centers is a company specializing in the design, development, and operation of highly flexible and scalable data centers. These data centers cater to hyperscalers, cloud providers, and large enterprises, offering state-of-the-art facilities across 5 continents and 21 markets. Vantage focuses on providing large-scale campuses that enable customers to grow steadily, with over 23 million square feet dedicated to data center space and 2. 6GW+ of power capacity. Committed to sustainability and efficiency, Vantage ensures 100% uptime with standardized designs offering predictability and performance. The company is backed by prominent investors such as DigitalBridge Group and Silver Lake, maintaining a strong financial standing and excellent customer satisfaction rates.

1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2010

🏢 Enterprise

📋 Description

• Lead design initiatives that align with the company's strategic direction and goals. • Drive the development and implementation of processes, equipment, and standards for data center projects. • Lead Mechanical Design review efforts for deployment of new Data Centers , ensuring compliance with corporate standards and customer requirements. • Participate in all phases of project execution, including conceptual design, basis of design, scope of work, development of construction documents, and commissioning . • Provide project leadership for mechanical design consultants and contractors, ensuring that tasks and milestones are completed on time and within budget. • Attend project design team meetings and on-site job walks to ensure that the constructed product meets engineering standards and specifications. • Conduct value engineering analyses and provide system recommendations based on return on investment (ROI) and internal rate of return (IRR) analysis. • Responsible for the review of technical drawings, such as schematic drawings, design and construction documents, main submittals, sequence of operations, commissioning scripts. • Support Site Operations by troubleshooting and tuning existing systems to optimize performance. • Coordinate heavily with internal engineering teams across all disciplines to ensure products delivered to Operations are streamlined and optimized to meet the needs of the business across all functions. • Work closely with Operations to balance cost-effective solutions with long-term operational sustainability. • Provide technical support to Sales during site tours, RFP responses, and customer Build To Suit (BTS) Data Center solutions. • Participate in product development process flow from idea to implementing the company’s Intellectual Property (IP) initiatives . • Engage in continuous professional development through training, participation in professional societies, associations, and continuing education. • Review engineering studies, including: Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) studies . Rack layout optimization . Psychrometrics . ASHRAE extreme annual design day temperatures and their impact on supply air temperatures Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) calculations.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering , or a related field. • Registration as a US-based Professional Engineer (P.E.) preferred . • 10 years of experience in mechanical design and construction required, 15+ years preferred • Data Center and/or mission critical experience is required . • Experience with NA construction markets is required . • Experience with mechanical design in California (Title 24, seismic, etc.) preferred . • Strong organizational and project management skills. • Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities. • Proficient in Microsoft Office. • Understanding of AutoCAD, Revit, BIM, Navisworks and CFD modeling software environments. • Solid understanding of critical mechanical infrastructure within a data center is required . • Well versed with all building codes and ordinances, including ASHRAE . • Plumbing and fire protection infrastructure background within a data center preferred . • Strong attention to detail and accuracy. • Ability to multitask and prioritize effectively in a fast-paced environment. • Problem-solving mindset with a focus on continuous improvement. • High level of integrity and professionalism.

🏖️ Benefits

• medical, dental, and vision coverage • life and AD&D • short and long-term disability coverage • paid time off • employee assistance • participation in a 401k program that includes company match • many other additional voluntary benefits