Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Jacobs is a company dedicated to solving the world's most critical problems by reinventing tomorrow. They are seeking a Senior Mechanical HVAC Engineer SME to lead mechanical engineering efforts across a portfolio of data center projects, ensuring high standards of performance, energy efficiency, and constructability.
Responsibilities
- Provide quality reviews of complex projects spanning HVAC, cooling, and mechanical systems for hyperscale data center facilities
- Lead complex mechanical analyses and guide the selection of appropriate cooling methodologies — including airside/water-side economization, chilled water systems, dual temperature loop topology and direct liquid cooling — to ensure robust, code-compliant, and constructible design solutions
- Develop and validate advanced mechanical simulation models (airflow, thermal, psychrometric), establish modeling standards, and mentor team members in best-practice simulation techniques
- Oversee critical calculations for cooling load analysis, hydronic system design, and equipment selection; direct material take-offs and estimating inputs; and provide technical governance for schedules, design documentation, and interdisciplinary coordination
- Drive energy performance strategy, including PUE optimization, heat rejection design, and thermal storage solutions aligned with hyperscale owner sustainability commitments
- Partners with electrical, civil, structural, and controls disciplines to ensure mechanical systems integration across the full project lifecycle, from schematic design through commissioning and turnover
Skills
- Ability to quickly identify complex challenges, solve problems, communicate solutions, and direct junior and senior staff on best practices in mechanical design and systems integration
- Understanding of the complexities of large contracts and different contract structures; ability to manage change orders and advocate for the engineering team against contractor liabilities
- Experience with the full spectrum of data center mechanical systems — air-side and water-side cooling, heat rejection, chilled water plant design, power density thermal management, and liquid cooling — with the ability to speak to the executive level on any subject without advance notice
- Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
- 15+ years of professional experience in mechanical engineering, with 5 or more years demonstrated depth in mission-critical and/or data center facility design
- Registered Professional Engineer (PE) in Mechanical Engineering with the ability to obtain licensure in additional states
- Proficiency with mechanical/HVAC design and simulation software such as Trane TRACE, Carrier HAP, Energy Plus, eQUEST, or equivalent
- Knowledge of CAD and BIM platforms including AutoCAD MEP, Revit MEP, and MicroStation
- Knowledge and application of ASHRAE 90.4 (Energy Standard for Data Centers) – including MLC Calculations, ASHRAE 55, ASHRAE 62.1, ASHRAE 9.9, NFPA 70, NFPA 110, IMC, and other industry-relevant design codes and standards
- Proficiency with MS Office suite software including MS Teams for remote coordination
- Ability to travel to various client sites (approximately 10% to 40% travel)
- Proficiency reviewing and commenting on drawings in Bluebeam
- Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
- Experience with hyperscale facility design with key global clients (Microsoft, Google, Meta, Amazon, or similar)
- Deep familiarity with direct liquid cooling (DLC) and immersion cooling systems for high-density AI/GPU compute environments
- Commissioning experience or ASHRAE/NEBB/AABC certification relevant to mission-critical mechanical systems
- Ability to lead teams to deliver commitments on schedule and on budget while meeting quality and client expectations
- Familiarity with thermal energy storage, district cooling, and heat recovery systems for large campus data center programs
Benefits
- Employees have access to medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance
- A 401(k) plan
- The ability to purchase company stock at a discount
- Eligible employees may also enroll in a deferred compensation plan or the Executive Deferral Plan
- Jacobs has an unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full-time salaried/exempt employees
- Seven paid holidays
- Caregiver leave
- Certain roles may be eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock
- Hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work
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