Manager, Mechanical Engineering

Prime Data Centers

• $110K — $130K *
Technical Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering
  • 8+ years of mechanical design experience, ideally in data centers or mission-critical facilities
  • Hands-on experience with cooling systems (CRAH/CRAC, in-row cooling, containment)
  • Proficiency in AutoCAD/Revit or similar design software
  • Experience in people management
  • Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred

Responsibilities

  • Lead mechanical design for tenant fit-out projects
  • Size and coordinate tenant cooling loads with base-build mechanical capacity
  • Translate customer mechanical requirements into code-compliant designs
  • Manage and mentor mechanical design team; review quality of work
  • Coordinate with other engineering disciplines to resolve conflicts
  • Support commissioning and troubleshoot field mechanical issues
  • Maintain standard mechanical details and design guidelines

Benefits

  • Competitive salary range and performance bonus program
  • 401k with up to 4% employer match, fully vested upon enrollment
  • Comprehensive coverage for medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability
  • Paid Time Off and Sick time
Full Job Description
About the role

The Manager, Mechanical Engineering leads mechanical design for customer deployments within Prime's data halls, including cooling distribution, containment, and airflow management within tenant white space. This role ensures tenant cooling designs align with available base-build mechanical capacity and customer thermal requirements.

What you'll do
• Lead mechanical design for tenant fit-out projects, including in-row/CRAH cooling distribution, containment systems, and airflow management within the data hall
• Size and coordinate tenant cooling loads against available base-build mechanical capacity; interface with Base Build Mechanical Engineering on capacity allocation and tie-in points
• Translate customer mechanical and redundancy requirements into constructible, code-compliant designs
• Manage and mentor a team of mechanical designers/engineers; review drawings and calculations for quality and code compliance
• Coordinate with Electrical, Structural, BIM, and Estimating to resolve interdisciplinary conflicts and deliver integrated designs
• Support commissioning activities and resolve field mechanical issues arising during tenant build-outs
• Maintain standard mechanical details, specifications, and design guidelines for TFO scopes

Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering
• 8+ years of mechanical design experience, ideally within data center or other mission-critical facility environments
• Hands-on experience with data hall cooling systems: CRAH/CRAC units, in-row cooling, containment, and airflow management
• Proficiency with AutoCAD/Revit or comparable mechanical design tools
• People management experience
• Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred

Benefits

  • Competitive salary range and performance bonus program
  • 401k fully vested upon enrollment, up to a 4% employer match
  • 100% employee premiums paid by employer for medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability
  • Paid Time Off + Sick time

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis.

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