Manager, Mechanical Engineering
About Prime Data Centers
Prime Data Centers develops, acquires, and operates data centers for some of the world's largest enterprises. A private firm owned by a group controlling $6 billion in assets, with a 15-year tenure in technology and real estate development, Prime provides customers with ownership options and dynamic leasing models, defining a true corporate partnership.
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.
Prime is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants are considered for employment without attention to race, color, age, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, protected veteran or military status, disability status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local laws and ordinances.
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