CBRE is a global leader in real estate services, and they are seeking a Senior Data Center Mechanical Systems Engineer to optimize the mechanical cooling infrastructure of next-generation data centers. The role involves collaborating with various teams to develop and analyze mechanical systems, ensuring they meet mission-critical operational requirements.
Responsibilities:
- Serve as a technical lead for hyperscale data center clients mechanical infrastructure, collaborating with Planning, Operations, Execution, and Construction teams to develop new data center (DC) mechanical infrastructure systems
- Work directly with clients to prepare all elements of the project. This includes the scope of work, project delivery resource requirements, cost estimates & budget, work plan schedule & milestones, quality control, and risk identification
- Provide detailed thermal analysis of proposed technologies using software tooling including computation fluid dynamics and hydraulic modeling
- Spearhead the insertion of new technologies by collaborating with core Engineering and Operations teams during development
- Innovate custom data center cooling components, guiding these products through development and testing to construction and operations
- Provide and prepare documents including: statement of work, engineering analysis and reports, design documents, product specifications, drawings, budget, cost estimates, schedule and commissioning test plans
- Collaborate with partner teams to optimize the existing fleet and future products to meet data center market demands
- Apply advanced knowledge to seek and develop new, better methods for accomplishing both individual and department objectives
- Showcase expertise in own job discipline and in-depth knowledge of other job disciplines within the organization function
- Coach others to develop in-depth knowledge and expertise in most or all areas within the function
- Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with the company values. Anticipates potential objections and persuades others, often at senior levels and of divergent interest, to adopt a different point of view
- Impact the achievement of customer, operational, project, or service objectives across multi-discipline teams. Work is guided by functional policies which impact the design of procedures and policies
- Contribute to new products, processes, standards, and/or operational plans in support of achieving functional goals
- Communicate difficult and complex ideas with the ability to influence
Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree preferred with 8-10 years of relevant experience
- Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering or Professional Engineering (PE) license is preferred
- In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered
- 5 years of mission-critical facility mechanical infrastructure systems
- Experience with design, commissioning, and construction of large scale cooling/heating/power generation systems
- Experience in thermal analysis and data center cooling systems
- Proficiency with water and energy calculations
- The innovative mentality to develop methods that go beyond existing solutions
- Ability to solve unique problems using standard and innovative solutions having a broad impact on the business
- Proficiency with 6Sigma, AFT Fathom, Python, Google Sheets
- Expert organizational skills with an advanced inquisitive mindset
- Demonstrated experience in applying data center technology
- Experience with SQL, C++, Pipe Stress Analysis