Senior Data Center Mechanical Systems Engineer

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