Principal Data Center Mechanical Engineer
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Key Responsibilities
- Define Mechanical Architecture: Develop and standardize mechanical designs for the global EdgeConneX data centers, ensuring efficiency, scalability, and sustainability.
- Research & Innovation: Stay ahead of industry trends and community initiatives, evaluating new cooling technologies, energy efficiency strategies, and mechanical systems.
- Standards Development: Create, maintain, and update design standards, guidelines, and templates to provide clear direction for internal and external stakeholders.
- Collaboration: Work closely with internal project engineering teams and external EPC partners to ensure alignment and successful implementation.
- Solution-Oriented Approach: Deliver flexible solutions that meet diverse customer requirements while maintaining consistency with EdgeConneX standards.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Communicate ideas effectively, establish actionable plans, drive consensus, and secure buy-in across teams.
Qualifications
- Education: Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent).
- Experience:
- Minimum 10 years in large-scale data center mechanical design. At least 5 years of experience on international projects.
- Minimum 10 years in large-scale data center mechanical design.
- At least 5 years of experience on international projects.
- Technical Expertise: Deep understanding of HVAC systems, cooling technologies, energy efficiency strategies, and emerging mechanical innovations.
- Soft Skills:
- Strong communication and leadership skills. Ability to navigate complex challenges and propose multiple viable solutions. Proven track record of driving consensus among diverse stakeholders.
- Strong communication and leadership skills.
- Ability to navigate complex challenges and propose multiple viable solutions.
- Proven track record of driving consensus among diverse stakeholders.
Preferred Attributes
Familiarity with global standards and compliance requirements.
Experience collaborating with EPC firms and managing large-scale deployments.
Passion for innovation and continuous improvement in data center design.
Led by an experienced management team and supported by a strong investor group, including large and experienced institutions and strategic partners, EdgeConneX offers a dynamic, fast-paced work environment where we are bringing flexibility, proximity, power, and connectivity to some of the world’s key businesses. With major offices in Herndon, Denver, Amsterdam, Singapore and Malaysia, we have a global footprint and a unified team of employees committed to providing a premier customer experience and delivering the full spectrum of data center solutions, from core to edge, like no other data center provider can do.
Focused on driving innovation and helping our customers define and deliver their own unique vision for the Edge, at any scale, in any market worldwide, for any requirement, we are building tomorrow’s data center infrastructure, today for some of the world’s most demanding Network, Content, and Cloud customers.
About EdgeConneX
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