Manager, Mechanical Engineering

Prime Data Centers develops, acquires, and operates data centers for some of the world’s largest enterprises. It is a private firm owned by a group controlling $6 billion in assets, with a 15‑year tenure in technology and real‑estate development, offering customers ownership options and dynamic leasing models.

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.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 401(k) 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 plus sick time.

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis.