Mechanical Engineer (Mission Critical/Data Center)

$80,000 - $105,000/Yr

WSP Global - Troy, NY

Full-time - Mid Level

Troy, NY

10,001+ employees

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

As a Mechanical Engineer at kW Mission Critical Engineering, you will be responsible for designing complex cooling and HVAC systems for mission critical facilities, including data centers. This role involves collaborating with multi-discipline project teams, attending client meetings, and mentoring junior engineers, all while ensuring that mechanical engineering requirements are integrated into facility designs.

Responsibilities

• Independently support the project team during design and construction stages of projects
• Design air distribution, hydronic and automated temperature controls systems
• Integrate complex mechanical engineering requirements into facility designs
• Work within multi-discipline project teams to develop drawing and specification documents for issuance to architects, contractors and building owners
• Attend client meetings and contribute to discussions
• Collaborate and coordinate with internal project discipline team members and external vendors and manufacturers
• Communicate mechanical engineering concepts and decisions to clients and stakeholders
• Interact regularly with clients, maintaining current relationships and developing new ones
• Mentor and train junior engineers
• Track and coordinate all mechanical disciplines: HVAC, Energy, Controls, Fire Protection, Fire Alarm, Plumbing, Fuel Oil Storage / Management / Distribution
• Provide oversight of all aspects of mechanical design, review systems, drawings prior to issuance
• Perform Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) evaluations for existing and new facilities, both internal and external
• Select and schedule major equipment
• Develop project specifications
• Survey and evaluate existing conditions
• Perform construction administration tasks

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or Architectural Engineering with mechanical building systems emphasis
• 3 years of experience in designing mechanical systems for high performing, commercial, industrial or mission critical/data center buildings
• Excellent interpersonal skills, teamwork, and written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency with applicable software including AutoCAD, Revit, Trane Trace and Pipeflow
• Knowledge of building, mechanical and energy codes

Nice-to-haves

• EIT or Registered Professional Engineer (PE), if eligible
• Experience with the analysis and modeling of interior and exterior Computational Fluid Dynamics of airflow
• Mission Critical/Data Center experience
• Experience with international projects

Benefits

• Medical coverage
• Dental coverage
• Vision coverage
• Disability coverage
• Life insurance
• Retirement savings
• Paid sick leave
• Paid vacation
• Paid parental leave
• Paid time off for bereavement, voting, and naturalization proceedings