About Vantage Data Centers

Vantage Data Centers powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world’s well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. Developing and operating across North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Vantage has evolved data center design in innovative ways to deliver dramatic gains in reliability, efficiency and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands.

Design Engineering Department 

The Design & Engineering (D&E) team drives the technology, innovation and new development of data center infrastructure across Vantage’s companywide portfolio. D&E evaluates new sites, drives cost and scheduling in line with corporate goals and serves as Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) across the entire project lifecycle from concept through commissioning. The team collaborates with Sales, Operations and management along the way. D&E also works hand-in-hand with the Construction team to come up with a vertically integrated design and ensures new and existing standards and designs are executed effectively.  

At the heart of our vision is the creation of critical infrastructure that facilitates human connection, creativity, sharing, and collective aspirations. Our mission revolves around providing our Customers with consistently exceptional facilities swiftly and enjoying the process while doing so. This dedication extends to our Customers, Construction teams, and Site Operations teams.  

One thing that distinguishes Vantage is that our technical staff are given the responsibility and authority to directly drive tangible results. Our team can align long-term operational sustainability with value engineering and cost metrics to deliver products aligned with corporate goals. This approach empowers each member of the team to drive high-impact decisions and results. 

The Design Engineering team guides the development and operation of best-in-class data centers for hyperscale customers by providing business-minding Design and Engineering expertise. 

Position Overview 

This is a remote position based anywhere in the US. #LI-Remote

Vantage is looking for a Senior Mechanical Engineer to be part of the design engineering team. The ideal candidate will have a solid mechanical engineering background and experience with the design of cooling systems for mission critical facilities.

In this role, you will work alongside the Electrical and Architectural disciplines to deliver new products and improve existing products and associated standards. You will assist in developing high-level schematic system designs and specifications and collaborate with regional teams on design reviews and feedback and enable site-adapt implementations.

Knowledge of built-up mechanical rooms, packaged equipment, chilled water equipment and piping, DX systems, central utility plants, airside and water-side economization, humidity control, and value engineering as they relate to designing state-of-the-art datacenters is required. Familiarity in the areas of plumbing and fire protection design for data centers is preferred.

Essential Job Functions 

• Lead the efforts on design of mechanical systems – CRAH/CRAC units, chiller plants and liquid cooled systems.

• Create mechanical block diagrams and single lines diagrams for mechanical system designs

• Drive program level design efforts in coordination with other disciplines to ensure a cohesive well coordinated product design is delivered to regional teams for site-adaptation.

• Create and update specifications for critical mechanical equipment.

• Collaborate with manufacturers and vendors to develop innovative mechanical solutions.

• Oversee review process of engineering studies of all types.

• Create and update standard sequence of operation.

• Collaborate with operations team as required to ensure new designs accommodate reliability and maintainability.

• Manage Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) studies and other modeling studies are required to validate design concepts.

• Create Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) calculation templates.

• Attend “First-of-Kind” FWT testing of equipment as required.

• Interface with regional SMEs to coor