Principal Mechanical Engineer, Vantage Data Centers
Global
$160-175k
+ Bonus. The salary range is based on Colorado market data and may vary in other locations
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Customizable enterprise data center solutions
Open for applications
Customizable enterprise data center solutions
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$160-175k
+ Bonus. The salary range is based on Colorado market data and may vary in other locations
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To design, build and operate resilient, sustainable digital infrastructure for the world’s leading technology companies with a relentless focus on customer experience.
Role
Who you are
- Knowledge of all aspects of mechanical engineering is required, including central utility plants, built-up mechanical rooms, packaged equipment, chilled water equipment and piping, DX systems, airside and water-side economization, humidity control, raised access floor plenums, and value engineering as they relate to designing state-of-the-art datacenters
- Knowledge in the areas of plumbing and fire protection design for data centers is helpful
- Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent, from an accredited university or college
- Registration as a Professional Engineer (P.E.) preferred
- 7 years of experience in large scale industrial chiller plant system design and construction required. 8-12 years preferred
- Data Center and/or Mission Critical experience is required
- Experience with NA or EU construction markets required
- Proficient in AutoCAD, Excel, and Word and CFD modeling software environments with Revit, BIM, Navisworks
- Solid understanding of critical cooling infrastructure within a data center
- Well versed with all building codes and ordinances
- Plumbing and fire protection infrastructure background within a data center preferred
What the job involves
- The Innovation Engineering team is responsible for the development of standards, templates, specifications, and owner’s requirements documents in support of Vantage’s global growth, most notably leading the Vantage prototyping effort known as OneDesign
- The team collaborates with all multi-functional teams within Vantage to drive prototypical designs for global deployment to ensure high quality, consistent product deployments in alignment with constantly evolving internal and external customer requirements
- In addition to standards development, the Innovation Engineering team is responsible for leading due diligence assessment of merger and acquisition opportunity, and development of design requirements for customer build to suit opportunities
- Vantage is looking for a Principal Mechanical Engineer to be part of the Innovation Engineering team that leads the standardization of products across Vantage’s companywide portfolio
- In this role you will be responsible for design development of large-scale industrial chiller plants and develop associated standards and specification, to enable establishing a procurement program
- Regular collaboration and coordination will be required with architects, other engineering fields, procurement, and facility operations team
- You will work with the regional design and execution teams to ensure that new standards are established, and existing standards are implemented and coordinate any enhancements required to be incorporated into the standard design and specifications
- Own the design and engineering efforts for large scale industrial chilled water plants, including equipment selection, general layout and arrangement, piping design and controls integration
- Perform load calculations, pipe sizing, selection of chillers, pumps, heat exchangers, dry-coolers, and other mechanical equipment
- Develop maintain and update specification and standards for chiller plants
- Evaluate and recommend innovative solution and methodologies to optimize chiller plant operational efficiency
- Collaborate with electrical counterparts to develop optimized designs
- Collaborate with design consultants and be responsible for completion of program level initiatives
- Visit manufacturing plants for Factory Witness Testing (FWT) of critical equipment
- Participate in new product development process from inception to implementation and apply for and obtain patents for the company to retain its IP
- Research and evaluate new vendors and products with a goal to achieve operational improvement, reduce project cost and improve project schedule
- Review and approve OFCI equipment submittals to ensure they follow company specifications and coordinate the details with other teams
- Coordinate with regional design execution teams to understand OPR deviations and lessons learned on projects
- Conduct analysis to determine if the OPR deviations and/or lessons learned from site-adapt projects can be applied to improve Vantage standards and specifications
- Participate in creating and standardizing mechanical sequence of operations (SOOs) in coordination with internal automation teams
- Conduct value engineering analyses and provide system recommendations based on return on investment and IRR analysis
- Identify and create tools and templates that will add new value to the products delivered to our internal and external customers
- Standardize documentation for commissioning of mechanical systems for global application
- Work closely with Operations to find a balance between cost-effective solutions & operational sustainability
- Work on optimizing design to meet Sustainability targets set forth by the company
- Utilize engineering analysis programs and professional judgment to analyze the following:
- Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) studies and Rack Layout Optimization
- Psychrometric chart evaluation, ASHRAE extreme annual design day temperatures and relative impact to supply air temperatures
- Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) calculations & Water Usage Effectiveness (WUE)
- Additional duties as assigned by Management
Our take
AI technology is scaling, demanding more powerful and expensive facilities to store the data of the companies that are spearheading this acceleration. Because AI tech demands higher-powered cooling requirements, extra effort must go into keeping these data centers carbon neutral, which is why Vantage Data Centers designs facilities that are efficient, scalable, and sustainable.
Such a rapidly growing market means the facilities and infrastructure supporting it must be flexible and suitable for expansion. Vantage keeps this in mind, designing scalability into its centers. It now operates 32 hyperscale campuses across the globe, serving several leading technology companies. In 2017, it was acquired by Digital Bridge Holdings, and has surpassed Unicorn status with a valuation of $15 billion.
With VC awarded at the start of 2024, Vantage is extending and accelerating its capabilities across North America and the EMEA regions. As cloud computing and AI companies grow at a breakneck pace, Vantage has established itself as the obvious data-storage choice for hyperscaling companies, which sets it up for great success in the future.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Jan 2024
$6.4bn
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Sep 2023
$1.5bn
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Total funding: $11.6bn
Company benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Life and AD&D
- Short and long-term disability coverage
- Paid time off
- Employee assistance
- Participation in a 401k program that includes company match
Company values
- We are committed to providing world-class customer service
- Operational excellence is our foundation and way of life
- Without employee and client safety, nothing else matters
- Security, for both clients and employees, is a top priority—always
- We engineer to meet customer needs while maintaining cost effectiveness
- We innovate, iterate and automate in the relentless pursuit of continuous improvement
- We incorporate Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principles across our business to create long-term value
- By valuing diversity and inclusivity, we collaborate to build better solutions
- Accountability to our customers and transparency in our metrics show proof of performance
- Honesty is the only policy: we communicate openly no matter the risk or reward
Company HQ
Cherry Creek, Denver, CO
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Leadership
Sureel Choksi
(CEO, not founder)Was previously on the Board of Directors at Vantage before being promoted to CEO in 2013. Alongside his work at Vantage, Choksi is on the Board for Scala Data Centers, Zayo Group and Strada Education Foundation.
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