Mechanical Professional Engineer

Mechanical Professional Engineer (PE) – Data Centre Design Consultancy

Location: United States – candidates must be US-based and registered as a Professional Engineer (PE) in Texas

Employment Type: Full-time

About XCN

XCN is a growing multidisciplinary engineering design consultancy specialising in the data centre sector.

We support clients globally, providing services across Design Management, CSA, Mechanical, Electrical, ICT/ELV, Security and BIM.

Our teams support projects from early feasibility and concept development through detailed design, coordination and construction-stage support.

The Role

We are looking for an experienced Mechanical Professional Engineer (PE) to support the design and delivery of data centre projects across the United States.

The successful candidate will take technical responsibility for mechanical design deliverables, provide professional engineering oversight and work closely with XCN’s wider engineering, BIM and Design Management teams.

The role is suited to an experienced mechanical engineer who is comfortable taking ownership of design delivery on complex projects and providing the level of professional oversight required for US-based engineering work.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and support the development of mechanical designs across data centre projects.
• Take technical ownership of mechanical engineering deliverables through the design process.
• Review and approve mechanical calculations, drawings, specifications and technical documentation.
• Provide Professional Engineer oversight and sign and seal engineering documents where required.
• Develop and review data centre cooling and HVAC systems.
• Support the design and coordination of chilled water, condenser water and associated mechanical systems.
• Review equipment selections, system sizing, calculations and mechanical performance requirements.
• Coordinate mechanical designs with Electrical, CSA, BIM and Design Management teams.
• Participate in multidisciplinary design reviews and technical coordination meetings.
• Identify and resolve technical and coordination issues throughout design development.
• Ensure mechanical designs comply with applicable US codes, standards, regulations and client requirements.
• Support technical responses to RFIs, design queries and project clarifications.
• Provide technical guidance and support to engineers and designers within the wider project team.
• Liaise with clients, consultants, contractors and other project stakeholders as required.
• Support design delivery through relevant project stages and contribute to technical quality reviews.

Candidate Requirements

• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) with active registration in Texas.
• Must be based in the United States.
• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• Strong experience in mechanical engineering design and technical delivery.
• Experience taking responsibility for engineering calculations, drawings, specifications and design documentation.
• Strong knowledge of relevant US mechanical codes, standards and engineering requirements.
• Strong experience with HVAC, cooling and associated mechanical systems.
• Ability to review, approve and provide professional oversight of mechanical engineering designs.
• Strong coordination and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary engineering and design teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Organised and comfortable managing technical responsibilities across multiple workstreams.

Desirable Experience

• Previous data centre or mission-critical project experience.
• Experience with chilled water systems, CRAH/CRAC systems, air-cooled and water-cooled cooling solutions.
• Experience with pumps, heat exchangers, cooling towers and associated mechanical plant.
• Experience with high-density cooling, liquid cooling or other advanced data centre cooling systems.
• Experience working within an engineering consultancy or multidisciplinary design environment.
• Familiarity with data centre redundancy, resilience and mechanical infrastructure requirements.
• Experience coordinating mechanical designs with Electrical, CSA and BIM disciplines.
• Experience supporting projects through detailed design and construction-stage delivery.
• PE registration in additional US states would be beneficial.

What XCN Offers

This is an opportunity to join a growing engineering consultancy supporting complex data centre developments across the United States and wider global markets.

The successful candidate will work closely with XCN’s engineering and design teams, take ownership of key mechanical design deliverables and play an important role in supporting the continued development of our US project capability.