Apple
Sr Mechanical Cx Engineer, Data Center Engineering
Maiden, North Carolina · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 22, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years required; 8+ years of mission-critical mechanical commissioning leadership experience preferred.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Architectural Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related engineering discipline (or equivalent practical/job-related experience).
About the job
Leads technical oversight of mechanical commissioning across Apple data centers and critical spaces, managing third-party agents and validating testing, system performance, and operational handover.
What you'll do
- Govern commissioning from Levels 1–5, including design reviews, factory and site testing, functional performance testing, and integrated systems testing.
- Develop commissioning standards and scripts; evaluate and oversee third-party commissioning agents, contractors, and test-and-balance firms.
- Validate mechanical systems, including cooling, liquid cooling, fire protection, sequences of operation, safety procedures, and operational turnover.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Architectural Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related engineering discipline (or equivalent practical/job-related experience).
- 5+ years of direct experience commissioning and or managing the commissioning of mechanical and HVAC systems in a Hyperscale data center environment.
- Experience with data center fire protection, suppression, and early warning fire detection systems.
- Experience developing, reviewing, approving, and or overseeing Level 4 and Level 5 test scripts and procedures.
Nice to have
- Professional Engineer (PE) license in Mechanical Engineering.
- Experience with high-density liquid cooling, commissioning management software, BAS/DDC systems, data analysis, and AI tools.
Tools
CxAlloy, Facility Grid, BACnet, Modbus, Python
AI focus
Preferred proficiency using AI-assisted authoring and redlining of commissioning scripts, automated parsing of submittals and sequences of operations, and predictive analytics and anomaly detection over operational telemetry.
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