ByteDance
Data Center Mechanical Engineer
New York, New York · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Experience
- 4 years or more in data center engineering is preferred; no minimum years stated.
- Education
- Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, or relevant disciplines.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must have a valid passport and be able to obtain necessary visas for international travel.
About the job
Supports Americas data center projects from site selection and mechanical design through construction, commissioning, acceptance, and ongoing design assessments.
What you'll do
- Review site selections, contracts, MEP designs, layouts, capacity plans, and project execution through final site acceptance.
- Participate in testing and commissioning discussions, and support the facilities management team with design expertise.
- Audit designs in use and explain data center infrastructure to visitors while identifying design improvements.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or relevant disciplines.
- Knowledge of power and cooling designs, capacity calculations, and power and cooling redundancy.
- Experience leading or influencing data center design, fit-outs, tiering standards, and L1 to L5 commissioning.
- Mechanical and/or electrical engineering experience; liquid cooling for IT systems; strong verbal and written communication skills.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with data centre mechanical system engineering designs, building industrial standards and codes, CFD modeling, PUE calculations, commissioning, and systems availability analysis.
- Heat transfer and emergency power generation experience; 4 years or more experience in data center engineering.
Tools
MEP, TIA-942, ASHRAE, CFD, UPS
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