NVIDIA
Senior MEP Engineer – Datacenter Lab Infrastructure
$152K–$288K
US, CA, Santa Clara · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 1, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years of relevant MEP engineering experience, with at least 5 years focused on datacenter or critical facility infrastructure.
- Education
- BS degree in Mechanical Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
About the job
Designs, implements, and operates datacenter-grade mechanical, electrical, and plumbing infrastructure for NVIDIA lab environments supporting product development.
What you'll do
- Lead design and implementation of lab power, cooling, telemetry, and control infrastructure from planning through commissioning and operations.
- Scale infrastructure for changing power and thermal demands, and collaborate with product and thermal engineering teams on lab designs.
- Guide contractors and vendors through planning, procurement, and construction; establish standardized commissioning processes.
What they ask for
- BS degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field, or equivalent experience.
- 8+ years of relevant MEP engineering experience, including at least 5 years focused on datacenter or critical facility infrastructure.
- Hands-on experience with direct liquid cooling (DLC/CDU), chilled water, and precision air cooling systems.
- Experience with telemetry, control systems, and DCIM/BMS platforms; knowledge of datacenter power systems.
Nice to have
- Experience supporting lab or R&D environments with evolving, high-density compute configurations.
- PE license or equivalent professional certification; CFD/flow network modeling experience; familiarity with NVIDIA or comparable accelerated computing platforms and relevant codes and standards.
Pay
152,000 USD - 253,000 USD (base salary, Level 4); 184,000 USD - 287,500 USD (base salary, Level 5)
Tools
UPS, PDUs, switchgear, liquid cooling distribution systems, DCIM, BMS, direct liquid cooling (DLC/CDU), CFD
AI focus
The role builds lab infrastructure supporting AI and accelerated-computing hardware; NVIDIA also states that it uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.
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