Senior Mep Engineer – Datacenter Lab Infrastructure

NVIDIA NVIDIA · Semiconductors · Santa Clara, CA

This role is for a Senior MEP Engineer focused on designing and implementing mechanical, electrical, and plumbing infrastructure for AI datacenter labs. The engineer will be responsible for power and cooling systems, telemetry, control architectures, and ensuring the infrastructure supports evolving compute requirements. While the role enables AI development, it is not directly building AI models or systems.

What you'd actually do

  1. Owning the design, specification, and implementation of datacenter-grade power and cooling infrastructure for lab environments, including UPS systems, PDUs, switchgear, liquid cooling distribution systems, and air conditioning
  2. Planning and implementing showcase-ready racks and infrastructure that are both functional and aesthetically pleasing
  3. Leading telemetry and control system architecture for lab facilities, including sensor networks, DCIM (Data Center Infrastructure Management) platforms, BMS (Building Management Systems), and real-time environmental monitoring
  4. Evaluating and scaling infrastructure to support constantly evolving power density and thermal load requirements driven by next-generation computing platforms
  5. Collaborating with product and thermal engineering teams to translate system-level requirements into infrastructure designs that can be validated and iterated in the lab

Skills

Required

  • BS degree in Mechanical Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
  • 8+ years of relevant MEP engineering experience
  • Hands-on experience with cooling systems
  • Strong understanding of telemetry, control systems, and DCIM/BMS platforms
  • Demonstrated experience working with A/E firms, general contractors, and equipment vendors
  • Knowledge of datacenter power systems
  • Excellent communication skills
  • proven record of teamwork

Nice to have

  • Experience supporting lab or R&D environments
  • Familiarity with NVIDIA's product platforms or comparable accelerated computing hardware
  • Portfolio of beautifully crafted server rack deployments
  • knowledge of relevant codes and standards including ASHRAE A2 thermal guidelines, NEC, BICSI, and TIA-942 datacenter standards
  • Experience with computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and flow network modelling tools
  • PE (Professional Engineer) license or equivalent professional certification

What the JD emphasized

  • datacenter or critical facility infrastructure
  • cooling systems including direct liquid cooling (DLC/CDU), chilled water systems, and precision air cooling systems
  • telemetry, control systems, and DCIM/BMS platforms
  • datacenter power systems including electrical distribution, UPS, generators, and power metering
  • supporting lab or R&D environments where infrastructure must accommodate constantly evolving, high-density compute configurations