An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to join the engineering team of a globally recognised leader in advanced HVAC solutions and mission-critical cooling technologies. Operating at the forefront of the data centre infrastructure industry, this organisation designs and manufactures highly engineered cooling equipment for some of the world's most demanding environments.
This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer with a background in Air Handling Unit (AHU) design, industrial HVAC equipment or data centre cooling to take technical ownership of mechanical design projects and contribute to the development of innovative products.
The Role
Reporting to the Design Engineering Manager, you will play a key role in the design, development and continuous improvement of advanced HVAC and cooling equipment.
You will work closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams, taking mechanical designs from initial concept through detailed design and into manufacture, ensuring products meet technical, performance and quality requirements.
The organisation is also increasingly focused on emerging data centre cooling technologies, including liquid cooling solutions, providing opportunities to contribute to new product development and evolving engineering challenges.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and deliver mechanical design activities for complex HVAC equipment, particularly Air Handling Units (AHUs).
- Develop mechanical designs from initial concept through detailed engineering, prototyping and manufacturing.
- Produce and review 3D models, engineering drawings, assemblies and technical documentation.
- Take ownership of mechanical design solutions, ensuring compliance with technical specifications and performance requirements.
- Collaborate with electrical, controls, manufacturing and wider engineering teams throughout the product development lifecycle.
- Support design optimisation, value engineering and continuous product improvement.
- Provide technical guidance and support to other engineers within the team.
- Resolve mechanical design and manufacturing challenges, ensuring practical and commercially viable engineering solutions.
- Contribute to the development of innovative cooling technologies, including next-generation data centre and liquid cooling solutions.
Essential:
- Degree or equivalent qualification in Mechanical Engineering or a closely related discipline.
- 8+ years' experience in mechanical design engineering.
- Strong, demonstrable experience designing Air Handling Units (AHUs) or comparable industrial HVAC equipment.
- Experience designing physical mechanical products and equipment for manufacture.
- Strong 3D CAD and engineering drawing capabilities.
- Experience taking ownership of mechanical design projects and working across multidisciplinary engineering teams.
Highly Desirable:
- Experience within data centre cooling environments.
- Knowledge of CRAH and CRAC units.
- Experience with chilled water systems, refrigeration, heat exchangers and associated pipework.
- Exposure to liquid cooling technologies and Cooling Distribution Units (CDUs).
- Experience in product development, design optimisation and manufacturing processes.
