Job Req ID: 27962
About Supermicro:
Supermicro is a Top Tier provider of advanced server, storage, and networking solutions for Data Center, Cloud Computing, Enterprise IT, Hadoop/ Big Data, Hyperscale, HPC and IoT/Embedded customers worldwide. We are the #5 fastest growing company among the Silicon Valley Top 50 technology firms. Our unprecedented global expansion has provided us with the opportunity to offer a large number of new positions to the technology community. We seek talented, passionate, and committed engineers, technologists, and business leaders to join us.
Job Summary:
Supermicro seeks an experienced Staff Data Center Mechanical Engineer to design mechanical systems for advanced AI and hyperscale data centers. This role standardizes mechanical frameworks, including OPR and BOD documents, ensuring facilities meet high standards for performance, reliability, and energy efficiency.
The ideal candidate has strong data center mechanical engineering experience, understands wet and dry systems, and can learn liquid-cooling technologies. They will work with consultants, construction teams, and global partners to deliver cost-effective, code-compliant, scalable data centers.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
* Lead the mechanical design scope for new and retrofit data centers, covering air- and liquid-cooling systems, and design the systems to meet redundancy and efficiency targets.
* Develop and maintain mechanical design standards, OPRs, and BODs for all Supermicro data center programs.
* Perform load calculations, system sizing, and equipment selection for pumps, chillers, cooling towers, dry coolers, and heat exchangers.
* Collaborate with electrical, controls, and architectural teams to optimize overall facility layout, energy use, and serviceability.
* Provide engineering oversight for plumbing and fire-protection system design, ensuring full code compliance and integration with mechanical infrastructure.
* Review consultant and contractor drawings, specifications, and submittals to verify accuracy and adherence to Supermicro standards.
* Be familiar with OCP standards such as facility design and liquid-cooling requirements, and with ASHRAE guidelines for thermal management and environmental control.
* Support commissioning activities, including factory acceptance testing (FAT), site inspections, and integrated systems testing (IST).
* Identify and evaluate new cooling technologies such as rear-door heat exchangers, immersion cooling, and liquid-to-liquid heat-