Director, Mechanical Engineering

VOLTA

. Act as Volta's mechanical subject matter expert and design authority across every AI factory in EMEA and AMER, from concept through commissioning and handover .

Posted 10/19/2026full-timeRemote • United KingdomLead💰 £175,000 - £225,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in mechanical engineering with a focus on data centre cooling systems, mechanical design standards, and technical leadership. Capable of collaborating across disciplines while ensuring safety, reliability, and efficiency in high-density environments for AI and HPC workloads.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Mechanical Engineering DegreeChartered Engineer Status (CEng or PE)Data Centre Cooling ExpertiseMechanical Design Standards DevelopmentTechnical Leadership in Large Scale Programmes

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Hard Skills

Mechanical DesignCooling System DesignChilled Water SystemsHeat Rejection SystemsHydraulic DesignCooling Control PhilosophyDirect-to-Chip CoolingCoolant Distribution UnitsFacility Water SystemsHigh Density Environments

Soft Skills

Collaborative ApproachStrong Commercial JudgementAbility to Explain Technical Trade-offs

Certifications & Qualifications

Chartered Engineer (CEng)Professional Engineer (PE)

Industry Keywords

Data Centre EngineeringMission Critical SystemsASHRAE GuidelinesNFPA StandardsHyperscale Data CentresColocation Facilities

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Act as Volta's mechanical subject matter expert and design authority across every AI factory in EMEA and AMER, from concept through commissioning and handover
Develop, deploy and maintain mechanical design standards, specifications and basis of design documents
Provide mechanical input to Volta's AI factory Reference Design
Own liquid cooling architecture, including facility water systems, technology cooling systems and coolant distribution units
Align cooling architecture with rack, GPU and thermal requirements alongside CTO and CPO organisations
Support live projects from concept through detailed design, construction and commissioning
Track AI hardware and cooling technology evolution and translate it into mechanical standards
Lead mechanical design reviews and technical assurance
Act as design authority for departures from the mechanical standard
Collaborate with electrical, controls and structural subject matter experts
Work with Procurement to standardise specifications for long-lead mechanical equipment and enable framework agreements, prefabrication and modular delivery
Champion safety, reliability, maintainability, and energy and water efficiency
Embed delivery and operations lessons into mechanical standards
Direct external design partners, mentor engineers and build the mechanical engineering team
Report mechanical engineering status, risks and decisions to the Senior Director, Infrastructure Engineering

Requirements

What you’ll need

A degree in mechanical or building services engineering
Chartered or professional engineer status (for example CEng or PE) preferred
Significant experience in data centre or mission critical mechanical engineering
Senior technical leadership of mechanical design on large scale programmes
Deep technical expertise in data centre cooling, including chilled water and heat rejection systems, air side design, hydraulic design and cooling control philosophy
Track record developing and deploying mechanical design standards, reference designs or basis of design documents for a hyperscale, colocation or large scale data centre developer
Hands-on experience designing and delivering high density and liquid cooled environments for AI and HPC workloads
Experience with direct-to-chip cooling, coolant distribution units and facility water systems
Understanding of how GPU cluster thermal requirements drive facility design
Familiarity with data centre mechanical codes and standards in Europe and North America, including ASHRAE guidelines and NFPA standards
Strong commercial judgement balancing capex, schedule, reliability and operability
Ability to explain complex technical trade-offs to technical and non-technical stakeholders, including executives
Collaborative approach and ability to maintain mechanical standards
Right to work in the country where the role is based

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equity in Volta
Retirement/pension contributions
Comprehensive health, wellbeing and insurance benefits
Generous number of vacation days each year
Discretionary bonus
Global benefits designed to support employees wherever they are based