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COMPANYVolta
BASE SALARY$165k – $240k+ Equity

The Global Mechanical Design Manager owns mechanical design across the Volta fleet. Working within the design and engineering function, you will hold the mechanical reference designs – cooling above all – govern how they are applied on every project, and assure the decisions that keep Volta's capacity coolable at scale.

AI density is a mechanical problem before it is anything else. You will keep Volta's cooling and mechanical designs standard, buildable and ready for liquid-cooled NVIDIA Vera deployments, so every project inherits the fleet's best answer rather than inventing its own.

What You Will Be Doing:

  • Own the mechanical reference designs used across all Volta projects
  • Govern application of standard designs on each project and manage deviations with discipline
  • Assure project mechanical design across heat rejection, chilled water and liquid cooling systems
  • Review consultant and contractor mechanical deliverables against fleet standards
  • Support cooling architecture decisions for liquid-cooled, high-density NVIDIA Vera deployments
  • Work with procurement on specifications for long-lead mechanical plant
  • Feed commissioning and operational lessons back into the reference designs
  • Coach project design leads on mechanical standards and practice

What You Bring:

  • Data center mechanical design experience is essential
  • Deep knowledge of cooling systems, including chilled water and heat rejection plant
  • Working knowledge of liquid cooling for high-density compute
  • A record governing design standards across multiple projects or a fleet
  • Experience reviewing and assuring consultant and contractor design work
  • Comfort working across European and US projects and time zones

What We Offer:

  • Competitive salary based on the work you do here, not your previous salary
  • Equity in Volta, giving you the opportunity to share in the company's long-term success
  • Retirement/pension contributions
  • Comprehensive health, wellbeing and insurance benefits
  • Generous number of vacation days each year