Data Center Mechanical Engineer

Location: San Francisco, CA or New York City, NY; hybrid policy requires staff to work from an office at least 25% of the time. Travel up to approximately 30% to U.S. data center sites may be required.

Annual salary: $1–$2 USD

Company

Anthropic develops reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems designed to be safe and beneficial.

What you will do

• Drive mechanical design concepts for data center cooling plants, chilled-water distribution, direct-to-chip liquid cooling, CDUs, plumbing, and fire protection systems.
• Review drawings, specifications, submittals, shop drawings, equipment selections, and construction documentation from external engineering partners.
• Lead prefabricated and modular mechanical strategies, including cooling skids, piping assemblies, and offsite manufacturing designs.
• Coordinate with developers, consultants, construction partners, equipment vendors, manufacturers, and supply chain teams across the U.S. portfolio.
• Conduct technical due diligence, site visits, installation reviews, field issue resolution, testing, and commissioning.
• Maintain mechanical design standards and ensure reliability, efficiency, scalability, code compliance, and alignment with the Basis of Design.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience designing mechanical systems for data centers or mission-critical facilities through construction, commissioning, and handover.
• Deep knowledge of U.S. mechanical, plumbing, fire, building, energy, piping, and ASHRAE standards, including IMC, IPC, IECC, IBC, NFPA 13, ASME B31, and ASHRAE TC 9.9.
• Strong experience with chilled-water systems, air-cooled cooling plants, direct-to-chip liquid cooling, CDUs, and redundant piping configurations.
• Hands-on experience with prefabricated and modular mechanical infrastructure and offsite manufacturing.
• Experience directing external engineering consultants and reviewing construction drawings, P&IDs, and single-line diagrams.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent relevant education, training, or experience.

Nice to have

• 15+ years of data center or mission-critical mechanical design experience.
• Experience delivering data centers across multiple U.S. markets, including Virginia, Ohio, Texas, Arizona, or Oregon.
• Experience with thermal-hydraulic modeling, CFD, energy analysis, controls/BAS, sequences of operation, facility audits, TCO analyses, Revit MEP, or AutoCAD MEP.
• Professional Engineer license or eligibility.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative environment focused on building safe and beneficial AI systems.
• Competitive compensation and benefits.
• Optional equity donation matching.
• Generous vacation and parental leave.
• Flexible working hours and office-based collaboration.