Sr. Director, Mechanical Engineering

THE COMPANY:

STACK INFRASTRUCTURE (STACK) provides digital infrastructure to scale the world’s most innovative companies. We are an award-winning industry leader in building, owning, and operating highly efficient, cost-effective wholesale, colocation, and cloud data centers. Each of our national facilities meets or exceeds the highest industry standards in all operational categories of availability, security, connectivity, and physical resilience.

STACK offers the scale and geographic reach that rapidly growing hyperscale and enterprise companies need. The world runs on data. Data runs on STACK.

THE POSITION:

The Sr. Director, Mechanical Engineering will provide executive leadership for innovation initiatives, campus master planning, and enterprise-wide mechanical engineering strategy supporting large-scale, multi-phase hyperscale data center developments. Reporting to the Vice President of Mechanical Engineering, this role is responsible for driving the technical vision, engineering standards, and long-term infrastructure strategy required to deliver scalable, cost-effective, and energy-efficient mission critical facilities that support the company’s current and future growth objectives.

This position serves as a senior technical leader and strategic partner across Development, Construction, Operations, Procurement, and Executive Leadership teams to ensure alignment between business objectives, operational resiliency, sustainability goals, and engineering execution.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the mechanical engineering and design management strategy for campus-scale and portfolio-wide data center developments.
• Oversee the preparation, coordination, and executive approval of project contract documents produced by third-party engineering and design consultants.
• Establish and drive enterprise engineering standards, governance processes, and best practices across all mechanical systems and mission critical infrastructure designs.
• Provide technical leadership to ensure projects are delivered on schedule, within budget, and aligned with operational performance, reliability, and scalability objectives.
• Serve as the company’s subject matter expert for mission critical mechanical infrastructure, including advanced air cooling and direct-to-chip liquid cooling technologies.
• Lead the evaluation, adoption, and implementation of emerging technologies and innovative cooling solutions to improve efficiency, resiliency, and sustainability across the data center portfolio.
• Direct the development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of enterprise Basis of Design (BOD) standards, engineering specifications, and OFCI equipment standards.
• Oversee procurement support activities including vendor evaluations, technical submittal reviews, equipment approvals, and factory witness testing for critical infrastructure systems.
• Drive strategic initiatives focused on energy efficiency, sustainability, operational resiliency, and future-ready infrastructure solutions.
• Provide technical guidance and engineering oversight for operational issues, retrofit initiatives, and infrastructure upgrades within existing facilities.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with external consultants, equipment manufacturers, contractors, and industry partners to support innovation and operational excellence.
• Monitor industry trends, regulatory changes, and emerging technologies to position the organization as a leader in mission critical infrastructure design and engineering.
• Manage, mentor and develop engineering and design management personnel while fostering a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

 

THE DETAILS:

• Location: Denver, CO preferred; alternate STACK data center locations considered
• Travel: Some domestic travel required, estimated 25–33%
• Must be eligible to work in the United States
• Must pass comprehensive background screening

 

MUST-HAVE QUALIFICATIONS:

• Professional Engineer (PE) Registration preferred (Mechanical)
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent industry experience required; advanced degree preferred
• Minimum 10+ years of progressive experience in mission critical facility design, with substantial experience leading hyperscale or campus-scale data center programs
• Proven experience leading enterprise-level engineering strategy, standards development, and cross-functional technical teams 
• Technical Depth: Deep knowledge of IT cooling technologies (both air and direct-to-chip liquid), mechanical cooling system controls, plumbing, and fire protection.
• Strong understanding of mechanical cooling system controls, optimization strategies, and operational resiliency requirements
• Demonstrated success managing third-party consultants, large-scale engineering programs, and complex stakeholder environments
• Strong executive communication, leadership, and strategic planning capabilities
• Proficient in MS Word, Excel, Teams, and PowerPoint
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD, Bluebeam, and Adobe Acrobat, Bluebeam, and Adobe Acrobat, Pipeflow, Cadence Design Systems

Compensation Range:

$228,960.00 - $263,940.00

THIS MIGHT BE RIGHT FOR YOU IF:

• You are a strong communicator, you are persuasive and clear, blending analytics with experience in decision-making.

• You do not get flustered easily. You can juggle multiple priorities while balancing urgent requests with shifting timelines and deliverables.

• You are a team builder. You take the time to understand and develop the strengths of your resources while formulating long-term plans for the growth and success of the team.

• You are naturally curious and driven toward continual improvement. While you celebrate your successes, you take time to review and analyze campaigns for future learning.

WHY STACK?

• We offer a competitive compensation package with strong benefits, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401K program, flexible spending accounts – even a cell phone subsidy.

• We foster a culture of appreciation, including peer-to-peer recognition and rewards programs.

• Fun is part of our DNA, with events, game nights, happy hours, and barbecues.

• We’re growing – this is a great time to join and make an impact!

 

STACK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law 

 

Note to external agencies: We are not accepting any blind submissions or resumes/cvs from recruitment agencies. Any candidates sent to STACK Infrastructure, Inc. will not be accepted or considered as a submission without a signed agreement in place. Fees will not be paid in the event a candidate submitted by a recruiter without an agreement in place is hired; such resumes will be deemed the sole property of STACK Infrastructure, Inc.