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Principal Mechanical Engineer - NA

Iron Mountain

Remote

Full Time

Posted November 12, 2026

$163k - $218k

Climate Technology

Remote

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Source: Workday View original listing
Freshness: Open in the current public read path; this is not an employer guarantee.Last observed November 13, 2026
Classification: Modern power-system classification not yet published for this listing.Legacy source industry field: Climate Technology
Pay provenance: Employer-provided pay

Job Description

Iron Mountain Data Centers is seeking an accomplished Principal Mechanical Engineer to serve as the regional technical authority for cooling, heat-rejection, ventilation, hydronic, water, and liquid-cooling systems across new developments, customer deployments, operational upgrades, and the existing portfolio.

Key Responsibilities

Set Technical Direction: Establish design principles, performance outcomes, and decision criteria for air and liquid cooling, heat rejection, ventilation, hydronic, and water systems across the data center platform.
Govern Standards & Approvals: Own and govern Basis of Design (BOD) requirements, standard designs, technical specifications, and discipline assurance frameworks; act as the final authority on precedent-setting deviations and risks.
Advise Senior Leadership & Drive Innovation: Advise senior leaders on technical strategy, investment trade-offs, and long-term technology roadmaps while sponsoring research and translating emerging trends into scalable requirements.
Direct Equipment Strategy & Incident Investigations: Govern global technical requirements and product strategy for owner-furnished equipment (OFCI) with Supply Chain, while providing top-tier discipline support for major operational incidents to embed root-cause findings into standards.
Build Discipline Capability: Represent Iron Mountain in strategic customer, regulatory, and industry forums; establish a mechanical community of practice; and mentor Senior Engineers without direct line-management authority.

Requirements

Core Experience: Typically 15+ years of relevant experience, including technical leadership across major data center, mission-critical, or comparable programs across multiple projects or markets.
Enterprise Technical Mastery: Recognized depth of expertise in data center mechanical engineering, including air and liquid cooling, heat rejection, hydronics, water strategy, and critical controls interfaces.
Governance & Commercial Judgement: Proven ability to govern global approval frameworks and manage systemic risk while balancing cooling architecture, rack density, resilience, capital cost, and energy/water efficiency.
Executive Presence & Influence: Exceptional influencing, negotiation, and communication skills to frame complex technical decisions for executive audiences, customers, regulatory authorities, and manufacturers.
Education & Travel: University degree in Mechanical Engineering, Building Services Engineering, or a related discipline (Professional Engineer/Chartered Engineer license strongly preferred) and the ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 25%.

Benefits & Perks

Compensation: Competitive salary and executive total rewards packages aligned with your experience level.
Work-Life Balance: Generous paid time off, holiday schedules, and flexible work options to support personal well-being.
Health & Well-being: Comprehensive health, dental, vision, wellness, and retirement plans.
Growth: Continuous learning, technical leadership opportunities, and career advancement across a global organization.
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Reasonably expected salary range: $163,400.00 - $217,900.00
Please note that an employee's starting salary may vary based on a variety of factors. Where State, Municipal, Provincial, Territorial or other legal minimum wages exceed the federal minimum wage, employees are entitled to the higher rate.
Category: Real Estate & Facilities