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Mechanical Utilities, BTM R&D

Design and engineer mechanical utilities including fuel gas, water, compressed air, and balance-of-plant systems for behind-the-meter power generation plants supporting AI compute infrastructure. Requires experience with utility systems for power generation or heavy industry, fuel gas design, and EPC package review.

203k – 232k/yr
On-site7+ YOEHardware Engineering

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Engineer mechanical utilities for behind-the-meter plants: fuel gas, water, compressed air, and balance-of-plant systems.
  • Design the balance of plant generation: sized, routed, and specified for fast build and long life.
  • Integrate utilities across the campus: generation, data center, and site systems as one mechanical design.
  • Own vendor and EPC interfaces for utility scope: packages reviewed, gaps caught, field questions answered.

Requirements

  • Engineered balance-of-plant or utility systems for power generation or heavy industry.
  • Designed fuel gas systems and know the codes that govern them.
  • Integrated packaged equipment into functioning plant.
  • Catch interface gaps on paper: tie-ins, capacities, and controls.
  • Review EPC packages critically.

Nice-to-Haves

  • Gas turbine or recip plant BOP.
  • NFPA 54 and 56 depth.
  • Water systems.
  • Compressed air and nitrogen systems.

Skills

mechanical engineeringbalance of plantfuel gas systemsnfpa 54nfpa 56epc packagespackaged equipment integrationwater systemscompressed air systemsgas turbinereciprocating engines
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