Mechanical Solutions Engineer – Data Centres

Location: Milan, Italy (Hybrid – 3 days per week in office)

Salary: Up to €80,000 + premio

The Opportunity

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Mechanical Solutions Engineer to join a fast-growing data centre organisation delivering mission-critical infrastructure projects across EMEA.

This role offers the opportunity to work at the intersection of mechanical engineering, data centre design and customer solutions , supporting the development of hyperscale and colocation facilities across Europe.

You will act as a key technical advisor, helping shape mechanical solutions from early concept design through to delivery, working closely with customers, engineering consultants, contractors and internal teams.

The Role

As a Mechanical Solutions Engineer, you will provide technical expertise across the mechanical aspects of data centre developments, ensuring solutions are scalable, efficient and aligned with customer requirements.

Key responsibilities include:

- Lead mechanical engineering input into data centre solutions from concept design through project delivery.
- Develop and review mechanical design strategies, including cooling architectures, HVAC systems and plant solutions.
- Support customer discussions by providing technical guidance on mechanical infrastructure requirements.
- Collaborate with engineering consultants, contractors and internal teams to deliver effective mechanical solutions.
- Review mechanical designs, specifications, calculations and technical documentation.




- Support technical due diligence activities for new data centre developments.
- Evaluate cooling strategies, energy efficiency opportunities and future-proofing requirements for high-density computing environments.
- Provide technical input across chilled water systems, CRAH/CRAC units, cooling infrastructure, heat rejection and liquid cooling solutions.
- Support value engineering activities, balancing technical performance, operational requirements and commercial considerations.
- Work with teams across EMEA to maintain consistent engineering standards.

About You

You will be an experienced mechanical engineer with a background in data centres, mission-critical infrastructure or complex industrial environments .

You will ideally have:

- Minimum 4 years’ experience working within data centres or mission-critical environments.
- Strong mechanical engineering background with experience across HVAC and cooling systems.
- Experience within data centre design, engineering consultancy, owner/operator or mission-critical delivery environments.
- Consultancy design experience is highly desirable.
- Strong understanding of chilled water systems, CRAH/CRAC units, cooling towers, pumps and associated mechanical systems.




- Ability to engage confidently with customers, consultants and technical stakeholders.
- Experience reviewing and challenging mechanical designs and engineering solutions.
- Understanding of data centre resilience principles, including N+1 and 2N redundancy.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to influence across multidisciplinary teams.
- Degree qualified in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline.

Requirements

- Fluent English is essential.
- Ability to work hybrid with travel to the Milan office three days per week .

Desirable Experience

- Experience supporting hyperscale data centre customers.
- Exposure to liquid cooling and high-density computing environments.
- Experience working within engineering consultancies delivering mission-critical projects.
- Experience across European data centre markets.
- Chartered Engineer status or working towards chartership.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

This is an opportunity to join a leading data centre organisation during a period of significant growth, working on some of Europe’s most advanced digital infrastructure projects.

You will have the opportunity to:

- Influence technical solutions at the earliest stages of major data centre developments.
- Work closely with hyperscale customers and industry-leading partners.
- Develop your career within one of the fastest-growing sectors globally.
- Play a key role in shaping the future of high-performance, sustainable data centre infrastructure.

📌 Solutions Engineer (Mechanical) (Torino)
🏢 Spencer Ogden
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