The opportunity
Training and serving frontier AI models requires compute infrastructure at a scale and density that pushes past what conventional data center designs were built to handle. Anthropic’s Data Center team is responsible for delivering that physical infrastructure — partnering with…
What you'll do
Drive mechanical design concepts for data center cooling plants,: chilled-water distribution, liquid cooling (direct-to-chip and CDUs), plumbing, and fire protection systems.
Review and direct design drawings, specifications, and construction: documentation produced by external engineering firms, ensuring alignment with Anthropic’s Basis of Design and owner requirements.
Evaluate design submittals, shop drawings, and equipment selections; respond: to RFIs with clear technical direction.
Identify design conflicts and drive resolution across mechanical, electrical, and controls disciplines.
Maintain and evolve Anthropic’s internal mechanical design standards and reference configurations.
Drive Anthropic’s prefabricated and modular mechanical strategy: modular cooling skids, prefabricated piping and pump assemblies, and design for offsite manufacture and onsite assembly — to accelerate deployment and reduce onsite labor.
What they're looking for
- Drive standardization of modular mechanical designs across sites while: preserving flexibility for site-specific constraints and evolving hardware generations.
- Serve as the primary mechanical engineering point of contact for external: developers, design engineers, and construction partners across the U.S. portfolio.
- Develop scopes of work, equipment specifications, and bid packages for mechanical infrastructure.
- Perform technical due diligence on third-party and colocation facilities,: evaluating mechanical designs against program requirements and redundancy targets.
