Company Overview
Meade Engineering is a full-service design firm specializing in high-performance engineering solutions for data centers, cloud providers, and large-scale mission-critical facilities. Our teams deliver innovative, reliable, and cost-effective designs that support some of the industry's most complex and fast-growing infrastructure environments.
We foster a collaborative, growth-oriented culture where technical excellence, creativity, and teamwork drive everything we do. If you're passionate about leading cutting-edge engineering efforts and shaping the future of mission-critical design, Meade Engineering is the place to build your next chapter.
VP of Mechanical Engineering
Meade Engineering is seeking a visionary and technically exceptional
VP of Mechanical Engineering to lead our mechanical practice across mission-critical and large-scale infrastructure projects. This executive leader will drive strategy, elevate technical delivery, and ensure world-class execution of HVAC, piping, plumbing, and fire protection systems for data centers and advanced facilities.
This is a defining leadership opportunity for someone with deep mechanical expertise in mission-critical environments and a passion for building high-performing teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the Mechanical Division: Establish strategic direction, technical standards, and operational priorities across diverse markets and project types.
- Oversee Mechanical Design Execution: Manage engineers, designers, and project teams to ensure high-quality, on-time, and on-budget delivery.
- Ensure Technical Excellence: Oversee system design, calculations, specifications, and QA/QC processes for HVAC, chilled water, piping, plumbing, fire protection, and mechanical controls.
- Drive Consistency & Quality: Implement design standards, documentation protocols, and code-compliant engineering frameworks.
- Collaborate Across Disciplines: Integrate mechanical solutions early in the design process with internal teams and external partners.
- Serve as Client-Facing Leader: Represent the mechanical scope with clients, contractors, and major technology partners.
- Develop & Mentor Talent: Build, scale, and mentor mechanical engineering teams while fostering a culture of growth and innovation.
- Monitor Performance & Profitability: Establish KPIs and reporting for quality, resource allocation, and operational efficiency.
- Promote Innovation: Identify opportunities in energy efficiency, sustainability, and emerging technologies such as BIM and digital twin modeling.
- Ensure Compliance: Uphold all relevant codes and standards, including ASHRAE, NFPA, SMACNA, and local regulations.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering; Master's preferred
- Professional Engineer (PE) license required
- Must have served as Engineer of Record (EOR) on data center projects
- Must have stamped mechanical designs, drawings, and calculations for data center facilities
- 12+ years of progressive mechanical engineering experience, including mission-critical or data center projects
- 5+ years leading technical teams, budgets, and strategic initiatives
- Expertise with HVAC, chilled water, CRAC/CRAH systems, boilers, piping, fire protection, and mechanical controls
- Strong experience reviewing and stamping mechanical designs
- Proven leadership in multidisciplinary, high-stakes project environments
- Excellent communication, client management, and executive-level presentation skills
- Proficiency in Revit, and other mechanical design platforms
- Familiarity with ASHRAE, NFPA, SMACNA, and related codes
- Experience driving process improvements or adopting emerging digital engineering tools
Benefits
All full-time employees receive a comprehensive benefit package that includes, but is not limited to, medical, dental, and vision insurance with 100% of medical premiums covered by the employer, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, a 401k plan, vacation time, paid holidays off, and yearly performance-based bonus eligibility.
MEI is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We encourage qualified minority, female, veteran and disabled candidates to apply and be considered for open positions. We do not discriminate against any applicant for employment, or any employee because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender, disability, age, or military status.
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