Principal, Mechanical SME
Hut 8 is an energy infrastructure platform that develops and operates power, digital infrastructure, and compute assets. Its platform supports energy-intensive technologies, including AI and Bitcoin mining.
Funding history
About Hut 8
Hut 8 develops, commercializes, and operates an integrated portfolio of power, digital infrastructure, and compute assets. It manages energy assets such as powered land, interconnects, substations, and switchyards; operates purpose-built facilities for energy-intensive applications; and deploys specialized hardware for technologies including AI and Bitcoin mining.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will be embedded in a data center build, reviewing mechanical and cooling designs through an operations lens, verifying installations, witnessing Level 3-5 commissioning, checking turnover packages and supporting early operations after turnover. You will also feed operational lessons back into design standards.
Requirements
- 8+ years in critical facilities mechanical operations, commissioning, or chief-engineer-track roles
- Deep hands-on knowledge of chilled water plants, hydronic systems and data center cooling topologies
- Level 1-5 commissioning fluency including integrated systems testing
- Strong maintainability review skills
- Turnover documentation rigor
- Water treatment and cleanliness protocol experience for critical hydronic systems
- CFC/EPA certifications, trade licensure, or engineering degree welcome
Responsibilities
- Review mechanical and cooling designs for operability and maintainability
- Walk mechanical installations at key milestones to catch operability problems
- Witness Level 3-5 commissioning and track issues in the Cx log until closure
- Verify mechanical turnover packages and validate operator training
- Support early operations stabilization after turnover
- Feed operational lessons into mechanical design standards