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SSOE is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer - Data Centers who will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of data center facilities and high-performance AI factory design.
In this role, you will work closely with an exceptional and fully integrated staff of in-house engineering and architecture teams to ensure that these critical projects meet and exceed industry standards from scope development to commissioning and start-up. SSOE brings decades of experience in power-intensive, high-tech, and mission-critical environments throughout North America, making us an excellent choice for your next career move.
Why Join SSOE and Elevate Your Career?
At SSOE, you’ll work with amazing colleagues and be part of something big! We’ve consistently been named a “Great Place to Work” and are experiencing the most successful years in our history. Along with industry-leading salary compensation, you’ll be eligible to purchase shares in the company — shares that have significantly outperformed the S&P and Dow averages.
What We Offer:
- A hybrid or fully remote work schedule option for this role, providing you with the flexibility to achieve work-life balance while excelling in your career.
- Competitive Salary: $130k - $170k / year depending on location, education, experience, and certifications.
- Bonus and Incentives: Eligibility for our annual target bonus/incentive program based on company and individual performance and goals.
- Ownership Opportunities: As an employee-owned firm, we offer ownership opportunities to all employees at the associate level and above. This senior associate level role will allow you to become a shareholder of SSOE.
- Comprehensive Benefits: Health, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance, 401k retirement savings plan (with company matching), professional development and training, generous PTO, and paid holidays.
Additional Perks:
- Continuous Learning: Embrace a culture of perpetual learning where curiosity is celebrated, innovative ideas are welcomed, and your career growth aspirations are fully supported.
- Career Stability: A diversity of market sectors, project types, and geographic locations that help insulate your career from economic ups and downs.
- Career Advancement: Embark on a structured career journey with abundant opportunities for growth and advancement.
- Holistic Compensation: A holistic approach to compensation and benefits that supports your physical and mental health, encourages work-life balance, and empowers your career advancement and financial success.
SSOE - The Best of Both Worlds
At SSOE, our growth trajectory allows us to offer the opportunities normally associated with a large firm while embracing the collaborative and supportive culture often found in smaller firms. As a member of the SSOE team, you will work on exciting and diverse projects for Fortune 100 clients around the globe, supported by the best technology for the task at hand. You will experience our employee-centric culture that strives to offer a healthy balance, flexible working arrangements, direct access to leadership at all levels, and a mindset of continuous learning. Once you experience the SSOE difference, you’ll understand the why behind our metrics:
- 28% - of our employees have been with SSOE for 10 years or more.
- 15% - percentage of employees with tenure exceeding 15 years.
- 99% - our CEO’s approval rating on Glassdoor
- 99% - portion of our clients who say they would recommend us to a colleague
Primary Responsibilities:
- Acts as a mechanical discipline project lead in a multi-discipline design team, overseeing a multi-location production team, with strong client engagement skills.
- Responsible for the performance of the team to contracted scope, schedule, and budget on medium- to large-sized data center design projects. Manage technical resources to accomplish project objectives.
- Generate comprehensive technical project plans, specifications, drawings, and models aligned with industry standards and client requirements for piping, HVAC, plumbing, fire protection systems, and related mechanical building systems, including clean/dry rooms.
- Maintain effective communication with project team members and with the client.
- Coordinate work with other disciplines.
- Use engineering and design software and equipment to perform engineering tasks.
- Responsible for the completeness, accuracy, and timeliness of the work.
- Responsible for overall quality management of the team. Performing quality reviews of project deliverables to ensure accuracy, conformance to codes, specifications, design criteria, and conformance to good engineering practices.
- Participate in managing change for deviations in scope, schedule, or professional services for the discipline.
- Meet with contractors to discuss technical aspects of project design and construction.
- Conduct field verification and site walks to identify, validate, resolve, and integrate solutions into design packages.
- Resolve design issues on site during construction, as necessary.
- Provide leadership, guidance, monitoring/coaching less experienced staff.
- Participate in proposal preparation activities to establish scope of services, effort hour estimator(s), exclusions/clarifications, deliverables, and staffing/work plans to align with project schedule.
- Travel required.
What You’ll Need on Day One:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited university program.
- PE (Professional Engineer’s) License with the ability to become registered in additional states.
- At least 12 years of mechanical engineering experience. Experience in designing data center facilities is required.
- Demonstrated knowledge or experience with designs containing HVAC, chilled/condenser water/liquid cooled systems, air handling systems, hot/cold aisle containment, utility piping and plumbing systems and other similar mechanical building systems.
- Knowledge of relevant local building codes and international standards to ensure compliance.
- Experience working with Revit.
- Strong leadership and communication skills.
- Valid driver’s license.
- Valid passport for occasional project-related international travel.
SSOE is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer - Data Centers who will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of data center facilities and high-performance AI factory design.
In this role, you will work closely with an exceptional and fully integrated staff of in-house engineering and architecture teams to ensure that these critical projects meet and exceed industry standards from scope development to commissioning and start-up. SSOE brings decades of experience in power-intensive, high-tech, and mission-critical environments throughout North America, making us an excellent choice for your next career move.
Why Join SSOE and Elevate Your Career?
At SSOE, you’ll work with amazing colleagues and be part of something big! We’ve consistently been named a “Great Place to Work” and are experiencing the most successful years in our history. Along with industry-leading salary compensation, you’ll be eligible to purchase shares in the company — shares that have significantly outperformed the S&P and Dow averages.
What We Offer:
- A hybrid or fully remote work schedule option for this role, providing you with the flexibility to achieve work-life balance while excelling in your career.
- Competitive Salary: $130k - $170k / year depending on location, education, experience, and certifications.
- Bonus and Incentives: Eligibility for our annual target bonus/incentive program based on company and individual performance and goals.
- Ownership Opportunities: As an employee-owned firm, we offer ownership opportunities to all employees at the associate level and above. This senior associate level role will allow you to become a shareholder of SSOE.
- Comprehensive Benefits: Health, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance, 401k retirement savings plan (with company matching), professional development and training, generous PTO, and paid holidays.
Additional Perks:
- Continuous Learning: Embrace a culture of perpetual learning where curiosity is celebrated, innovative ideas are welcomed, and your career growth aspirations are fully supported.
- Career Stability: A diversity of market sectors, project types, and geographic locations that help insulate your career from economic ups and downs.
- Career Advancement: Embark on a structured career journey with abundant opportunities for growth and advancement.
- Holistic Compensation: A holistic approach to compensation and benefits that supports your physical and mental health, encourages work-life balance, and empowers your career advancement and financial success.
SSOE - The Best of Both Worlds
At SSOE, our growth trajectory allows us to offer the opportunities normally associated with a large firm while embracing the collaborative and supportive culture often found in smaller firms. As a member of the SSOE team, you will work on exciting and diverse projects for Fortune 100 clients around the globe, supported by the best technology for the task at hand. You will experience our employee-centric culture that strives to offer a healthy balance, flexible working arrangements, direct access to leadership at all levels, and a mindset of continuous learning. Once you experience the SSOE difference, you’ll understand the why behind our metrics:
- 28% - of our employees have been with SSOE for 10 years or more.
- 15% - percentage of employees with tenure exceeding 15 years.
- 99% - our CEO’s approval rating on Glassdoor
- 99% - portion of our clients who say they would recommend us to a colleague
Primary Responsibilities:
- Acts as a mechanical discipline project lead in a multi-discipline design team, overseeing a multi-location production team, with strong client engagement skills.
- Responsible for the performance of the team to contracted scope, schedule, and budget on medium- to large-sized data center design projects. Manage technical resources to accomplish project objectives.
- Generate comprehensive technical project plans, specifications, drawings, and models aligned with industry standards and client requirements for piping, HVAC, plumbing, fire protection systems, and related mechanical building systems, including clean/dry rooms.
- Maintain effective communication with project team members and with the client.
- Coordinate work with other disciplines.
- Use engineering and design software and equipment to perform engineering tasks.
- Responsible for the completeness, accuracy, and timeliness of the work.
- Responsible for overall quality management of the team. Performing quality reviews of project deliverables to ensure accuracy, conformance to codes, specifications, design criteria, and conformance to good engineering practices.
- Participate in managing change for deviations in scope, schedule, or professional services for the discipline.
- Meet with contractors to discuss technical aspects of project design and construction.
- Conduct field verification and site walks to identify, validate, resolve, and integrate solutions into design packages.
- Resolve design issues on site during construction, as necessary.
- Provide leadership, guidance, monitoring/coaching less experienced staff.
- Participate in proposal preparation activities to establish scope of services, effort hour estimator(s), exclusions/clarifications, deliverables, and staffing/work plans to align with project schedule.
- Travel required.
What You’ll Need on Day One:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited university program.
- PE (Professional Engineer’s) License with the ability to become registered in additional states.
- At least 12 years of mechanical engineering experience. Experience in designing data center facilities is required.
- Demonstrated knowledge or experience with designs containing HVAC, chilled/condenser water/liquid cooled systems, air handling systems, hot/cold aisle containment, utility piping and plumbing systems and other similar mechanical building systems.
- Knowledge of relevant local building codes and international standards to ensure compliance.
- Experience working with Revit.
- Strong leadership and communication skills.
- Valid driver’s license.
- Valid passport for occasional project-related international travel.
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Who's Hiring
- Banner Health7
- YA5
- Aggreko2
- PlayStation2
- Oscar Health2
Top Industries Hiring
- Healthcare & Medical Services7
- Consulting & Professional Services7
- Manufacturing3
- Technology & Software3
- Construction & Real Estate3
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote product design lead jobs.
- 5 or more years of product design experience with at least 2 in a senior or lead role
- Proficiency in Figma for design, prototyping, and design system management
- Experience leading or mentoring a team of product or UX designers
- Demonstrated ability to ship end-to-end product experiences in an agile environment
- Strong background in user research methods and translating insights into design decisions
- Bachelor's degree in interaction design, human-computer interaction, or a related field
Tips for Your Remote Product Design Lead Job Search
Tailor your portfolio for leadership
Show process, not just outcomes. Product design lead roles require evidence you've set design direction, mentored others, and aligned stakeholders. Include a case study where your decisions shaped how a team worked, not just what shipped.
Highlight cross-functional influence explicitly
Hiring managers for this level want proof you've partnered with product and engineering at the decision-making layer. Name the PMs and engineers you collaborated with and what changed because of your design perspective, not just your deliverables.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists product design lead openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Filter by design system ownership signals
Job posts mentioning Figma, design tokens, or component libraries often expect you to own or scale a design system. If that's your strength, target those listings first and demonstrate system-level thinking early in your cover materials.
Prepare a design critique walkthrough
Most product design lead interviews include a live critique or portfolio presentation. Practice narrating your trade-offs out loud, not just your final decisions. Panels want to hear how you think, not just see what you made.
Negotiate scope alongside compensation
At the lead level, the size of the team you manage and the products you own often matter more long-term than base pay. Before accepting an offer, clarify headcount, reporting structure, and whether you have a seat in product strategy conversations.
Remote Product Design Lead Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote product design lead job?
Target companies that already run distributed teams, since they hire remotely by default and know how to onboard someone they never meet in person. Remote product design lead employers screen hard for self-direction and clear written communication on top of the core skills, so show evidence you can own work without someone over your shoulder. Apply to the openings above that match your experience.
Which companies hire remote product design leads?
Employers currently hiring remote product design leads include Banner Health, YA, and Aggreko, per current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026. Remote-first firms and large companies running distributed teams post the most remote product design lead roles.
Can you get a remote product design lead job with no experience?
Yes, but it is harder than an on-site role, because remote work expects you to operate independently from the start. Entry-level remote product design lead openings do exist, especially at remote-first companies, and a portfolio of real work helps more than a long resume. Applying broadly to the roles that fit improves your odds.
Do you need a degree for remote product design lead jobs?
Not always. Many employers hire remote product design leads on demonstrated skills and prior work rather than a specific degree, though some larger companies still prefer one. Showing relevant results matters more than a credential for most remote product design lead roles.
Which industries hire the most remote product design leads?
Remote product design lead roles concentrate in Healthcare & Medical Services, Consulting & Professional Services, and Manufacturing, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026. These sectors run distributed teams and hire product design leads remotely most consistently.
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