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Job Title: Mechanical Engineer, Power Generation Containerization
Location: Sidney, OH
About Us
Imagine a company with technology leadership of over 160 years, yet it operates with the energy of a startup. Ingersoll Rand has dedicated itself to Making Life Better for its employees, customers, shareholders, and planets. We produce innovative and mission-critical flow creation and life science technologies – from compressors to precision handling of liquids, gasses, and powers – to increase industrial productivity, efficiency, and sustainability. Supported by over 80+ brands, our products are used in various end-markets including life sciences, food and beverage, clean energy, industrial manufacturing, infrastructure, and more. Across the globe, we’re driving growth with an entrepreneurial spirit and ownership mindset. Learn more at irco.com and join us to own your future.
Job Overview
Help build the next generation of mission-critical power in a true ground-floor opportunity. The Mechanical Engineer – Power Generation Containerization will help design and launch a new line of large-scale, containerized power generation solutions supporting mission-critical data centers. Ingersoll Rand is building a new data center power generation vertical, and this engineer will help shape the mechanical architecture, product platform, and manufacturing strategy behind it. The role will translate existing product knowledge from Ingersoll Rand’s acquired Australian business and North American partners into in-house designs that can be manufactured efficiently and at scale in Sidney, Ohio.
The Mechanical Engineer will own key aspects of the mechanical design and integration of these large generator systems, including structural assemblies, enclosures, cooling systems, fuel and base tanks, equipment layouts, and overall mechanical packaging. These are complex systems built around large diesel engines, alternators, radiators, fuel systems, controls, and serviceable layouts designed to provide critical backup power where uptime and cooling continuity are essential. As an early member of this growing technical team, the engineer will have meaningful hands-on ownership from concept and CAD design through manufacturing readiness and commercialization. The role will work closely with electrical engineering, applications engineering, manufacturing, sourcing, project management, sales, and the Sidney plant to ensure solutions meet both customer requirements and manufacturing needs.
The ideal candidate brings mechanical design experience in power generation, large industrial equipment, modular systems, or complex packaged equipment. Experience with generator packaging or containerization, large diesel generators, 2MW+ systems, cooling systems, fuel tanks, enclosures, or applicable UL requirements is especially valuable. For an engineer who wants to do more than support an established product line, this is an opportunity to help build one from the ground up—with significant technical ownership, strong company investment, and meaningful growth potential.
Responsibilities:
Mechanical Design & Engineering
- Design containerized and modular power generation solutions for data center backup and prime power applications.
- Develop 3D models, detailed drawings, assemblies, fabrication packages, and engineering documentation using CAD software.
- Design and integrate:
- Generator enclosures and power modules
- ISO container-based power systems
- Structural support systems and equipment skids
- Fuel storage and fuel delivery systems
- Air intake and exhaust systems
- Ventilation and cooling systems
- Acoustic attenuation systems
- Fire protection interfaces
- Service access and maintenance provisions
- Perform engineering calculations related to structural integrity, airflow, cooling performance, vibration, noise attenuation, and equipment support.
Data Center Solutions Engineering
- Design power generation enclosures and modules to support mission-critical data center applications.
- Ensure equipment layouts support uptime, maintainability, safe operations, and rapid serviceability.
- Collaborate with customers and internal teams to develop custom solutions that meet data center site constraints and operational requirements.
- Support designs for N, N+1, and 2N redundancy architectures.
- Evaluate and optimize designs for deployment within hyperscale and colocation environments.
Thermal Management & Cooling
- Develop cooling and ventilation solutions for high-performance generator systems.
- Perform airflow analysis and thermal assessments to ensure proper equipment operation across varying environmental conditions.
- Support integration of HVAC equipment, engine cooling packages, and auxiliary thermal management systems.
- Identify opportunities to improve cooling efficiency and reduce energy consumption.
Product Development & Standardization
- Support development of standardized containerized power generation platforms.
- Drive design improvements focused on reliability, manufacturability, quality, cost, and serviceability.
- Participate in design reviews, failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA), and root cause investigations.
- Evaluate new technologies, materials, and manufacturing methods to improve product performance.
Manufacturing & Testing Support
- Provide engineering support for prototype builds and production manufacturing.
- Resolve mechanical design issues during fabrication, assembly, and field deployment.
- Support Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), validation testing, and commissioning activities.
- Review supplier drawings and support qualification of mechanical components and assemblies.
Customer & Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Collaborate with electrical, controls, acoustics, and thermal engineering teams to ensure complete system integration.
- Participate in technical reviews with customers, consultants, contractors, and suppliers.
- Support sales and project teams with technical evaluations, proposals, and feasibility assessments.
- Assist field service organizations with troubleshooting and continuous improvement initiatives.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related engineering discipline.
- 3+ years of mechanical design experience in power generation, industrial equipment, modular systems, heavy equipment, or related industries.
- Experience with 3D CAD software such as SolidWorks, Creo, CATIA, Inventor, or similar platforms, with bility to develop engineering documentation and manufacturing drawings.
- Demonstrated knowledge of:
- Structural design
- Sheet metal fabrication
- Welded assemblies
- Airflow and ventilation systems
- Thermal management principles
- Mechanical packaging concepts
Core Competencies
- Power generation equipment packaging
- Containerized power solutions
- Structural and mechanical design
- Thermal management systems
- Airflow and ventilation engineering
- Acoustic engineering and noise reduction
- Fuel system integration
- Vibration isolation
- Design for manufacturability (DFM)
- Reliability and maintainability engineering
- Data center infrastructure requirements
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Preferences:
- 5+ years of experience in power generation, mission-critical infrastructure, modular construction, or data center industries.
- Experience designing:
- Generator enclosures
- Containerized equipment packages
- Cooling systems
- Fuel systems
- Acoustic attenuation solutions
- Familiarity with finite element analysis (FEA) and computational fluid dynamics (CFD).
- Knowledge of ISO container standards and transportation requirements.
- Experience supporting hyperscale data center customers.
- Understanding of engine cooling systems, exhaust systems, and vibration isolation.
- Professional Engineer (PE) license or Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification.
Travel & Work Arrangements
- Position is based onsite in Sidney, OH
- Standard work hours 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Pay Range
The base pay range for this role is $100,000 - $130,000 annually. The pay range considers a wide range of factors that include a candidate’s skills; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and geographic location.
What We Offer
At Ingersoll Rand, we embrace a culture of personal ownership — taking responsibility for our company, our communities, and our environment, as well as our individual health and well-being. Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to empower you with the tools and support necessary to take charge of your health, ensuring that together, we can continue to make life better. Our range of benefits includes health care options like medical and prescription plans, dental and vision coverage, as well as wellness programs. Additionally, we provide life insurance, a robust 401(k) plan, paid time off, and even an employee stock grant, among other offerings. These benefits are our commitment to you, so you can be your best at work and beyond.
Ingersoll Rand Inc. (NYSE:IR), driven by an entrepreneurial spirit and ownership mindset, is dedicated to helping make life better for our employees, customers and communities. Customers lean on us for our technology-driven excellence in mission-critical flow creation and industrial solutions across 40+ respected brands where our products and services excel in the most complex and harsh conditions. Our employees develop customers for life through their daily commitment to expertise, productivity and efficiency. For more information, visit www.IRCO.com.
