Mechanical Engineer

Job description

**Drogue is building the world's first offshore floating data centers.** We're a small team tackling a massive, first-of-its-kind engineering challenge. If you thrive in ambiguity, love hard problems, and want to build something that's never been built before — keep reading. We're not putting servers on a barge. We're engineering a new class of ocean-deployed infrastructure that generates its own power, recovers its own waste heat, stays on station in severe weather, and runs autonomously. This requires a mix of first principles engineering and existing technology from other industries. As a **Mechanical Engineer** you'll own the structural and mechanical systems that hold everything together and keep it working at sea. Heat exchangers, structures, pipes, mechanical interfaces between subsystems: if it's metal and it matters, it's yours. You'll work hand-in-hand with our ocean engineer and thermodynamics engineer to make sure everything integrates cleanly and survives the marine environment. **Responsibilities:** - Design structural and mechanical systems for the platform: frames, supports, enclosures, piping, and mechanical interfaces - Perform structural analysis and ensure designs meet load, fatigue, and corrosion requirements for offshore service - Hands-on exposure to production environments and fabrication processes: structural welding, pipe fabrication, heat exchanger assembly, and the judgment to know what survives the shop floor versus what looks good in CAD. - Own material selection and mechanical integrity for saltwater, vibration, and thermal cycling environments **Qualifications:** - B.S./M.S. in Mechanical Engineering - Hands-on structural and mechanical design experience: you've built things, not just analyzed them - Comfort with FEA tools and CAD, and the judgment to know when the model is wrong This role is based in **Washington, D.C.** and will include some time at sea. We offer generous **relocation assistance** for candidates across the US. We pay our employees **competitive salaries** based on level of experience and offer **meaningful equity** in a fast growing company. Apply below, or reach out at [jobs@drogue.com](mailto:jobs@drogue.com) with questions.