Mechanical Engineer · AI & HPC Infrastructure
Ten years in critical infrastructure, now leading mechanical design at a 100 MW crypto data center in Paraguay — while designing the liquid-cooling and MEP systems for its next-generation AI compute expansion.
Paraguay · Brazil · Available remote, worldwide
Who you are hiring
I am a mechanical engineer who has spent the last decade on the physical layer of computing — the part that decides whether a GPU cluster runs at full clock or throttles into failure. My work sits where thermal engineering, electrical infrastructure and civil construction meet, and my job is to make those three disciplines agree on a single, buildable plant.
Today I lead mechanical design at Penguin Group's 100 MW crypto data center in Paraguay, where I am also designing the liquid-cooling and MEP systems for the site's AI compute expansion — dimensioning heat rejection for NVIDIA GB300 NVL72 racks, specifying the dual hydraulic loop that will serve direct-to-chip cold plates and rear-door heat exchangers, and laying out the white space against the electrical and civil constraints. That AI expansion is still at the design stage; day to day, I'm on site making sure contractors build the crypto infrastructure exactly as drawn.
Before AI infrastructure, I built the foundation for it: high-voltage transformer diagnostics, 24/7 critical operations, industrial HVAC, and machine safety compliance. That range is the reason I can size a CDU in the morning and resolve a switchgear clearance conflict in the afternoon without handing the problem to someone else.
I work in English, Spanish and Portuguese, and I am open to remote engineering roles supporting AI and HPC data center construction and expansion anywhere in the world.
Core specialization
High-density AI compute broke the assumptions that conventional data centers were built on. Air alone cannot remove 130+ kW from a single rack, and the power train feeding it no longer looks like a traditional facility. This is the problem I work on every day.
Design and sizing of DLC systems for high-density GPU racks: cold plate loops, Coolant Distribution Units (CDU), primary and secondary circuits, flow rate and approach temperature calculation, redundancy and failure modes.
Two-temperature water strategy designed to serve the whole hall: a warm-water loop at 36/40 °C rejecting heat from direct-to-chip cold plates, and a chilled-water loop at 17 °C feeding rear-door heat exchangers for the residual air-side load.
Mechanical and thermal integration design for NVL72 rack architecture: per-rack thermal budget, coolant flow requirements, floor loading, service clearance, and the plant capacity that will be required to sustain the cluster at full utilization.
Selection and sizing of the outdoor plant that carries the load: dry coolers, cooling towers, pump sets, buffer vessels, hydraulic balancing and piping routing — including immersion and hybrid air/water strategies for crypto workloads.
Coordination of the power train alongside the mechanical design: transformers, medium-voltage switchgear, UPS, PDU layout and cable routing — resolved as one integrated plant rather than three separate disciplines.
Facilities designed for concurrent maintainability: redundant distribution paths, isolatable components, and the documentation trail that lets an operator take equipment offline without taking the load offline.
Ten years, one trajectory
2024 — Present
Penguin Group — Paraguay
Leading mechanical design at a 100 MW crypto data center, and designing the liquid-cooling systems for its AI compute expansion.
Jul 2023 — Oct 2024
Penguin Group — Paraguay
Owned 24/7 critical operations for an operating high-density facility.
Aug 2022 — Jul 2023
AR Engenharia Industrial — Rio Negrinho, Brazil
Independent practice in HVAC, industrial electrical infrastructure and machine safety compliance.
Jun 2019 — Jun 2023
WD Automação Industrial — Rio Negrinho, Brazil
Electrical infrastructure design for pulp and paper plant automation.
2018 — 2019
Ferramentas Henning — Rio Negrinho, Brazil
Mechanical design of conveyors, structures and machined parts.
Mar — Oct 2016
CAPO Tecnologia e Serviços de Engenharia — Brazil
Technical drafting and CAD documentation for engineering services.
Work in the field
A selection of the systems I have designed — from high-density crypto mining infrastructure to industrial electrical systems and machine safety compliance.
Crypto / High-Density ComputeParaguay
Full site layout for a 10 MW expansion of an operating crypto mining facility: modular IT containers, service buildings and the outdoor heat-rejection plant, coordinated with the electrical and civil scopes into one buildable site.
Crypto / High-Density ComputeParaguay
Hydraulic layout for a high-density liquid cooling distribution system: CDU cabinets, primary and secondary loops, pump sets and buffer vessels, engineered for a crypto mining facility's cooling upgrade.
Heat RejectionParaguay
Sizing and layout of the outdoor heat rejection plant: dry cooler banks, buffer vessels, primary and secondary piping, hydraulic balancing and pump room integration.
Electrical InfrastructureParaguay / Brazil
Design of the medium-voltage room: switchgear line-up, step-down transformers, busway routing and clearances — coordinated with the mechanical plant and the civil structure.
Electrical InfrastructureBrazil
Two-level electrical building: motor control centers on the upper floor, dry-type transformers below, with cable routing, access platforms and maintenance clearances fully modeled before construction.
HVAC / CoolingBrazil
Industrial cooling projects delivered as an independent consultant: thermal load calculation, equipment sizing, CAD documentation, maintenance planning (PMOC) and technical responsibility (ART).
Safety EngineeringBrazil
Machine safety programs for industrial plants: equipment inventory and reports, risk assessment using the HRN methodology, and the design and installation of machine guarding to NR12 and NBR ISO 12100.
Crypto / High-Density ComputeParaguay
Layout and coordination of modular container-based IT halls and supporting service buildings for a crypto mining expansion — access routes, service clearances and the interface between the modules and the cooling plant.
Foundation
2013 — 2017
Univille — Universidade da Região de Joinville
São Bento do Sul, Brazil
Contact
I am open to remote engineering roles and consulting work supporting AI and HPC data center construction and expansion, globally. If you are building high-density compute infrastructure, I would like to hear about it.
Available for remote and international projects