Rahman Mohammed

Mechanical and Data Center Infrastructure Engineer with 5+ years of experience supporting mechanical systems, equipment validation, troubleshooting, preventive maintenance, thermal management, engineering analysis, and critical infrastructure environments. Strong background in cooling systems, HVAC / CRAH / CRAC, airflow management, equipment reliability, root-cause failure analysis, corrective actions, system validation, CAD, CFD/FEA, and engineering documentation. Experienced in analyzing mechanical systems, identifying failure mechanisms, developing corrective actions, and collaborating with facilities, electrical, controls, infrastructure, and operations teams.

Senior Data Center / Mechanical Infrastructure Engineer - Soft layer IBM - Dallas, TX

(2024-01)

• Support operation, evaluation, troubleshooting, and reliability of mechanical and critical infrastructure systems supporting data center environment.
• Monitor mechanical infrastructure and identify abnormal equipment conditions affecting availability, reliability, thermal performance, or operational continuity.
• Troubleshoot cooling, airflow, mechanical equipment, and infrastructure issues using structured engineering problem-solving methods.
• Perform root-cause analysis on equipment failures and develop corrective and preventive actions to reduce recurrence.
• Analyze operating conditions, equipment performance, maintenance history, environmental data, and failure trends to identify contributing factors.
• Support thermal-management activities involving equipment cooling, airflow distribution, heat dissipation, and environmental conditions.
• Support equipment testing, validation, characterization, and performance evaluation in controlled and operational environments.
• Develop engineering procedures, troubleshooting documentation, maintenance instructions, test plans, and technical reports.
• Use Excel to organize, analyze, trend, and visualize engineering and operational data.
• Collaborate with electrical, facilities, controls, infrastructure, and operations teams to resolve complex technical issues.
• Support risk assessments and mitigation strategies for critical infrastructure equipment and contribute to continuous improvement.
• Install, configure, rack, and stack physical servers, blades, and storage hardware to fulfill automated client orders.
• Diagnose and replace failed hardware components, including hard drives, RAM, power supplies, and motherboards.
• Run, terminate, test, and manage copper and fiber-optic network cabling to switches and patch panels.
• Respond to internal alerts and escalations from the Network Operations Center (NOC) regarding hardware health or connectivity.
• Safely wipe, remove, and inventory retired servers and infrastructure components during decommissioning activities.
• Maintain strict physical security controls and visitor/staff access logs inside the data center floor.

Mechanical / Infrastructure Engineer - GE Aviation's - Ohio

(2023-06 - 2023-12)

• Evaluated mechanical systems and equipment for performance, reliability, thermal behavior, and operational requirements.
• Supported engineering validation and testing activities and developed test procedures, requirements, evaluation criteria, and documentation.
• Conducted equipment inspections and troubleshooting to identify mechanical abnormalities and potential failure modes.
• Supported thermal and fluid-flow evaluations involving equipment cooling and airflow.
• Created and modified 2D/3D CAD models and engineering drawings for design, analysis, documentation, and review.
• Supported CFD/FEA analysis and interpretation of thermal, structural, stress, strain, and fluid-flow results.
• Compared simulation predictions with physical test results and assisted with model-to-test correlation.
• Participated in vibration and transportation-related equipment evaluations and structured failure investigations.
• Worked with manufacturing and machine-shop teams to evaluate design feasibility and manufacturability.
• Prepared technical reports summarizing test methodology, results, failure analysis, and recommendations.

Mechanical / Data Center Infrastructure Engineer - AECOM - Chicago, IL

(2022-10 - 2023-05)

• Supported mechanical infrastructure evaluations, equipment troubleshooting, thermal-performance assessments, and engineering documentation.
• Evaluated equipment condition and operating behavior to identify potential mechanical abnormalities and reliability risks.
• Supported airflow, cooling, heat transfer, and equipment-performance evaluations using engineering data and structured analysis.
• Assisted with preventive maintenance reviews, corrective action development, equipment inspections, and failure investigations.
• Collaborated with engineering and operations teams to document findings and implement technical recommendations.
• Prepared engineering reports, test documentation, procedures, and data summaries to support equipment reliability and continuous improvement.

Mechanical Test / Validation Engineer - Coresite - Chicago, IL

(2021-02 - 2022-09)

• Supported hands-on laboratory testing and evaluation of mechanical systems and equipment.
• Designed and improved test environments, fixtures, and equipment evaluation procedures.
• Defined test conditions and acceptance criteria based on engineering requirements.
• Conducted mechanical, thermal, vibration, and performance testing and analyzed results using Excel and engineering methods.
• Investigated unexpected test results using structured root-cause analysis and documented failures, corrective actions, and validation results.
• Supported mechanical design verification and validation, engineering drawing review, and preparation of CAD models for simulation.
• Presented engineering findings and recommendations to project stakeholders and supported continuous improvement of test methods and procedures.

Mechanical / HVAC Engineer - DATA BANK - Chicago, IL

(2020-01 - 2021-01)

• Supported mechanical and HVAC system evaluations, equipment inspections, troubleshooting, and engineering documentation.
• Assisted with equipment performance assessments, preventive-maintenance activities, and identification of mechanical issues.
• Supported thermal, airflow, and equipment-performance evaluations using engineering principles and operational data.
• Reviewed mechanical drawings and supported CAD updates, technical documentation, and engineering analysis.
• Collaborated with engineering, maintenance, and operations personnel to investigate equipment issues and implement corrective actions.

Bachelor's - Mechanical Engineering - VIF College of Engineering (2014)

Master's - Network Communication Management - Devry University (2018)