Mechanical Design Manager (Data Centers)

Position Title: Mechanical Design Manager (Data Centers)

Location: Singapore/Malaysia

Employment Type: Full-Time

An international data center developer and operator is looking for a Mechanical Design Manager to lead the design of next-generation critical facilities. This is a strategic role responsible for overseeing mechanical engineering design, ensuring reliability, efficiency, and operational performance across multiple projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the mechanical design of multiple large-scale infrastructure projects from concept through construction.
• Ensure designs meet reliability, availability, sustainability, safety, and performance objectives.
• Develop technical specifications, tender documentation, and construction drawings.
• Participate in technical discussions with customers, consultants, contractors, and equipment suppliers.
• Review design submissions, equipment specifications, shop drawings, and construction documentation.
• Conduct technical evaluations and assess design changes, risks, and alternative solutions.
• Support construction, commissioning, testing, and operational handover activities.
• Drive standardisation, quality assurance, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement across projects.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure integrated and maintainable design solutions.
• Provide technical leadership and resolve complex engineering challenges throughout the project lifecycle.

Key Requirements

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline.
• Extensive experience in mechanical design for large-scale, complex facilities or critical infrastructure environments.
• Proven experience leading engineering design activities and managing multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong understanding of HVAC, cooling systems, fire protection, and mechanical infrastructure design.
• Experience performing engineering calculations, simulations, and technical studies such as airflow modelling, thermal analysis, hydraulic calculations, and computational fluid dynamics (CFD).
• Knowledge of advanced cooling technologies and energy-efficient design practices.
• Familiarity with plant operation strategies, control systems, and commissioning processes.
• Experience evaluating equipment, preparing technical specifications, and supporting procurement activities.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD and other relevant engineering design tools.

Contact: Theodora Po (Lic. No R22107740 / EA No. 16S8194)