Senior Data Center Cooling Engineer UAE Entity - Dubai, United Arab Emirates

el Grocer - Online Grocery Delivery; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

el Grocer - Online Grocery Delivery is hiring a Senior Data Center Cooling Engineer for its UAE operations. This senior technical role demands expertise in thermal management, focusing on air and liquid cooling infrastructures.

The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience in mission-critical environments and a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or HVAC Engineering. Key responsibilities include leading cooling incidents, managing cooling systems, and optimizing performance metrics.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in mission-critical environments.
• At least 5 years of large-scale data center experience.
• Hands-on experience with direct-to-chip liquid cooling deployments.

Responsibilities

• Lead cooling-related incident investigations and root-cause analysis.
• Manage chilled water plants and cooling systems.
• Support performance optimization across PUE, WUE, and airflow management.

Skills

Cooling management

Thermal management

Root-cause analysis

Performance optimization

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

HVAC Engineering

Tools

BMS/DCIM platforms

Job description

Senior Data Center Cooling EngineerUAE Entity- Dubai, United Arab Emirates```We’re Hiring: Senior Data Center Cooling EngineerDigitus is looking for a Senior Data Center Cooling Engineer to join our UAE data center operations team.This is a senior technical role for an experienced cooling specialist who can lead thermal management across mission-critical data center environments, including air cooling and liquid cooling infrastructure.The role will focus on: • Leading cooling-related incident investigations and root-cause analysis • Managing chilled water plants, CRAH/CRAC units, in-row cooling, CDUs, rear-door heat exchangers, direct-to-chip liquid cooling, and immersion cooling systems • Supporting performance optimization across PUE, WUE, airflow management, and cooling capacity utilization • Reviewing MOPs, cooling design changes, commissioning tests, and failure-mode simulations • Working closely with OEMs, FM contractors, vendors, and hyperscale/enterprise tenantsIdeal candidates will have:• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, HVAC Engineering, or related field • 10+ years of experience in mission-critical environments • At least 5 years of large-scale data center experience • Hands-on experience with direct-to-chip liquid cooling deployments • Strong knowledge of ASHRAE TC 9.9, Uptime Institute standards, TIA-942, and EN 50600 • Experience with BMS/DCIM platforms and cooling incident RCA```