Owner's Engineer: Modular Data Centre Lead

Insight Global (United States); Vancouver; On-site; CAD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global seeks a senior Product Engineering Lead / Owner’s Engineer to act as the technical authority for a modular data centre product. The role sits on the owner side, directing external architecture and engineering consultants and steering decisions through design, procurement, and manufacturing.

Responsibilities include owning the Design Basis Memorandum, coordinating with architects and engineers, and ensuring producibility with manufacturing and supply chain. P.Eng.

Qualifications

• P.Eng. designation required.
• 10+ years engineering experience in data centres, critical infrastructure, or modular systems.
• Direct owner-side experience on a design-build project.
• Experience making or approving technical/design decisions, not just producing drawings.
• Experience directing external architects and engineering consultants.
• Strong understanding of mission-critical mechanical/electrical infrastructure.
• Experience with high-density power and cooling systems.
• Familiarity with liquid cooling and heat rejection.
• Ability to make technical decisions under aggressive timelines.
• Excellent communication with senior leadership, consultants, and vendors.

Responsibilities

• Act as primary technical contact for architects and engineers.
• Own and maintain the Design Basis Memorandum on rack density, power, cooling and performance.
• Make technical and product decisions to keep schedules moving.
• Review and approve major design stages and reference architecture.
• Identify gaps between mechanical and electrical scopes and assign ownership.
• Provide technical direction on high-density power, liquid cooling, and related systems.
• Define technical requirements for equipment and procurement packages.
• Review vendor submissions to ensure they meet project requirements.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, DFMA, and supply chain for producibility.
• Document engineering decisions, changes, and IP.

Skills

P.Eng designation

Data centres experience

Owner-side design-build

AI infra

Liquid cooling systems

Modular data centres

Architects/consultants coordination

Technical decision-making

Communication with leadership

Data centre design/build

Prefabricated power & cooling

Education

P.Eng. (Mechanical or Electrical)

Job description

Insight Global seeks a senior Product Engineering Lead / Owner’s Engineer to act as the technical authority for a modular data centre product. The role sits on the owner side, directing external architecture and engineering consultants and steering decisions through design, procurement, and manufacturing.

Responsibilities include owning the Design Basis Memorandum, coordinating with architects and engineers, and ensuring producibility with manufacturing and supply chain. P.Eng.