Product Engineering 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

Our client is looking for a senior Product Engineering Lead / Owner’s Engineer to act as the technical authority for a modular data centre product. This person will sit on the owner side, directing external architecture and engineering consultants and making the technical decisions required to move the product from design through procurement and manufacturing.

Day to Day

• Act as the primary technical point of contact for architects, mechanical engineers and electrical engineers.
• Own and maintain the Design Basis Memorandum, including requirements around rack density, power, cooling, redundancy and overall performance.
• Make technical and product decisions to keep the engineering and design schedule moving.
• Review and approve major design stages and the reference architecture.
• Identify gaps between mechanical and electrical scopes and ensure clear ownership.
• Provide technical direction around high-density power, liquid cooling, coolant distribution units, chillers and heat rejection.
• Define technical requirements for equipment and procurement packages.
• Review vendor technical submissions and ensure equipment meets project requirements.
• Partner closely with manufacturing/DfMA and supply chain to ensure designs can be fabricated efficiently.
• Maintain documentation around engineering decisions, changes and product IP.

Skills and Requirements

• P.Eng. designation in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
• 10+ years of engineering experience within data centres, mission-critical infrastructure or industrial modular systems.
• Direct owner-side experience on a design-build project.
• Experience making or approving technical/design decisions, rather than solely producing engineering drawings.
• Experience directing or managing external architects and engineering consultants.
• Strong understanding of mission-critical mechanical and/or electrical infrastructure.
• Experience with high-density power and cooling systems.
• Strong understanding of cooling infrastructure, ideally including liquid cooling and heat rejection.
• Ability to make technical decisions under aggressive project timelines.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work directly with senior leadership, consultants and vendors.
• Direct data centre design/build experience.
• Experience with AI/high-density computing infrastructure.
• Experience with liquid-cooled data centres.
• Experience with modular or prefabricated data centre infrastructure.
• Experience with prefabricated power and cooling systems.
• Experience taking a standardized engineering design from concept through procurement and manufacturing.
• Previous experience as an Owner’s Engineer, Design Authority, Technical Director or Engineering Lead.

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [e-mail].