Data Center Architect - Thermal

Search Advisers Services Guj; Hyderabad, Gurugram District, Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Search Advisers Services Guj is seeking a Mechanical/Building Services specialist to design cooling architectures for data centres in Hyderabad. You will cover chillers, CRAH/CRAC, chilled-water systems and liquid cooling, delivering robust thermal solutions.

Collaborate with customers, consultants and EPC contractors on technical requirements, support pre-sales activities and produce clear P&IDs, layouts and BOMs to ensure reliable, energy-efficient systems.

Qualifications

• Mech Eng or Building Services degree preferred.
• Strong HVAC and data centre infra expertise.
• Hands-on knowledge of chillers and CRAH/CRAC and liquid cooling.
• Experience in system architecture, solution design or pre-sales.
• Proficient in cooling calculations and P&IDs; AutoCAD/Revit.
• Strong technical communication and customer-facing skills.

Responsibilities

• Design cooling architectures for chillers, chilled-water, precision cooling and liquid cooling.
• Develop thermal solutions for high-density AI data centres.
• Prepare cooling load calculations, equipment specs, P&IDs, layouts and bills of materials.
• Engage with customers, consultants and EPC contractors on technical requirements.
• Support pre-sales engineering, technical bids and customer presentations.
• Coordinate with electrical and digital solution teams for integrated system design.
• Ensure compliance with relevant technical standards and reference architectures.
• Evaluate cooling performance, energy efficiency and system reliability.

Skills

HVAC

Thermal engineering

Data centre infra

Chillers

CRAH/CRAC

Liquid cooling

System architecture

P&IDs

AutoCAD/Revit

Pre-sales

Technical communication

Education

Mechanical Engineering

Building Services Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

Job description

Role & responsibilities

• Design cooling architectures covering chillers, chilled-water systems, precision cooling and liquid cooling.
• Develop thermal solutions for high-density and AI data centres.
• Prepare cooling load calculations, equipment specifications, P&IDs, layouts and bills of materials.
• Engage with customers, consultants and EPC contractors on technical requirements.
• Support pre-sales engineering, technical bids and customer presentations.
• Coordinate with electrical and digital solution teams for integrated system design.
• Ensure compliance with relevant technical standards and reference architectures.
• Evaluate cooling performance, energy efficiency and system reliability.

Preferred candidate profile

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Building Services Engineering preferred.
• Strong expertise in HVAC, thermal engineering and data centre infrastructure.
• Hands-on knowledge of chillers, CRAH/CRAC, chilled-water systems and liquid cooling.
• Experience in system architecture, solution design, technical consulting or pre-sales.
• Proficiency in cooling calculations, P&IDs and tools such as AutoCAD/Revit.
• Strong technical communication and customer-facing skills.