Design Manager

Airtrunk; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

AirTrunk is seeking a Design Manager based at the Mumbai HQ to lead large-scale hyperscale data centre design projects from concept to detailed design. You will collaborate with teams across India and the Asia-Pacific region, driving innovation, cost efficiency, and adherence to sustainability goals.

You will coordinate with consultants, contractors, and internal stakeholders, providing technical leadership, mentoring the design team, and ensuring quality and schedule targets are met.

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of engineering and design experience in large-scale infra or data centres.
• Expertise in datacentre systems including UPS, generators, switchgear, chillers, cooling towers, CDU, fire suppression.
• Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical/Mechanical-HVAC/IBMS/Civil-Architectural/Structural engineering.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Develop concept, schematic, and detailed design phases for hyperscale data centres.
• Coordinate with consultants, contractors, and internal teams to ensure design integrity and compliance.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship within the design team.
• Ensure projects meet cost, schedule, and quality objectives.
• Present weekly progress reports and milestones to ensure timely completion.

Skills

Electrical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

HVAC

IBMS

Civil-Architectural

Structural engineering

Education

Bachelor of Engineering

Job description

Want to be a part of Asia Pacific & Middle East's (APME) largest, most innovative, and rapidly growing data centre company?

AirTrunk is a hyperscale data centre company with a powerful purpose - to scale and sustain the relentless growth of the region’s digital future. We do this by continuously redefining and delivering the digital infrastructure that meet the needs of our customers - the world’s most transformational companies. And we’re doing so sustainably, for today and tomorrow.

Having opened Australia’s first and largest hyperscale data centres in 2017, we set our eyes on rapid expansion and now operate a platform of hyperscale data centres across the APME region. With backing from our investors, including Blackstone, this is just the beginning…

Come join the A-Team at AirTrunk, where the cloud meets the ground.

Your Impact

As a Design Manager based in AT-India- HQ in Mumbai , you will report to the Sr. Director, Design and work closely with various teams and leadership team across India & Sydney, Singapore team.

• Support large-scale data centre design projects from concept through detailed design phases and support AirTrunk stakeholders throughout the project life cycle.
• Drive innovation and efficiency in design to support rapid expansion and sustainability goals.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to deliver world-class hyperscale solutions.

What you’ll do

• Develop and manage concept, schematic, and detailed design phases for hyperscale data centres inhouse or get it done through consultants. Get it reviewed through peer review consultants or principal engineering SMEs.
• Coordinate with consultants, contractors, and internal teams to ensure design integrity and compliance.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship within the design team.
• Ensure projects meet AirTrunk and Customer minimum requirements, cost, schedule, and quality objectives.
• Present weekly progress reports and highlight support required and milestones completed to ensure design gets completed effectively in terms of cost effectiveness, modularity, technical compliance/feasibility to wider customers via standardization.

What you’ll bring

• Strong basics & knowledge, understanding and analytical skills in any specialization of Electrical / Mechanical-HVAC / IBMS / Civil-Architectural / Structural engineering.
• 7-10 years of experience in engineering and design, preferably in large-scale infrastructure or data centres buildings and campus for entire life cycle of project.
• Strong expertise in Datacentre systems, including UPS, generators, switchgear, chillers, cooling towers, CDUs, fire suppression, structured cabling, Core & shell of building structural steel/Precast building design, Master planning.
• Bachelor of Engineering ( Electrical / Mechanical-HVAC / IBMS / Civil-Architectural / Structural engineering).
• Experience in reading customer RFP, understanding it, responding it & implementing in design and discuss with customer on technical front.
• Proven ability to support complex design projects and manage multiple stakeholders.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills – a true team player.
• Electrical Engineering with EHV experience & LV distribution for various customer’s design will be added advantage.
• Earlier experience worked as a Design Manager in consultancy or client side will be added advantage.
• Knowledge and good understanding of area of specialization, principles and practices within Discipline. Bonus to have knowledge on both disciplines or more.
• Electrical/Mechanical/Civil-Structural or building services Engineering degree would be advantageous.
• Collaborative, able to work with fellow engineers.
• Aligned with AirTrunk Culture.

The AirTrunk Culture

Working at AirTrunk is a once in a lifetime opportunity to fast-track your career and amplify your impact. Whilst you’re helping scale our region’s digital future, we’ll help you Grow@Hyperscale and unleash your full potential.

The pace in which we operate means you’ll feel an electric atmosphere at AirTrunk. We are a team of challengers and collaborative problem solvers who break new ground every day. We do this by living our values, going above and beyond, and being dynamic, transparent, and responsive.

Every AirTrunker brings their own unique background and diverse perspective to find solutions to problems that matter. We make sure you have everything you need to make your mark and thrive in a flexible and safe working environment, where everyone feels welcome. Our benefits empower AirTrunkers to stay positively charged.

**To all recruitment agencies: AirTrunk does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, AirTrunk employees or any other organisation location. AirTrunk is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.**