Assistant Manager / Manager, Mechanical Design (Data Centre)

Agensi Pekerjaan GMRecruitment Sdn Bhd; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Agensi Pekerjaan GMRecruitment Sdn Bhd is seeking a Mechanical Design specialist to lead data centre design across regional projects. You will drive engineering excellence, coordinating with clients, vendors, and AHJs to ensure high reliability, efficiency, and safety in mission-critical infrastructure.

The role requires advanced flow modeling, energy and CFD analyses, and oversight of construction drawings, with a focus on next-generation cooling solutions.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of data centre detail design experience with leadership role.
• Mechanical Professional Engineer (ACMV and Fire Protection), practicing certificate preferred.
• Hands-on experience with airflow modeling, heat load calculation, hydraulic calculation, and CFD modeling.
• Experience designing and selecting make-up water tanks, thermal storage tanks, centralized diesel storage systems, goods/fireman lifts.
• Familiarity with cooling technologies: direct & indirect evaporative cooling, closed-circuit heat exchange, dry coolers, magnetic bearing chillers, cold plate liquid cooling, immersion cooling.
• Experience with Chiller Plant Operation Systems, sequence of operation, and PLC flow charts.
• Energy modeling experience for Green Mark-certified data centres.
• Hyperscale data centre, microelectronics, or other critical infrastructure background preferred.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD; LEED credentials a plus.
• Fluent in English and Mandarin; willingness to travel.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design of multiple regional data centre projects in parallel, on time and within budget
• Represent the design function in technical interviews with clients and vendors
• Develop tender and construction drawings, draft technical specifications, and conduct technical evaluations
• Review equipment specifications and shop/construction drawings for cross-discipline coordination, code compliance, and maintainability
• Own design quality assurance, from 30%–90% design validation through to construction and inspection sign-off
• Engage proactively with Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs) to secure smooth regulatory approvals
• Standardize construction methodology, inspection checklists, and material specifications for consistent quality across regions
• Design for next-generation AI workloads and emerging cooling technologies

Skills

Data centre design

Airflow modeling

CFD modeling

Energy modeling

Chiller plant operations

AutoCAD

LEED credentials

English Mandarin

Travel willingness

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

We're hiring a Mechanical Design specialist to join our Design Delivery team, developing next-generation data centre designs across regional metros. This role sits at the intersection of engineering excellence and sustainability, shaping designs that meet the highest reliability, efficiency (PUE & WUE), and safety standards for mission-critical infrastructure.

What You'll Do

• Lead the design of multiple regional data centre projects in parallel, on time and within budget
• Represent the design function in technical interviews with clients and vendors
• Develop tender and construction drawings, draft technical specifications, and conduct technical evaluations
• Review equipment specifications and shop/construction drawings for cross-discipline coordination, code compliance, and maintainability
• Own design quality assurance, from 30%–90% design validation through to construction and inspection sign-off
• Engage proactively with Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs) to secure smooth regulatory approvals
• Standardize construction methodology, inspection checklists, and material specifications for consistent quality across regions
• Design for next-generation AI workloads and emerging cooling technologies

What We're Looking For

• 10+ years of Data Centre detail design experience, including 5+ years in a principal engineer / MEP manager capacity (for Manager level); relevant proven experience for Assistant Manager level
• Mechanical Professional Engineer (ACMV and Fire Protection), practicing certificate preferred
• Hands-on experience with airflow modeling, heat load calculation, hydraulic calculation, and CFD modeling (hot air re-entrainment, temperature rise simulation, boundary noise, prevailing wind studies)
• Experience designing and selecting make-up water tanks, thermal storage tanks, centralized diesel storage systems, goods/fireman lifts
• Familiarity with cooling technologies: direct & indirect evaporative cooling, closed-circuit heat exchange, dry coolers, magnetic bearing chillers, cold plate liquid cooling, immersion cooling
• Experience with Chiller Plant Operation Systems, sequence of operation, and PLC flow charts
• Energy modeling experience for Green Mark-certified data centres
• Hyperscale data centre, microelectronics, or other critical infrastructure background preferred
• Proficiency in AutoCAD; LEED credentials a plus
• Fluent in English and Mandarin (required for liaising with regional stakeholders)
• Willingness to travel based on business needs