Data Center Mechanical Engineer: Critical Cooling & Systems

Damac Properties; Malaysia; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Damac Properties is seeking an experienced Mechanical Engineer to support the design, construction, commissioning, operation, and maintenance of mechanical systems within mission-critical data center facilities.

The role focuses on reliability, availability, efficiency, and performance of critical mechanical infrastructure including HVAC, chilled water, cooling towers, CRAH/CRAC units, pumps, heat exchangers, and related controls.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
• 3+ years of relevant experience in data centres, mission-critical facilities, hospitals, or large commercial projects.
• Strong understanding of HVAC and mechanical systems.
• Experience with chilled water systems, chillers, pumps, cooling towers, CRAH/CRAC units, AHUs, and mechanical piping.
• Ability to read P&IDs, mechanical drawings, equipment schedules, control diagrams, and specifications.
• Knowledge of relevant HVAC and mechanical standards and codes.
• Experience coordinating with contractors, consultants, vendors, and multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Review and develop mechanical designs, drawings, specifications, calculations, and technical documentation for data center facilities.
• Design and review HVAC and cooling systems for mission-critical environments.
• Perform cooling-load calculations and equipment capacity assessments.
• Review chilled water distribution systems, including chillers, pumps, piping, valves, heat exchangers, and associated equipment.
• Review air-side systems including CRAH/CRAC units, AHUs, ventilation systems, ductwork, dampers, and air distribution.
• Review equipment sizing, redundancy, capacity, diversity, and operational requirements.
• Evaluate mechanical systems for reliability, maintainability, energy efficiency, and operational resilience.
• Review mechanical single-line diagrams, P&IDs, schematics, equipment layouts, and control sequences.
• Ensure designs comply with applicable international and local codes and standards.
• Provide engineering support for chillers, cooling towers, dry coolers, heat exchangers, CRAH/CRAC units, pumps, and chilled water systems.
• Ensure appropriate redundancy configurations such as N+1, 2N, and distributed-redundant systems.
• Review cooling capacity against current and future IT loads.
• Monitor chilled-water temperatures, flow rates, differential pressure, and equipment performance.
• Support optimization of cooling systems to improve energy efficiency and PUE.
• Review failure scenarios and ensure cooling systems maintain environmental conditions during outages.

Skills

HVAC systems

Chilled water

Data centers

PUE optimization

BMS/Controls

Troubleshooting

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

Job description

Damac Properties is seeking an experienced Mechanical Engineer to support the design, construction, commissioning, operation, and maintenance of mechanical systems within mission-critical data center facilities.

The role focuses on reliability, availability, efficiency, and performance of critical mechanical infrastructure including HVAC, chilled water, cooling towers, CRAH/CRAC units, pumps, heat exchangers, and related controls.