Data Centre Mechanical Design Manager

Bridge Data Centres Malaysia Sdn Bhd; Cyberjaya; On-site; MYR 300,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Bridge Data Centres Malaysia Sdn Bhd is seeking a Mechanical Professional Engineer to lead the detailed design for multiple data centre projects across regional metros. You will manage 10+ years of experience, supervise MEP activities, and ensure designs meet climate, sustainability, and build-to-suit requirements.

The role requires proficiency in AutoCAD, energy modeling, and coordination with vendors. Travel to project sites is expected as needed to deliver high-quality outcomes.

Qualifications

• PE with practicing certificate in ACMV and Fire Protection.
• 10+ years in Data Centre detail design and 5+ years as principal engineer/MEP manager.
• Experience in mechanical studies: air flow modeling, heat load calculations, CFD, hot air re-entrainment and related simulations.
• Fluent English and Mandarin for liaison with regional stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Attend technical interviews with clients and vendors.
• Develop tender and construction drawings and draft tender specifications.
• Conduct technical evaluations and provide design variations (30%–90%).
• Hand over to construction and operation teams with problem solving.
• Review equipment specs and construction drawings to ensure coordinated, code-compliant design.

Skills

Data Centre design

CFD modeling

Air flow modeling

Education

Mechanical Professional Engineer certificate

Tools

AutoCAD

LEED credentials

Job description

· Will be accountable for completing the design for multiple projects in parallel (both greenfield and fit-out), within budget and program. Projects will span across regional metros. The design must be concurrently maintainable, meet five nones availability, be optimized for local climate conditions and be sustainable with both power and water availability.

· Be responsible for attending technical interviews with client and vendors, developing tender and construction drawings, drafting of tender specifications, conducting technical evaluation, performing technical download to construction and operation teams, and problem solving.

· Reviewing equipment specifications, equipment-shop drawing, and construction drawing to ensure the design is well coordinated with other disciplines and maintainable, code-compliant, and meet build-to-suit requirements.

KEY DELIVERABLES

• Design output quality assurance
• Technical evaluation of design variation
• 30%~90% design variation
• Construction drawing validation
• Testing and inspection result verification
• General contractor tender document and evaluation
• Regulatory compliance
• Standardized design
• Site-specific solutions
• Basis of Design
• Standardized construction methodology, inspection checklist, material specifications for quality control
• Delivery of multiple regional projects simultaneously
• Positive influence and outcome driven pre-consultation with Authorities having Jurisdiction
• Quality control of critical workmanship affecting the durability and functionality of critical services
• Familiar with changes in planning policy and law that may affect property development
• Experienced in designing for next generation for AI workload

REQUIREMENTS

• Mechanical Professional Engineer (ACMV and Fire Protection) with practicing certificate preferred
• 10+ years in Data Centre Detail Design; with more than 5 years in principle engineer/ MEP manager position
• Experience in mechanical studies – air flow modeling, heat load calculation, hydraulic calculation, computational fluid dynamic modeling for hot air re-entrainment, rate of temperature rise simulation, boundary noise simulation, prevailing wind influence on hot air exhaust
• Experience in the design and equipment selection for make-up water tank thermal storage tank, centralized diesel storage and delivery system, goods lift, fireman lift
• Familiar with cooling method – direct & indirect evaporative cooling, closed circuit heat exchange, dry cooler, magnetic bearing chiller, cold plate liquid cooling, immersion cooling
• Experience in Chiller Plant Operation System, sequence of operation & PLC flow chart
• Experience in Energy Modeling for Green Mark Data Centre
• Experience in hyper scale datacenter, micro-electronics or other critical infrastructure is preferred
• Due to the need to liaise with regional stakeholders, proficiency in English and Mandarin is required
• Proficiency in AutoCAD for design and drafting
• LEED professional credentials preferred
• Willing to travel based on business needs
• Track record in managing concurrent and fast-track projects, problem solving with innovative design and owning the responsibility in driving desirable outcome with both internal and external partners

Backed by global investment firm Bain Capital, Bridge Data Centres (BDC) is a Southeast Asia–based hyperscale data infrastructure builder committed to driving a fast-evolving digital future. We support our clients’ cloud-first and AI-driven strategies through hyperscale, build-to-suit, and colocation solutions. We build big, deliver fast, and stay cost efficient. Starting in Southeast Asia, our ambition is global. Together with Bain Capital’s sister platforms in Europe and the US, BDC is positioned to deliver 3 GW of capacity by 2030, empowering tech clients worldwide.