Fire System Engineer

Bridge Data Centres Malaysia Sdn Bhd; Ulu Tiram; On-site; MYR 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading data infrastructure provider in Ulu Tiram, Malaysia is seeking a Fire System Engineer to oversee fire systems in data centers. The role involves ensuring systems are operational, developing policies, and providing technical recommendations. Candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree in engineering and at least 5 years of experience in a similar environment. The position demands proficiency in English and technical knowledge of critical systems. This opportunity is backed by global investments, aiming for growth in the hyperscale data infrastructure sector.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering with minimum 5 years of experience.
• Hands-on knowledge of electrical systems in data centers.
• Ability to write detailed work scripts and incident reports.

Responsibilities

• Work with project teams for system integration.
• Liaise with overseas vendors for technical discussions.
• Develop fire system policies and procedures.
• Conduct inspections and troubleshooting of systems.

Skills

Proficient in English communication

Knowledge of building management laws

Technical knowledge of critical data center systems

Experience with maintenance management systems

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Overview

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The Fire System Engineer responsibilities include generating the sequence of operation and system architectures of onsite facilities electrical systems.

Review of onsite system architectures and as built documentation and ensuring the accuracy of documentation is up to date.

As a subject matter expert on all fire system for all facilities, provide technical proposal and recommendation, ensuring systems are functioning as per design intent and operational readiness.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with project team and onsite team members for system integration and improvement, participate in commissioning activities, ensuring successful systems integration to new and current facilities.
• Ad hoc liaising with overseas vendors may be required from time to time for system works, technical discussions and system improvement/upgrades.
• Participate in customer meetings, representing BDC as site subject matter expert on Fire system.
• Develop and implement fire system related policies, procedures, best practices, and standards, ensuring local activities adhere to local standards.
• Create a standard for maintenance procedures and checklist, ensuring scalability and sustainability.
• Perform hands‑on operations, conduct equipment/system functional inspection and troubleshooting prior calling vendor/equipment supplier specialist on‑site.
• Provide on‑the‑job training and technical support to engineers and technicians.
• Monitor critical spare parts level of inventory onsite to support continuous operation without impact and provide recommendations to Manager for the quantity and types of critical parts required to support the facilities operation.
• Deliver all maintenance tasks for customer’s service level agreement always comply to the SLA covers, such as incidents to escalate to customer within 15 minutes upon reporting to monitoring centre, written incident report issue within 24 hours, etc.

Qualifications

• Proficient in English through all mediums of communication. Ability to write and review good quality detailed work scripts, methods of procedure, and standard operating procedures. Prepare incident report.
• Good knowledge of all laws that govern building management and maintenance, including building safety, emergency evacuation and environment protection.
• Bachelor of Science degree in an Engineering field with min. 5 years of relevant work experience in Data Centre environment or Hi‑tech factory/plant (e.g., semi‑conductor).
• Technical knowledge with hands on knowledge/experience and understanding of critical data center systems, focusing mainly on electrical systems, including, and not limited to HVAC, Standby emergency power, uninterruptible power supplies, fire protection and associated infrastructure.
• Proficient in computer applications and software, including commercial computerized maintenance management systems, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Requires working out of office hours as technical support, 24/7 support to site operation team. To be onsite for incident support.

Company

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.