Senior Mechanical Engineer / Mechanical Engineer

Exyte; Sepang; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Exyte Malaysia seeks a Senior Mechanical Engineer / Mechanical Engineer to lead the design and delivery of mechanical systems for mission-critical data centers in Sepang. You will ensure systems meet reliability and safety requirements while aligning with project specs and codes, coordinating with multiple disciplines and vendors.

The role emphasizes cooling system design, redundancy, load calculations, and collaboration with controls to integrate HVAC with BMS.

Qualifications

• Experience leading mechanical design for data center infrastructure.
• Proficiency in cooling load calculations and equipment sizing.
• Familiarity with N+1/2N redundancy and uptime requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of mechanical systems for data center infrastructure.
• Ensure cooling systems meet redundancy, resiliency, and uptime targets.
• Perform cooling load calculations and hydraulic analysis.
• Develop design deliverables: reports, calculations, schematics, layouts.
• Prepare specifications aligned with performance requirements.
• Coordinate with electrical, controls, structural, and civil teams.
• Work with controls engineers for HVAC-BMS integration.
• Participate in design reviews, VE, constructability reviews.
• Ensure compliance with codes, standards, and data center best practices.
• Manage deliverables across concept to construction documentation.
• Support fast-track execution and resolve technical issues.
• Review vendor submittals and equipment selections.
• Provide tech support to procurement and construction.
• Ensure reliability and maintainability of designs.
• Identify design risks and propose mitigations.
• Maintain quality assurance and safety in engineering deliverables.

Skills

Mechanical design

HVAC systems

Data center infrastructure

Coordination with disciplines

BMS integration

Job description

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Senior Mechanical Engineer / Mechanical Engineer

Lead the design, development, coordination, and delivery of mechanical systems for mission-critical data center and fast-track projects. Ensure mechanical solutions meet redundancy and reliability requirements, comply with project specifications, codes, and standards, and are executed safely with minimal risk to live operations.

Main Duties

Lead the design and development of mechanical systems for data center infrastructure including chilled water plants, cooling towers, pumps, piping systems, CRAH/CRAC units, air-side systems, containment systems, and ventilation systems.

Ensure cooling system designs meet data center redundancy, resiliency, and uptime requirements (e.g., N+1, 2N configurations).

Perform cooling load calculations, equipment sizing, system selection, and hydraulic analysis for chilled water and HVAC systems.

Develop mechanical design deliverables including design reports, calculations, schematics, equipment layouts, and system diagrams.

Prepare and review technical specifications and ensure alignment with project performance requirements.

Coordinate mechanical design with electrical, controls, structural, architectural, and civil disciplines to ensure integrated and constructible solutions.

Work closely with controls engineers to ensure proper integration of HVAC equipment with BMS and monitoring systems.

Participate in design reviews, value engineering, and constructability reviews to optimize system performance and cost.

Ensure design compliance with relevant codes, standards, and data center best practices

Manage mechanical design deliverables across all project phases including concept design, detailed design, and construction documentation.

Support fast-track project execution by prioritizing design deliverables and resolving technical issues promptly.

Review vendor submittals, shop drawings, and equipment selections to ensure compliance with design intent.

Provide technical support to procurement and construction teams during project execution.

Ensure all mechanical designs meet reliability, maintainability, and operational requirements for data center facilities.

Identify potential design risks and propose mitigation strategies.

Ensure compliance with project specifications, local codes, and international standards.

Maintain high standards of documentation, quality assurance, and safety in engineering deliverables.

Other Duties

To promote safe working practices and to protect the health and well-being of Employees, Sub-contractors and Customers;

To undertake the assigned work scope in a professional and responsible manner;

To protect the interests of the company;

To ensure full awareness of his / her scope of work and the extent of the obligations of Exyte;

The typical technical and commercial scope would include as a minimum; pricing of request for quotations; report writing; design; all stages of tendering through to award; construction; commissionng through to completion; surveys and fact finding; trouble shooting; final account evaluation; etc.;

Ad hoc duties as determined by management.