Associate Director, Mechanical Engineer

ZERRA DC MANAGER PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Zerra DC Manager PTE. Ltd. is seeking an experienced Mechanical Engineer to act as the in-house expert for mechanical systems across APAC data centres. You will support product design, customer solutions, and design delivery, driving standardised specifications and performance criteria.

In this role, you will evaluate cooling technologies, contribute to capacity planning, and ensure compliance with regional codes. Strong English communication and multi-market delivery are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field is required.

Responsibilities

• Act as centralized mechanical engineering authority across APAC markets, setting standards and governing design quality.
• Support the Product, Customer Solutions, and Design Delivery pillars throughout asset lifecycles.
• Collaborate with local consultants, EPCs, and vendors to ensure compliance with regional codes and energy regulations.

Skills

Data centre cooling

Mechanical design

CFD analysis

Revit MEP

AutoCAD MEP

BMS controls

APAC regional experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Revit MEP

AutoCAD MEP

CFD platforms

Hydraulic modelling

Job description

Role Overview

• Act as Zerra DC's in-house mechanical systems expert, providing specialist technical support on mechanical solutions across the APAC region.
• Serve as a central mechanical engineering resource, supporting the Product, Customer Solutions, and Design Delivery pillars throughout the asset lifecycle.
• Contribute to mechanical design standards, technical benchmarks, and quality expectations applied consistently across all APAC markets.

Product Pillar

• Support development of the mechanical reference design for Zerra DC's data centre product portfolio, including cooling architecture, heat rejection strategy, and mechanical plant configuration.
• Assess emerging cooling technologies (liquid cooling, hybrid systems, high-density air) and provide recommendations on adoption aligned with hyperscale and AI workload requirements.
• Support the development of standardised mechanical specifications, equipment shortlists, and performance criteria to drive consistency and efficiency across campuses.
• Partner with the Product team on capacity planning, PUE/WUE targets, and total cost of ownership analysis for mechanical systems.

Customer Solutions Pillar

• Help translate customer technical requirements (hyperscalers, AI tenants, enterprise) into deliverable mechanical solutions, including bespoke cooling and density configurations.
• Support sales and solutioning teams in customer engagements, technical workshops, and RFP responses involving mechanical system design.
• Provide review and technical input on customer‑specific mechanical scope, deviation requests, and compliance against contractual SLA and performance commitments.
• Provide mechanical input into commercial proposals, ensuring solutions are technically sound, deliverable, and commercially viable.

Design Delivery Pillar

• Support mechanical design execution across concurrent APAC projects, working with local engineering consultants, EPC contractors, and equipment vendors.
• Provide guidance to ensure mechanical designs comply with regional codes, energy efficiency regulations, and authority approval processes specific to each jurisdiction (Australia, Japan, India, and other APAC markets).
• Contribute to design review cycles, value engineering, and constructability assessments for mechanical scope across projects.
• Help identify and manage mechanical design risks, long‑lead equipment strategy, and interface coordination between mechanical, electrical, and architectural disciplines through to commissioning and handover.

Experience, Skills and Competencies

Essential Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Building Services Engineering, or a related discipline; postgraduate qualifications advantageous.
• 12+ years of experience in mechanical systems design and delivery for mission‑critical facilities, with significant exposure to hyperscale or large‑scale data centres.
• Demonstrated expertise across data centre cooling architectures, including chilled water systems, CRAC/CRAH, evaporative cooling, direct liquid cooling, and rear‑door heat exchangers.
• Strong technical command of mechanical plant design - chillers, pumps, cooling towers, AHUs, BMS controls, and associated heat rejection strategies.
• Direct experience delivering mechanical scope across at least two APAC markets (Australia, Japan, India, Singapore, Korea, or similar), including familiarity with local codes and authority approval processes.
• Proficiency with mechanical design and analysis tools (e.g. Revit MEP, AutoCAD MEP, CFD platforms, hydraulic modelling software) and standards such as ASHRAE TC 9.9, IEC, and ISO.
• Proven ability to act as a central technical authority - setting standards, governing design quality, and supporting multiple concurrent projects across business pillars.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English; able to engage credibly with customers, consultants, contractors, and executive stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting hyperscale data centre campuses exceeding 100MW total IT load, including high‑density AI‑ready deployments.
• Chartered or Professional Engineer status (CEng, PE, RPEQ, or equivalent) in an APAC jurisdiction.
• Hands‑on experience with liquid cooling deployment, including direct‑to‑chip and immersion cooling solutions.
• Working knowledge of Japanese, Korean, or other regional languages relevant to AGP's APAC operating markets.
• Prior experience with design‑build, EPC, or IPD project delivery models for critical infrastructure.
• Background in mechanical commissioning, integrated systems testing (IST), or operational handover for data centres.