Data Center Design Manager, Data Center Engineering

ByteDance; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

ByteDance is seeking an experienced data center design engineer in Singapore to support site selection, evaluation of design submissions, and ensure compliance with the basis of design. You will collaborate with external providers and internal experts to review critical systems, coordinate with stakeholders, and assist with data hall fit-out and handover to operations.

The role requires traveling to sites, strong technical grounding in power and cooling, and a Chartered/Professional engineer

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• 5+ years in large-scale data center or mission-critical design (power, cooling, redundancy).
• Some travel to data center sites is required.
• Experience with advanced electrical or liquid-cooling technologies design and deployment.
• Certified Chartered/Professional Engineer.

Responsibilities

• Support data center site selection tasks and evaluate design submissions for technical compliance.
• Collaborate with external providers and internal SMEs on design reviews for critical systems.
• Ensure requirements are incorporated into data center infrastructure and data hall fit-out.
• Participate in regular follow-up of construction and fit-out works.
• Involvement in testing and commissioning of critical systems and handover to operations.
• Support operations team and assist in trouble-shooting and optimizing design standards.
• Work with design team on localisation of data center standards and equipment specs.
• Assist Ad-Hoc project management tasks.

Skills

Data center design

Power and cooling calculations

Redundancy design

Travel flexibility

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or equivalent

Job description

Responsibilities

• Support data center site selection related task, responsible for technical compliance evaluation of design submission by data center provider
• Collaborate with external data center providers and internal subject matter experts to provide technical inputs in the design review of various critical systems as well as other disciplines for data centers to ensure compliance to the basis of design
• Collaborate with various stakeholders to ensure specific requirements are incorporated into the data center infrastructure design as well as data hall fit-out
• Participate in regular follow-up of data center construction and fit-out works
• Involvement in testing and commissioning of the data center critical systems (including review of test script, witnessing of test on site) and handover to data center operations team
• Collaborate with the data center operations team and provide support as and when required. Support local operation team for trouble-shooting and optimizing design standards
• Participate and work closely with the design team for localisation effort of data center standards & critical equipment specifications
• Support Ad-Hoc project management tasks as assigned

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or equivalent
• At least 5 years of relevant large-scale data center or other mission critical building design experience. Particularly, data center design principles such as power and cooling calculation, redundancy, etc
• Some travel to data center sites is required

Preferred Qualifications

• Relevant experience of advanced electrical/liquid-cooling technologies design and deployment
• Certified Chartered/Professional Engineer

About Us

Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok, Lemon8, CapCut and Pico as well as platforms specific to the China market, including Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua, ByteDance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content.

Why Join ByteDance

Inspiring creativity is at the core of ByteDance's mission. Our innovative products are built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and enrich life - a mission we work towards every day. As ByteDancers, we strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our Company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.

Diversity & Inclusion

ByteDance is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At ByteDance, our mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.