Data Center Mechanical System Architect

ANCHOR SEARCH GROUP PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Anchor Search Group Pte. Ltd. in Singapore seeks a Senior Data Centre Cooling Engineer to design, optimize, and scale cooling infrastructure for high‑density AI and cloud workloads, ensuring system reliability, sustainability, and efficiency.

You will own detailed topology from heat rejection to rack level, perform CFD and energy modeling, select and size equipment, and coordinate with internal and external partners to meet performance targets and project schedules.

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years in Data Centre Detail Design with 5+ years in principal engineer/MEP manager roles.
• ACMV professional engineer certificate preferred.
• Experience in heat load, CFD, and energy modeling for Green Mark/Data Centre standards.

Responsibilities

• Design system topology and schematics from heat rejection plant to rack-level cooling for air and liquid cooling.
• Develop cooling solutions aligned with control philosophy for continuous operation.
• Plan capacity with thermal buffers to meet dynamic AI workloads.
• Rightsize equipment to meet peak demand with modular scalable designs.
• Configure operations to optimize PUE and WUE.
• Perform CFD and hydraulic calculations to comply with standards and SLAs.
• Standardize build-to-suit design templates to shorten design cycles and costs.
• Future-proof cooling designs to adapt to evolving workloads.
• Manage concurrent and fast-track projects with internal/external partners.

Skills

Mechanical design

CFD modeling

Heat load calculation

Energy modeling

Project leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Professional Engineer (MEP/ACMV) preferred

Tools

AutoCAD

PLC flowchart basics

Job description

You will design, optimize, and scale cooling technology infrastructure to ensure system reliability, sustainability, and efficiency for high-density AI and cloud compute workloads, driving cost targets and speed-to-market objectives.

Responsibilities

• Design system topology and detailed schematics from heat rejection plant to rack-level cooling for air-cooling and liquid cooling applications
• Develop cooling solutions aligned with control philosophy to ensure continuous operation of diverse cooling technologies
• Plan capacity with thermal buffer or fast response to accommodate dynamic power demands from AI workloads
• Select and rightsize cooling technology equipment to meet peak demand while ensuring modularity and scalability
• Configure and sequence operations to optimize Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) and Water Usage Effectiveness (WUE)
• Perform computational fluid dynamics and hydraulic calculations to comply with environmental standards and heat transfer fluid service level agreements
• Standardize build-to-suit design templates to shorten design cycles and achieve cost targets
• Future-proof cooling technology designs to adapt to evolving workload demands
• Manage concurrent and fast-track projects, applying innovative design solutions and driving outcomes with internal and external partners

Required competencies and certifications

• Proven design experience across regional metropolitan areas
• Mechanical Professional Engineer (ACMV) with practicing certificate preferred
• Minimum 15 years in Data Centre Detail Design, including over 5 years in principal engineer or MEP manager roles
• Expertise in mechanical studies including air flow modeling, heat load calculation, hydraulic calculation, computational fluid dynamic modeling for hot air re-entrainment, temperature rise simulation, boundary noise simulation, and wind influence on hot air exhaust
• Experience designing and selecting equipment for make-up water tanks, thermal storage tanks, centralized diesel storage and delivery systems, goods lifts, and fireman lifts
• Familiarity with cooling methods such as direct and indirect evaporative cooling, closed circuit heat exchange, dry coolers, magnetic bearing chillers, cold plate liquid cooling, and immersion cooling
• Experience with chiller plant operation systems, sequence of operation, and PLC flow chart development
• Experience in energy modeling for Green Mark Data Centres
• Experience working in hyperscale data centers
• Proficiency in AutoCAD for design and drafting
• Willingness to travel based on project requirements

Preferred competencies and qualifications

• LEED professional credentials