Senior Data Center Mechanical Engineer

St Engineering; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

ST Engineering Cloud and Data Centre Solutions Pte Ltd is seeking a senior mechanical engineer to ensure high availability, efficiency, and reliability of data centre mechanical systems. You will lead maintenance, performance audits, and design reviews.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement cooling optimization, energy-saving initiatives, and robust safety practices across mission-critical facilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent (must have).
• At least 5 years of experience in data centre, mission-critical, industrial, or large-scale HVAC/Mechanical engineering.
• Strong knowledge of chilled water systems, air distribution, thermal management, and mechanical redundancy design.
• Experience with cooling optimization, PUE improvement initiatives, and energy efficiency strategies.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills in mechanical system operations.
• Ability to interpret mechanical schematics and engineering drawings.
• Strong vendor and project management capabilities.
• Excellent communication and detailed technical documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary mechanical SME for data centre cooling and mechanical systems.
• Establish mechanical engineering standards, operating guidelines, and performance benchmarks.
• Provide input for cooling designs, system upgrades, troubleshooting, and incident investigations.
• Conduct system performance audits and thermal risk assessments.
• Oversee mechanical equipment operations including chillers, cooling towers, CRAC/CRAH units, AHUs, pumps, and piping networks.
• Lead RCA for cooling or mechanical incidents and review technical drawings and SOPs.
• Support thermal load studies, bottleneck analysis, and cooling capacity planning.
• Evaluate redundancy strategies and mechanical failover scenarios.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Communication

Documentation

Schematics interpretation

Vendor management

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

ST Engineering Cloud and Data Centre Solutions Pte Ltd is seeking a senior mechanical engineer to ensure high availability, efficiency, and reliability of data centre mechanical systems. You will lead maintenance, performance audits, and design reviews.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement cooling optimization, energy-saving initiatives, and robust safety practices across mission-critical facilities.