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Regional Mechanical Design SME
Location: Singapore
Salary: circa $170-215k SGD + bonus


Why this role exists
Own the APAC mechanical design standard for a major hyperscale program. Translate client requirements into global reference design. Make sure what is designed gets built, tested, and performs.


What you will do

• Act as regional design authority for mechanical.
• Translate OPR into GRD intent and localise with A/E partners.
• Lead design reviews from concept to IFC and into Cx.
• Advise Product, Engineering, Construction, Operations, and Sales on risk vs opportunity.
• Optimise systems for efficiency, reliability, maintainability.
• Guide readiness for high-density and liquid-cooled loads.
• Prepare concise technical reports and present recommendations to senior leadership.
• Support workload and prioritisation across the Global Design Standards team.
• Mentor mid-level and junior engineers.
• Operate as an IC while partnering daily with global counterparts.

• Deep mechanical systems expertise for data centres or mission-critical MEP.
• Thermodynamics, CFD, and heat transfer principles applied to real designs.
• Strong HVAC and cooling architectures: chilled water, CRAH/CRAC, indirect evaporative, containment, liquid cooling.
• Proven design governance: OPR, BOD, GRD, peer reviews, close-out of comments.
• Cx understanding: IST test scripts, performance verification, design intent to site results.
• Comfortable working across time zones and multi-disciplinary teams.
• Acknowledged subject matter expert in a relevant DC design or specification area.

• Your standard becomes the blueprint across multiple APAC campuses.
• You can challenge, approve, and set the bar.
• Hyperscale exposure. Large MW projects. Fast timelines. Complex constraints.
• OPR to GRD to Cx and IST.
• Hybrid setup. Purposeful travel only.

• Degree in Engineering, preferably Mechanical.
• Professional membership preferred: CEng, PE, CPEng or equivalent.
• 5+ years in data centres or mission-critical M&E led industries.
• Multidisciplinary design experience, ideally in a lead role.
• Background with consultants, client engineer, site engineer, or contractor engineer.
• International outlook. Hyperscale exposure is a plus.