Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, Data Center Engineering

Responsibilities

● Collaborate with internal stake-holders to define project design criteria and develop Basis of Design

● Manage consultants to implement the project through schematic design, design development, to construction documents

● Manage the design build contractor to ensure the project meet the business and technical needs defined in the BOD

● Provide construction administrative support to the project manager during construction with tasks including, but not limited to, responding to RFI's, issuance of technical bulletins, review submittals and shop-drawings, and conducting source inspections at vendor factories

● Work with Commissioning (Cx) Agent, contractors, and operations team to complete various levels of start-up and commission including Integrated System Testing (IST) with tasks including, but not limited to, review of Cx scripts, closing critical punch-lists item before IST, and tracking/closing global commissioning QAQC items

● Collaborate with HQ and local data center operations teams to incorporate latest lessons learned from operations to the latest greenfield design projects

● Review consultants' engineering calculations, run independent engineering and cost analysis

● Research new designs, materials, and construction methods for data center HVAC equipment and related components

● Travel to datacenter sites for engineering studies, mechanical systems audits, startup testing, and full Cx, as required

● Provide instructions to design consultants, installation contractors, and validate quality of installed works

● Take ownership and work to achieve the goal with good team spirits

● Respond on an as-needed basis to emergencies

Requirements

● BS in Mechanical Engineering

● Knowledge of HVAC systems including Direct Evaporative Systems, Chilled Water Systems, Condenser Water Systems, Pump Controls, Glycool/Glycol, AHU units (DX, split, RTU, CRAC, etc.), CRAH Units, Raised Floor Systems, HOT/COLD aisle containment, and Building Management System/Controls Automation

● Knowledge of industry standards, building codes and safety standards including UMC, NFPA, ASHRAE, UBC, UMC and LEED

● Trouble shooting and analytical skills

● Provide solutions to projects under pressure

● Familiar with construction process and cost estimating process

● Ability to travel regionally and overseas (up to 30%)

● Bilingual in Mandarin Chinese is a plus

Preferred Qualifications

● Mechanical Professional Engineer registration

● Minimum of five (5) years professional experience in building design and construction, with data center or mission critical design, construction, operations

● Experience with AutoCAD, Revit, Visio, Bluebeam software, FLOTHERM or Tileflow