Senior Mechanical Engineer (Data Centres)

Location: hirify.global HQ, North Sydney, Australia

Company

hirify.global develops and operates hyperscale data centres across the Asia Pacific and Middle East region, supporting the digital infrastructure needs of major global companies.

What you will do

• Provide mechanical engineering input from concept through IFC and review designs against hirify.global standards, project requirements, codes, and customer commitments.
• Advise consultants, Design Management, site engineering, construction, commissioning, procurement, and operations teams on practical mechanical solutions.
• Develop scalable solutions for cooling, thermal systems, ventilation, hydraulics, fuel systems, fire and life-safety interfaces, controls, water, and energy performance.
• Improve global reference designs, engineering standards, and assigned Owner-Supplied Equipment through technical analysis, vendor feedback, and project lessons learned.
• Identify technical risks, non-conformances, interface issues, and value engineering opportunities, escalating material decisions to the Principal Mechanical Engineer.
• Support commissioning and operational investigations, factory acceptance testing, root-cause analysis, and mentoring of engineers and project stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a closely related discipline.
• Typically 8+ years of progressive mechanical engineering experience across design, technical assurance, construction, commissioning, or operations.
• Strong experience in data centres, mission-critical facilities, industrial infrastructure, or another high-availability operating environment.
• Expertise in cooling and thermal systems, ventilation, hydraulics, fuel systems, fire and life-safety interfaces, controls, water, and energy performance.
• Ability to review complex designs, interpret engineering standards and codes, identify material risks, and provide evidence-based recommendations.
• Willingness to travel occasionally across hirify.global's regions; Chartered or Professional Engineer status or progress toward equivalent registration is preferred.

Nice to have

• Relevant postgraduate qualification.
• Experience with mechanical equipment specifications, vendor evaluation, design integration, and product improvement.
• Chartered or Professional Engineer status or progress toward an equivalent recognised registration.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a fast-growing hyperscale data centre environment with a focus on collaboration and practical problem solving.
• Contribute to projects supporting the region's digital infrastructure and sustainability goals.
• Flexible and safe working environment designed to support diverse backgrounds and perspectives.
• Career development through the Grow@Hyperscale programme.