Director, Design & Engineering - APAC

Role description

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Director, Data Centre Design & Engineering to lead the technical design and engineering delivery of Nscale's data centre portfolio across APAC. This role will be responsible for developing reliable, scalable and energy-efficient data centre facilities that support high-density cloud and AI/GPU workloads.

What You Will Do

Lead the APAC Data Centre Design & Engineering function, including internal engineers and external design consultants across civil, structural, architectural, mechanical, electrical and controls disciplines. Set the technical strategy, design standards and reference architectures for Nscale data centres across the region.

Why It Might Be a Fit

This role is central to Nscale's ability to scale AI infrastructure reliably in the US. As high-density compute demand grows, strong facilities leadership is critical to keeping sites resilient, efficient, and ready for expansion.

Requirements

• Bachelor Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Civil or Structural Engineering or equivalent
• At least 12+ years experience in Data centre design and engineering, mission-critical facilities, hyperscale infrastructure or similarly complex critical environments
• Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary design teams and delivering multiple data centre projects from feasibility through commissioning
• Strong expertise in critical electrical and mechanical data centre systems, including power distribution, backup power, cooling, controls and monitoring systems
• Experience with hyperscale, colocation, cloud and/or AI-ready data centre environments is strongly preferred
• Understanding of data centre standards and best practices, such as Uptime Institute Tier concepts, TIA-942, ISO standards and local regulatory requirements will be a plus
• Proven ability to manage technical consultants, contractors, OEMs, utilities and senior internal stakeholders
• Strong commercial judgement, with experience balancing CAPEX, programme, reliability, operational risk and total cost of ownership
• Excellent leadership, stakeholder-management and communication skills
• Willingness to travel across APAC as required

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Opportunity to shape the operating standards behind a next-generation AI cloud platform
• Real ownership and impact in scaling high-performance, sustainable data centre operations