# Data Center Mechanical Engineer — ENGIE Solutions Middle East

Canonical: https://jobxdubai.com/jobs/li-4472424543-data-center-mechanical-engineer
Location: Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Type: full_time · Level: senior
Monthly salary: AED 14,700 to 24,500 per month (estimated, not employer-stated) (UAE salaries are tax-free)
Posted: 2026-09-27
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## Description

Industry: Data Center / Critical Facilities

Job Title: Data Center Mechanical Engineer

Reports To: Data Center Facility Manager

Location: Dammam, Saudi Arabia

Working Environment: Mission-Critical, 24x7x365

Summary: The Data Center Mechanical Engineer is responsible for the operation, maintenance, reliability, and optimization of all mechanical systems within the data center facility. This role ensures continuous availability of critical cooling infrastructure, HVAC systems, chilled water systems, pumps, CRAC/CRAH units, and other mechanical equipment supporting mission-critical operations. The engineer plays a key role in maintaining uptime, supporting capacity planning, executing preventive maintenance, and ensuring compliance with safety and operational standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Operate, maintain and troubleshoot chillers, CRAH/CRAC, FCUs, chilled water pumps, cooling towers, HVAC, heat exchangers, water treatment and fuel systems

• Execute preventive/corrective maintenance and prepare MOPs in accordance with OEM requirements

• Perform authorized equipment shutdown, startup, isolation, restoration and redundancy rotation

• Monitor cooling system performance, equipment condition, temperatures, pressures and flow

• Supervise mechanical technicians and coordinate with OEMs/vendors for major maintenance and equipment failures

• Respond to mechanical emergencies and support RCA, corrective and preventive actions

• Maintain cooling redundancy, reliability and operational resilience

• Execute approved changes and support testing, commissioning and system optimization

• Manage critical spare parts, tools, testing equipment and calibration records

• Ensure compliance with HSE, SOPs, MOPs, EOPs and site procedures.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

• Minimum 5 years of data center/mission-critical facilities experience

• Strong experience with chillers, CRAH/CRAC, chilled water systems, pumps and HVAC

• Tier III/Tier IV data center experience preferred

• Strong troubleshooting, communication and team leadership skills

• Experience managing technicians, OEMs and contractors

• Ability to work under pressure, shifts and on-call requirements.

Preferred Certifications/Training:

CDCP or equivalent, Uptime Institute, DCOM/ATS, HVAC/Chiller OEM training, LOTO, HSE and Crisis/Incident Management.

All interested applicants can also email their CVs to careers.escl@dhowsolutions.com with a subject line of “Data Center Mechanical Engineer” mentioning their availability.

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## Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering
Minimum 5 years of data center/mission-critical facilities experience
Strong experience with chillers, CRAH/CRAC, chilled water systems, pumps and HVAC
Tier III/Tier IV data center experience preferred
Strong troubleshooting, communication and team leadership skills
Experience managing technicians, OEMs and contractors
Ability to work under pressure, shifts and on-call requirements.

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