MEP Design Engineer
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Designs and develops mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems for a large-scale AI data center under reconstruction in Poland, ensuring reliability, energy efficiency, and regulatory compliance while coordinating with IT infrastructure and vendor teams on critical MEP infrastructure for a 300 MW facility.
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About the role
We are hiring a MEP Design Engineer for our client — a company building a large-scale AI data center (with a planned capacity of 300 MW) in Poland, on a site currently undergoing active reconstruction into modern technological infrastructure. The first phase, with a capacity of 50 MW, is planned to go live this year.
Role description
The MEP Design Engineer is responsible for the design and technical development of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems for the company's critical infrastructure facilities. The engineer ensures design solutions meet reliability requirements, target energy efficiency metrics, and applicable regulatory requirements.
Responsibilities
Develop and review electrical distribution design (MV/LV distribution, UPS, diesel generators, BESS)
Design cooling and ventilation systems (chillers, dry coolers, water towers; liquid cooling where applicable)
Coordinate modular architecture and its integration with MEP infrastructure
Develop gas fire suppression, ventilation, and OT-IT integration (BMS/DCIM) systems
Review design documentation from suppliers and partners, flag risks and discrepancies
Ensure design compliance with regulatory requirements
Prepare and maintain the Basis of Design document and technical specifications
Participate in tender processes and vendor proposal evaluation (generators, UPS, chillers, switchgear)
Coordinate with the IT Infrastructure team to align cooling and power requirements
Required experience
5+ years of MEP design experience for critical infrastructure or heavy industry facilities (data centers, industrial plants, energy, telecom infrastructure, etc.)
Experience designing cooling/ventilation systems (traditional HVAC experience is sufficient)
Proficiency with AutoCAD/Revit and engineering calculation software
English proficiency sufficient for international project documentation
Nice to Have
Experience with Tier III/IV certified facilities
Experience designing direct liquid cooling (DLC) systems or high-density clusters
Knowledge of EU/Polish electrical and fire safety codes
Experience with NVIDIA GB200-GB300 infrastructure
Polish language skills
Experience on greenfield/brownfield construction-phase projects
Skills
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