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Head of Design – Japan Data Center Development & Delivery

S-ai 🇯🇵 Japan

Full-time Director

Lead the technical direction and engineering lifecycle for high-density AI data centers in Japan, establishing the Basis of Design for hyperscale clusters. Manage local A&E partners, ensure regulatory compliance, and build a multidisciplinary engineering team in Tokyo.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the technical direction and engineering lifecycle for high-density AI data centers in Japan, establishing the Basis of Design for hyperscale clusters. Manage local A&E partners, ensure regulatory compliance, and build a multidisciplinary engineering team in Tokyo.

Requirements

  • Requires over 12 years of engineering leadership experience in data center design with a proven track record in the Japanese market. Must be fluent in Japanese and English, with a degree in engineering or architecture and preferably a professional license in Japan.

Key Skills

Data center engineering High‑density AI data center design Basis of Design development Regulatory compliance (Japanese market) Project leadership Team building and management Collaboration with architects & engineers Fluent Japanese Fluent English Engineering degree (civil, architectural, or related) Professional license in Japan (preferred) Strategic planning Budget and schedule management Technical documentation Stakeholder communication

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