Facilities Engineer - Relocate to Saudi Arabia, Expat

Facilities Engineer – Relocate to Saudi Arabia, Permanent Expat Relocation Package

Job Overview

We are seeking a Facilities Engineer to join the Upstream Digital & Computing Strategy Department (UD&CSD). The role focuses on long‑term facilities planning, capital funding, and execution of large‑scale, high‑density HPC environments with a primary emphasis on Direct Liquid Cooling (DLC) and advanced thermal systems. The position requires full relocation to Saudi Arabia on a permanent full‑time expatriate basis.

• Serve as a subject‑matter expert in Direct Liquid Cooling (DLC) systems for HPC.
• Design and review high‑density cooling architectures, including liquid distribution units, heat exchangers, and facility integration.
• Drive energy efficiency, sustainability, and reliability improvements.
• Partner with operations teams to ensure long‑term reliability, maintainability, and uptime.
• Define standards, procedures, and best practices for HPC facility infrastructure.
• Ensure compliance with applicable codes, standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders including IT/HPC teams, finance, procurement, and leadership.
• Manage external vendors, consultants, designers, and contractors.
• Review and negotiate technical scopes of work and service agreements.
• Lead end‑to‑end planning and design of future UDC data center facility projects.
• Work with execution organization to oversee design reviews, construction activities, commissioning, and handover.
• Manage funding approval processes, cost estimates, and financial justifications.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to required performance standards.

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Facilities Engineering, or a related discipline from an accredited university.
• 5+ years of experience in data center facilities engineering, with direct experience supporting High‑Performance Computing (HPC) environments.
• Strong hands‑on experience with high‑density cooling solutions, preferably Direct Liquid Cooling (DLC).
• Proven experience in long‑term facilities planning, capital funding, and execution.
• Solid understanding of data center power, cooling, and mechanical systems.
• Experience managing large capital projects from concept through commissioning.
• Strong analytical, documentation, and stakeholder communication skills.

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Engineering, Strategy/Planning, and Information Technology