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# Design Manager, Engineering (Australia) at STACK Infrastructure APAC

- **Company:** STACK Infrastructure APAC
- **Location:** Melbourne, Australia
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-10-09
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-15
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/stack-infrastructure-apac-pte-ltd/ce574816-fc3f-42a1-b8c4-0c4f692b258b

## Job description

Company Overview STACK Infrastructure builds, owns, and operates hyperscale and colocation data centers that power the world’s most ambitious technology companies. With a rapidly expanding footprint across APAC, STACK combines deep development expertise, flexible capital, and operational discipline to deliver critical digital infrastructure at scale. Our clients include the largest hyperscale cloud platforms. We are building a regional platform defined by speed of delivery, power reliability, and long-term partnership — and we are assembling the team to lead that effort.

## About the role

STACK APAC is expanding its Australian Engineering team, and the Design Manager role is key to this expansion. Detailed and design process orientated, you will remain strategically focused while being able to deep dive and support the project teams on any and all issues as they may arise, in a culture of support and collaboration.

## Key responsibilities

- Represent STACK at technical meetings with consultants, contractors, and vendors (as required).
- Develop engineering/design briefs and RFPs for projects.
- Work closely with the Design Director and delivery team(s) on appointing engineering/design consultants and equipment vendors.
- Work with the Design Director and delivery team(s) to outline the engineering/design consultants' deliverables at the inception of each project and manage outputs to agreed schedule(s).
- Ensure engineering/design consultants are briefed at the inception of every project.
- Facilitate Engineering/Design reviews through weekly meetings and design stage-gate reviews with the project stakeholders.
- Provide ongoing advice/input into the projects to ensure STACK's brief/requirements are met.
- Support VP, Engineering – Design Management (APAC) and Design Director with long lead equipment/technology procurement initiatives including vendor relationships, technical specifications and keeping up to date with new technology in market.
- Work on cost saving opportunities and initiatives on projects under your remit with the Design Director.
- Support the Design Director with implementing Customer designs and engineering requirements.

## About you

- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Engineering, Project Management, or relevant built environment field.
- 5-10 years progressive experience in construction/engineering development, with a minimum 5 year multi-disciplinary project lead experience.
- Experience in construction project delivery, project controls and risk management.
- Data Centre project experience (or similarly complex) would be advantageous.
- Working experience leading and collaborating on 3D Design Tools, BIM process and methodology and implementation of 4D/5D design principles.
- Strong presentation and communication skills.
- Strong spoken and written English.
- Must be qualified to work in Australia.

## Equal Opportunity Employer

STACK provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

## About STACK Infrastructure APAC

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: STACK Infrastructure APAC is the Asia-Pacific arm of STACK Infrastructure, a global developer and operator of wholesale, colocation, and cloud data centers, providing scalable digital infrastructure for hyperscale and enterprise companies.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Subsidiary of STACK Infrastructure; registered as a Private Company Limited by Shares in Singapore)
- **Headquarters**: Singapore (18 Robinson Road, #24-02 18 Robinson, Singapore 048547)
- **Founded**: 2021 (incorporated on 1 November 2021)
- **Founders**: Not publicly available

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Data centers / digital infrastructure
- **Target customers**: Hyperscale cloud providers and global enterprise companies (B2B)
- **Mission or purpose**: “Providing digital infrastructure to scale the world’s most innovative companies” – delivering tailored solutions at any scale across the APAC region.

## Products & Services
- **Data Center Solutions**: A comprehensive suite including campus development, build-to-suit, colocation, and powered shell solutions. Facilities are designed for high reliability, efficiency, and sustainability.
- **Key APAC Locations** (with reported power capacity):
  - Melbourne, Australia – 2 sites, 432 MW
  - Sydney, Australia – 1 site, 360 MW
  - Tokyo, Japan – 1 site, 36 MW (plus additional capacity in Kansai area)
  - Osaka, Japan – 1 site, 78 MW
  - Johor Bahru, Malaysia – 1 site, 216 MW
- **Service Type**: Wholesale data center infrastructure (physical, not SaaS/API)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private entity)
- **Key Metric**: Total IT capacity across APAC campuses exceeds 1,100 MW (sum of listed sites); currently operating 4 campuses with significant expansion underway.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not publicly disclosed; STACK Infrastructure global is backed by institutional investors (e.g., IPI Partners, though not confirmed for APAC entity specifically).
- **Growth Signals**: Active expansion in Japan, Australia, South Korea, and Malaysia; headcount has grown from ~7 to ~14 employees (per Singapore registry filings); multiple open positions listed on careers page.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Global platform**: Leverages STACK Infrastructure’s proven design, operational expertise, and supply chain across North America, EMEA, and APAC.
- **Scale and speed**: Ability to deliver large-scale campuses (e.g., 432 MW in Melbourne) with “unprecedented speed and scale” tailored to hyperscale requirements.
- **Client-first approach**: Offers flexible solutions (campus, build-to-suit, colocation, powered shell) to meet diverse needs.
- **Award-winning**: Recognized as an industry leader in building, owning, and operating data centers.

## Strategic Focus
- **APAC expansion**: Prioritizing large-scale projects in key markets (Japan, Australia, Malaysia, South Korea) to meet surging demand for digital infrastructure.
- **Sustainability**: Building facilities to “the highest standards of reliability, efficiency, and sustainability.”
- **Talent growth**: Actively hiring across technical, legal, and marketing roles to support regional growth.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Emphasizes inclusivity, growth, and dynamic collaboration; “diverse perspectives are celebrated, and career development is central.”
- **Impact**: Work directly supports the digital foundation for innovative global companies.
- **Benefits**: “Exceptional benefits” offered (specifics not detailed on public pages).
- **Work policy**: Not explicitly stated; likely hybrid/on-site at data center campuses or the Singapore regional HQ.
- **Engineering culture**: Opportunities for systems administrators, digital controls leads, and other technical roles in a high-growth industry.

## Sources
1. [careers-page.com](https://www.careers-page.com/stack-infrastructure) – Career page overview
2. [stackinfra.com](https://www.stackinfra.com/about/careers/) – Company values and benefits
3. [stackinfra.com](https://www.stackinfra.com/locations/asia-pacific/) – APAC locations and capacity details
4. [stackinfra.com](https://www.stackinfra.com/japan-en/) – Japan-specific overview and mission
5. [recordowl.com](https://recordowl.com/company/stack-infrastructure-apac-pte-ltd) – Singapore company registration, employee count, and industry classification

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