Senior Manager, System and Architecture Design-Cooling
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Schneider Electric seeks a Principal Architect – Mechanical/cooling to lead cooling standards, reference architectures, and capability development for the zone. The role manages a pool of SAM specialists, ensures technical quality across cooling designs, and drives innovation in AI DC thermal management.
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Responsibilities
- Define and maintain cooling reference architectures for all datacenter segments and technologies
- Set Tier 1 non negotiable standards: ASHRAE compliance, safety, environmental controls
- Manage 8 12 SAM specialists: hiring, performance management, development, retention
- Review all qualifying bids for cooling scope: quality gate approval/rework authority
- Lead cooling capability roadmap: new technologies like immersion, 2 phase, high temp cooling
- Engage with strategic accounts: technical relationships with hyperscaler cooling engineering teams
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field (BE/Btech/MBA)
- Deep expertise in datacenter cooling systems and thermal management
- Experience managing technical teams (8 12 specialists)
- Knowledge of ASHRAE standards and compliance
- Experience with AI DC thermal management and emerging cooling technologies
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Mission
- The Principal Architect – Mechanical/cooling is the discipline authority for cooling and thermal systems across all presales engagements.
- This role owns cooling standards, reference architectures, and capability development for the zone.
- The PA Mechanical manages a pool of 8–12 SAM specialists, allocates their time between account work (70%) and standards/innovation work (30%), and ensures technical quality across all cooling designs submitted in bids.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and maintain cooling reference architectures for all datacenter segments and technologies
- Set Tier 1 non negotiable standards: ASHRAE compliance, safety, environmental controls
- Define Tier 2 efficiency standards: PUE contribution from cooling, WUE targets, free cooling strategies
- Review all qualifying bids for cooling scope: quality gate approval/rework authority
- Document standards exceptions and manage deviation approvals
- Evolve standards based on market feedback and emerging technologies: AI DC, immersion cooling, liquid cooling innovation
- Manage 8–12 SAM specialists: hiring, performance management, development, retention
- Allocate SAM time: protect 30% for standards/innovation; manage account requests beyond 70%
- Approve/deny staffing requests from SSAs based on capacity and priorities
- Track capacity and forecast for bid planning
- Manage SAM performance and development
- Lead SAM 30% standards time: new cooling architectures, liquid cooling playbooks, AI DC thermal design patterns
Cooling Capability & Innovation
- Drive cooling capability roadmap: what new technologies/products should we develop (immersion, 2 phase, high temp cooling)
- Evaluate and qualify OG cooling products: CDU partners, immersion platforms, next gen chillers
- Build standardized cooling modules: primary plant configs, chilled water distribution patterns, CDU sizing playbooks
- Track AI DC thermal innovation: GPU cluster cooling requirements, warm water interfaces, immersion feasibility
- Lead SAM community: knowledge sharing, mentoring, innovation forums
Quality Assurance & Governance
- Review all submitted bid designs for cooling scope: first pass quality gate
- Issue rework notices for designs not meeting standards
- Escalate ASHRAE/compliance violations to Technical Sales, Offers & Solutions Leader
- Participate in Technical Architecture Council: advise on cooling trade offs, constraints, integration points
- Advise Technical Sales, Offers & Solutions Leader on standards exceptions and overrides
- Track override log: identify trends and update standards/messaging
Strategic & Market Leadership
- Engage with strategic accounts: technical relationships with hyperscaler cooling engineering teams
- Competitive intelligence: track competitor cooling architectures, inform strategy
- Collaborate with Product Management and cooling OG partners: align portfolio with market needs
- Technical representation: industry events, standards bodies, customer advisory boards
Education
- BE/Btech/MBA
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