Principal Mechanical Engineer (HVAC / Cooling)

About the Role



* This role serves as the technical authority for cooling and thermal management solutions supporting strategic Cloud & Service Provider (C&SP), Hyperscale, and Internet Giant customers.


* You will engage with customers, consultants, and internal stakeholders during the earliest phases of datacenter development, often before formal project opportunities, tenders, or RFQs are issued.


* Acting as a trusted advisor, you will help shape cooling strategies, influence technical specifications, and support the development of future-ready thermal architectures that leverage Schneider Electric's cooling portfolio and ecosystem capabilities.


* As a recognized expert in datacenter cooling technologies, you will work closely with Strategic Account Managers, Technical Leaders, engineering teams, Lines of Business, and external consultants to define scalable, resilient, sustainable, and energy-efficient cooling solutions addressing the rapidly evolving requirements of AI, HPC, cloud, and hyperscale datacenters.


* If you enjoy combining deep technical expertise, customer influence, innovation, and thought leadership to shape the future of datacenter cooling, this role is for you.

Missions & Key Responsibilities

Cooling Architecture & Technical Advisory Leadership


* Serve as the recognized cooling and thermal management expert for assigned strategic Cloud & Service Provider accounts.


* Build trusted relationships with customer engineering teams, consultants, and technical decision-makers.


* Engage with customers during early planning and design phases to influence future cooling requirements, specifications, and standards.


* Support customers in developing resilient, scalable, sustainable, and energy-efficient cooling architectures for new datacenter developments and expansions.


* Provide expert guidance on cooling strategies, thermal management approaches, technology selection, and operational considerations.


* Support the evaluation and selection of cooling technologies aligned with customer business objectives and Schneider Electric capabilities.


* Identify emerging customer requirements and technology trends impacting future datacenter cooling strategies

Solution Development & Innovation


* Develop conceptual cooling architectures integrating air-cooled, chilled water, and liquid cooling technologies.


* Evaluate alternative cooling approaches and provide expert recommendations balancing reliability, scalability, sustainability, operational efficiency, and total cost of ownership.


* Collaborate with Schneider Electric Lines of Business and technology partners to identify opportunities for innovation and adoption of new cooling technologies.


* Support the development of standardized reference architectures and design principles for strategic accounts.


* Contribute to the development of future cooling solution roadmaps supporting AI, HPC, and next-generatio...