Senior Data Center Electrical Architect

Schneider Electric; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 300,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Schneider Electric in United Arab Emirates seeks a System Architect – Electrical to own the end-to-end electrical architecture for datacenter solutions, from utility input through UPS, distribution, monitoring, to rack-level power delivery. You will collaborate with the KAM and Solution Architect to strengthen technical positioning and drive deal closure.

The role requires expert design across power distribution, UPS systems, BMS/DCIM integration, and compliance with IEC/IEEE standards.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering (BE/BTech preferred).
• 8–14 years in datacenter electrical design, commissioning, or presales; minimum 5 years in Data Center environments.
• Demonstrated design experience: UPS systems, distribution architecture, switchgear sizing, power redundancy (N, N+1, 2N).
• Experience producing SLDs, load calculations, cable schedules, equipment specifications.
• Ability to present and defend electrical designs to customer electrical engineering teams.
• Working knowledge of BMS/DCIM integration, SNMP/Modbus protocols, power monitoring systems.
• Familiarity with IEC/IEEE standards and Uptime Institute Tier electrical requirements.
• Preferred: Uptime Institute ATD certification; PE or equivalent licensing.
• Direct AI DC experience: GPU cluster power profiles, heterogeneous load management.
• Background with hyperscalers or Tier 1 consultants or design firms.
• Presales or solutions engineering background.

Responsibilities

• Design complete electrical and power distribution systems for datacenter solutions.
• Lead electrical-scope technical discussions with customers; defend design decisions at engineer-to-engineer level.
• Submit qualifying bid designs through Principal Architect review; address technical feedback.
• Engage with design institutes, engineering consultants and EPC organizations to promote Schneider Electric architectures.
• Build and maintain direct technical relationships with customer electrical engineering and design teams.
• Present power architecture and redundancy strategy to customer leadership and engineering teams.
• Support EPC contractor engagement: design reviews, interface resolution; ensure power design is competitive and code-compliant.

Skills

Electrical design

Power distribution

UPS systems

BMS/DCIM integration

SNMP/Modbus protocols

Code compliance

Presenting designs to customers

Presales experience

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Job description

Schneider Electric in United Arab Emirates seeks a System Architect – Electrical to own the end-to-end electrical architecture for datacenter solutions, from utility input through UPS, distribution, monitoring, to rack-level power delivery. You will collaborate with the KAM and Solution Architect to strengthen technical positioning and drive deal closure.

The role requires expert design across power distribution, UPS systems, BMS/DCIM integration, and compliance with IEC/IEEE standards.