Head of Engineering - Data Centres

Siemens; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Siemens is seeking a Head of Engineering for its Data Centre business in Australia. The role leads the technical direction of MV/LV electrical systems, PTUs, switchgear, and Busway integration, ensuring compliance with safety and regulatory standards.

You will build and mentor a multidisciplinary team, act as the technical authority on PC&A, review design documentation, and drive scalable design solutions for mission-critical infrastructure across Australia.

Qualifications

• Registered Engineer status (CPEng/NER or equivalent state registration).
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Lead multidisciplinary engineering team across MV, LV, PTU and Busway design disciplines.
• Act as technical authority for integrated power solutions including protection, control & automation.
• Review and approve engineering design documentation (SDLs, protection studies, relay setting reports).
• Develop productised, standardised, scalable design solutions for data centre applications.
• Engage with consulting engineers and design houses to influence specification of Siemens equipment and solutions.

Skills

MV/LV electrical

Protection & control

SCADA/EPMS integration

Relay protection

Leadership

Engineering governance

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Job description

As Australia's digital economy continues to accelerate, Siemens is playing a critical role in enabling the next generation of data centre infrastructure. Through our Electrification & Automation business, we deliver innovative power distribution, automation, digitalisation and energy solutions that help hyperscale, colocation and enterprise customers build resilient, sustainable and high-performing facilities.

Siemens are looking for a highly experienced Head of Engineering to lead the technical direction and engineering excellence of our Data Centre business across Australia. Sitting within Siemens' Electrification & Automation business, you'll own the integrity of integrated power solutions spanning Power Train Units (PTUs), Low Voltage (LV) and Medium Voltage (MV) switchgear, and Busway systems — ensuring these systems are engineered, integrated and delivered to the standards mission-critical infrastructure demands. This is not a single-product specialist role — it's a leadership position for someone who can see across the full system and take ownership of how it all comes together.

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

Leading and growing a multidisciplinary engineering team, building capability across MV, LV, PTU, and Busway design disciplines to support Australia's rapidly growing data centre pipeline.

Acting as the technical authority for integrated power solutions, with particular focus on protection, control & automation (PC&A) — including relay protection schemes, interlocking, and SCADA/EPMS integration.

Reviewing, supervising, and formally approving engineering design documentation — single line diagrams, protection studies, relay setting reports, and general arrangement drawings — under Registered Engineer authority.

Leading development of productised, standardised, and scalable design solutions for data centre applications to reduce engineering lead time and improve delivery consistency.

Engaging directly with consulting engineers and design houses to influence and support specification of Siemens equipment and solutions ahead of tender.

• Partnering with tendering, delivery, and solution architecture teams to embed engineering expertise across every stage of the project and bid lifecycle.
• Championing a zero-harm safety culture and ensuring full compliance with Siemens and Australian regulatory standards, including AS/NZS 61439, AS/NZS 3000 and relevant IEC standards.

You'll have proven experience in engineering leadership within the data centre, utilities, or mission-critical infrastructure sector, with deep technical grounding in MV/LV electrical systems, PTUs, switchgear, protection, and control. You hold Registered Engineer status (CPEng/NER or equivalent state registration), enabling you to take formal design authority and sign‑off responsibility. You're experienced translating complex system integration requirements into clear engineering direction, and you understand how to balance rigorous technical governance with the pace of a fast-growing business.

A tertiary qualification in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline is required.

You take ownership of engineering quality and integration risk across every phase of the project lifecycle, and you thrive on solving problems that sit at the boundary between disciplines rather than within a single one. You bring teams together, mentor emerging engineers, and communicate technical concepts with confidence to commercial, delivery, and customer audiences alike. You hold yourself to uncompromising standards in safety, design integrity, and engineering excellence.

A strong network across the Australian data centre ecosystem — including consulting engineers, design houses, hyperscale providers, and Tier 1 contractors — will be a significant advantage in this role.

Siemens are committed to ensuring our workplace reflects the communities in which we operate, that everyone has access to the same opportunities and is treated fairly, and that we actively empower the voices of every individual voice.

We strive to provide a safe working environment for each member of our diverse team and commit to continuously develop our ways of working on this journey. From our Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan to our diverse cultural celebrations, LGBTQIA+ education and support to our gender equity initiatives, we strive to make our workplace an inclusive environment where every individual feels empowered and heard. You can learn more about Siemens' commitment to diversity and sustainability in Australia and