Senior Engineer I, Multi-System Integration Technical Execution (Prefabrication, Data Center)

Schneider Electric; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Schneider Electric in Malaysia seeks a Senior Engineer I, Multi-System Integration Technical Execution for Prefabricated Data Center solutions. You will lead technical engagements, define design approaches, and guide a multidisciplinary team through tender, design, production, and delivery phases to meet customer requirements.

You will chart owner requirements, develop the basis of design, and ensure cost and performance targets are met while coordinating with sales, engineering, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Electrical preferred) required or equivalent.
• +3 years’ experience with infrastructure projects in engineering teams.
• Experience leading technical engagements and design reviews.
• Ability to develop designs, space/layout, and equipment specifications.
• Experience with vendor design reviews and cost considerations.
• Strong communication and collaboration across multinational teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical engagements with global customers for Prefab DC projects in the EAPJ region.
• Document owner’s project requirements (OPR) during tender and design phases.
• Develop basis of design (BOD) including capacity, conditions, SOO and redundancy.
• Capture site conditions and travel to meet customers on-site.
• Coordinate design documents for approvals and production with sub-consultants.
• Provide technical narrative for infrastructure in proposals and projects.

Skills

Technical leadership

Client engagement

Design reviews

System diagrams

Load calculations

Redundancy requirements

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Electrical preferred)

Job description

In Schneider Electric, everything we do is geared towards advancing progress and sustainability for all—our colleagues, customers, partners, and the communities and societies we serve.

Whether it's through our products, software, and services that propel the digital transformation of energy management and automation, or through our corporate citizenship and volunteer activities, we make a meaningful impact by empowering people and organizations to become more resilient, electric, and digital.

Which is where you come in. Working at Schneider Electric means working toward a cleaner, better world. You're part of a global team built on inclusion, mastery, purpose, action, curiosity, and teamwork, turning sustainability ambitions into actions.

The Role: Senior Engineer I, Multi-System Integration Technical Execution (Prefabrication, Data Center)

The PreFab Modular Data Center Systems have been driving a tremendous growth to the segment during the last years. The PreFab Data Center Systems Line of Business integrates Schneider products into modular enclosures, test the systems in the factory and deliver the final solution to the country of destination.

As Senior Engineer I, Multi-System Integration Technical Execution you will be accountable for the technical solutions delivered to customers. You will be the primary technical point of contact for meetings and interviews with clients during the tender and design phase. You will be responsible for managing the design proposals, specifications, drawings, and other data to evaluate the feasibility, cost implications, and maintenance requirements of designs or applications. You will identify the project requirements, provide design solutions to meet the customer and site requirements, and ensure the customer’s best interests are protected during the project. As part of the engineering team, you will lead a multidisciplinary engineering team on medium and large technical complexity projects.

What will you do?

During Tender Phase, the Senior Engineer I, Multi-System Integration Technical Execution will be responsible of:

• Lead technical engagements with our global customers, acting as the front-facing technical leader for all Prefab DC projects in EAPJ region. This includes driving end‑to‑end technical discussions, solution alignment, design reviews, and ensuring all customer requirements are accurately captured and translated into executable solutions.
• Participate in the programming of the project with the customer or customer representative to understand and document the owner’s project requirements (OPR)
• Manage appropriate design documents to support the proposal and allow the estimating team to assemble cost for the proposal. These design documents should identify at a minimum the following as applicable:
  • Identify major infrastructure equipment
  • Bid specifications for the major/long lead equipment
  • Space and site layout
  • Load calculations
  • System diagrams (electrical single lines, mechanical piping diagrams, etc.)
• Manage review of major equipment quotes for technical compliance from vendors. (Estimating team shall be responsible for soliciting and gathering the quotes)
• Provide support to estimate and develop the final design documents and production administration as appropriate for the project
• Solicit, review, and approve sub-consultant proposals to provide a complete set of design documents for the project
• Provide the technical narrative for the critical infrastructure to be incorporated into the proposal
• Working with solutions sales teams and potential customers to help qualify customer needs
• Performing design improvements primarily to support upgrades and efficient solutions in conjunction with client needs.
• Working with the various application centers to select optimized products, software, and overall solutions for projects

During Design Phase, the Technical Leader will be responsible of:

• Utilizing engineering skills and applicable codes and standards to implement systems that are safe, reliable, and economical
• Lead technical engagements with our global customers, acting as the front-facing technical leader for all Prefab DC projects in EAPJ region. This includes driving end‑to‑end technical discussions, solution alignment, design reviews, and ensuring all customer requirements are accurately captured and translated into executable solutions.
• Takes the OPR to develop the basis of design (BOD) for the project to include, but not limited to:
  • Design intent
  • Capacity requirements
  • Project ambient/unique conditions
  • System sequence of operation (SOO)
  • System expansion capabilities based on project phasing requirements
  • Design conditions
  • Redundancy requirements
  • Identify applicable codes and ordinances for the project location and occupancy type
• Capture site conditions. Being available to travel to meet customers on‑site to review and identify their needs
• Defining technical architecture and providing technical support and quality control for assigned projects
• Managing project timeline commitments to customers and ensuring long‑term client relationships
• Manage the design documents for approvals and production
• Coordinate with sub‑consultants to ensure cohesion of the design documents
• Facilitate progress meetings with the design team and with the customer
• Work with the construction team and project scheduler for constructability review
• Provide support to the construction team to secure permits

During Production and Delivery Phase, the Technical Leader will be responsible of:

• Manage the support and response to request for information (RFI)
• Lead technical engagements with our global customers, acting as the front‑facing technical leader for all Prefab DC projects in EAPJ region. This includes driving end‑to‑end technical discussions, solution alignment, design reviews, and ensuring all customer requirements are accurately captured and translated into executable solutions.
• Provide regular onsite assessment
• Participate in recurring construction meeting as required in the contract
• Assist the production team for clarification, changes, corrections, value engineering, etc. of the design documents for unforeseen site conditions or customer requests
• Provide assistance to the production/project management team for change order requests
• Manage as‑builts drawings at the end of the project from redlines provided by the production team and site verification

Main interactions:

• Reports to the PreFab EAPJ Engineering and Tendering team Leader
• Functional Reporting to Technical Leader / Sr. Technical Leader
• Internal: Project Engineers, Drafters, SME, Sales Manager, Opportunity Leader, Intra Group suppliers, Project Managers, Procurement, Supply Chain, Logistics, Finance, Quality, Factory
• External: customers and Outside Group suppliers

What qualifications will make you successful?

• Bachelor’s Degree in an Engineering discipline, Electrical Engineering preferrable
• +3 years’ experience with Infrastructure Projects within Engineering teams in Multinational companies and global teams.
• +3 years technical experience in Data center Solutions including but not limited to Secure Power Systems, Cooling systems, Electrical and Mechanical installations, Logistics, Civil