About the One Solution Centre You will become part of the One Solution Centre (OSC), Schneider Electric's premier engineering hub for bespoke power infrastructure across the Pacific. The OSC designs and delivers integrated Low and Medium Voltage solutions, including switchgear, switchboards, prefabricated switchrooms, busway systems, kiosks, transformers, and modular substations. By combining global innovation with disciplined local execution, the team strengthens grid resilience and supports customers in achieving their sustainability and performance goals.

About the Role We're looking for a Principal Engineer, Cooling Technologies to join our One Solutions team and help shape the cooling strategies and architectures behind some of the world's largest data centre, cloud, AI, and mission-critical infrastructure projects. This role is ideal for a highly experienced cooling specialist who enjoys combining technical expertise, customer engagement, and industry influence. Working closely with customers, consultants, strategic account teams, and Schneider Electric technical leaders, you will provide expert guidance on cooling technologies, influence future-ready design standards, and support the development of scalable, resilient, and sustainable thermal management solutions for hyperscale and mission-critical environments.

What You'll Be Doing Acting as the recognised technical authority for cooling and thermal management solutions across strategic customers and key opportunities.

Building trusted relationships with customer engineering teams, consultants, and technical decision-makers during the earliest phases of project development.

Leading technical workshops, architecture reviews, design discussions, and cooling strategy sessions.

Developing conceptual cooling architectures incorporating air-cooled, chilled water, and liquid cooling technologies.

Supporting the development of resilient, scalable, sustainable, and energy-efficient cooling solutions for hyperscale, cloud, AI, and HPC environments.

Influencing customer specifications, engineering standards, and future cooling technology roadmaps.

Collaborating with engineering teams, project teams, and Schneider Electric Lines of Business to identify opportunities for innovation and technology adoption.

Providing thought leadership on emerging datacentre cooling trends, sustainability initiatives, and next-generation thermal management solutions.

Mentoring technical teams and contributing to Communities of Practice, capability building, and knowledge sharing across the organisation.

Representing Schneider Electric at customer engagements, industry forums, and technical events when required.

What We're Looking For Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, HVAC Engineering, Thermal Engineering, or a related discipline.

10+ years' experience in cooling systems, HVAC engineering, datacentre thermal management,



or mission-critical cooling infrastructure.

Strong experience supporting hyperscale, cloud, colocation, internet giant, or large-scale datacentre customers.

Strong expertise in datacentre cooling architectures, HVAC systems, liquid cooling technologies, and thermal management solutions supporting hyperscale, AI, HPC, and mission-critical environments.

Strong understanding of ASHRAE guidelines, international HVAC standards, and datacentre cooling best practices.

Proven ability to influence technical decisions and engage effectively with senior engineering stakeholders, consultants, and customer leadership teams.

Excellent communication, presentation, consulting, and stakeholder management skills.

Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with a passion for innovation and sustainability.

Experience working across international or multi-country environments will be highly regarded. This is a unique opportunity to influence the future cooling architectures of some of the world's largest datacentre operators while working at the forefront of AI, HPC, liquid cooling, and sustainable infrastructure innovation. If you're passionate about solving complex cooling challenges, partnering with industry-leading customers, and shaping the next generation of mission-critical infrastructure, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today and take the next step in your career with Schneider Electric.

Why Schneider

Electric? We empower our people to make an impact and innovate for a sustainable future. Join us and be part of a global leader committed to energy efficiency, sustainability, and digital transformation. Influence the future cooling architectures of leading hyperscale and AI datacentres.

Work closely with some of the world's most advanced Cloud & Service Provider customers and engineering organisations.

Be part of a global technical excellence and innovation network.

Contribute to industry-leading sustainable and energy-efficient infrastructure solutions.

Work at the forefront of rapidly evolving cooling technologies, including liquid cooling and high-density thermal management solutions. All applicants must have valid working rights for the country in which they are applying and will be required to provide documented evidence if selected for interview.

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📌 Principal Engineer - Cooling Technologies (Australia)
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📍 Australia