SME Engineering Manager, Modular Data Centers

Job Description: Mission

The Modular Data Center (MDC) Line of Business has delivered tremendous growth in recent years. MDC integrates Schneider Electric technologies into modular, factory‑tested enclosures and delivers complete turnkey solutions to destination countries.

The SME Engineering Manager is responsible for leading and coordinating a multidisciplinary engineering SME team supporting the development, tendering, and execution of Modular Data Center (MDC) solutions across Europe.

The role ensures technical excellence, regulatory compliance, cost effectiveness, and delivery accuracy throughout the full project lifecycle, from early design and bid support through execution, while strengthening the competitiveness and scalability of MDC offer. Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Team Management

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of 15-18 SMEs across:

Electrical Mechanical (HVAC) Fire Detection & Suppression Structural Compliance & Regulatory Engineering

• Set clear objectives, workload planning, and performance reviews for the SME team.
• Foster strong cross-discipline collaboration and a culture of technical rigor and accountability.
• Ensure technical consistency and standardization across Modular Data Center solutions.

Offer Strategy

• Contribute to MDC offer strategy by identifying and evaluating emerging technologies and market needs.
• Drive innovation in areas such as liquid cooling, AI‑ready MDC solutions, modular electrical distribution, sustainability‑driven and energy-efficient designs.
• Monitor and engage with other Schneider Electric Business Unit roadmaps to identify synergies and integrations that enhance MDC competitiveness.
• Act as the engineering authority for Modular Data Center architecture and integrated design.
• Ensure all designs meet: client technical requirements, European codes and standards (e.g., IEC, EN, Eurocodes, local codes), internal design guidelines.
• Drive continuous improvement of MDC designs for: scalability, constructability, energy efficiency, reliability and resilience

Tendering & Execution support

• Support with technical concept development and technical risk assessment

• Ensure deliverables and designs are technically accurate, competitive and compliant

• Support project execution to ensure design intent is maintained from concept through construction and commissioning.

• Support project team with: Design Reviews, Approvals, interface management between disciplines, resolution of complex technical issues, Factory Acceptance Test and related technical reviews.

• Act as the primary technical interface during escalations with clients, global engineering teams, and key suppliers.

• What do we offer?

Schneider Electric offers these excellent rewards and benefits as part of our total compensation:

• Permanent contract.
• Competitive salary according to experience.
• Flexible compensation program with tax advantages: Ticket Restaurant, Health Insurance, Ticket Nursery, Ticket Transport and Training.
• Life insurance.
• Company shareholding program (WESOP), giving employees the possibility to become Schneider Electric shareholders on preferential conditions.
• Club Schneider: multiple discounts in products or services.
• Training plan and access to our training platform, where you can develop your professional and personal skills.
• Global recognition program.
• Flexible working time.
• Opportunities to develop your professional career.

(External) English Qualifications: What we are looking for?

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, or related discipline)
• 8+ years experience in data center engineering, critical infrastructure, or modular construction
• 3+ years leading multidisciplinary engineering teams
• Strong leadership and people management skills
• Deep understanding of data center systems and critical infrastructure
• Strong systems-level and integrated design thinking
• Excellent stakeholder communication, influence and decision-making
• Risk awareness during tendering and execution
• Ability to balance standardization with project-specific requirements
• Familiarity with Tier standards (Uptime Institute)
• Experience with hyperscale or colocation clients
• Knowledge of sustainability and energy efficiency standards

Local Benefits (English):

At Schneider, we believe that every employee is a talent who deserves equal opportunities. This means you matter. Every individual needs to feel valued, supported, and treated fairly to do their best work.

Our Total Rewards is our way of saying: “We see you. We value you”. It’s more than just pay and benefits- it’s a meaningful investment in you. It is designed for you to perform, grow, feel safe, and elevate your potential to shine as an impact maker.

Schneider Electric is there when it matters most to you

Our Total Rewards package outlines all the benefits and support you’ll enjoy as part of the Schneider Electric team:

Care for Yourself and Your Family. We ensure you feel secure with benefits that help you and your family thrive: health and life insurance, paid time off, parental and care leave, flexible work options, support for chronic conditions, and confidential counseling for life’s challenges.

Invest and Plan Your Future. We help you plan and invest for the future with competitive pay and programs: your base salary, short-term incentives or sales incentives, opportunities to own company shares, and retirement savings plans for your future.

Grow Your Skills and Career. We commit to helping you grow with ongoing performance and development conversations, Senior Talent Program, global career opportunities, access to our Schneider Career Hub for new positions, projects, and mentors, and learning platforms like Coursera to equip you with the skills for today and tomorrow.

Team Up in the Workplace. We encourage teaming up through project opportunities on the Schneider Career Hub, smart ways to collaborate, celebrating contributions via a recognition program, sharing your voice in our engagement survey, and fostering an inclusive, caring workplace.

Support Your Community. We make a difference in your community with volunteer leave, programs through the Schneider Electric Foundation, and initiatives that support youth education.

(External) English Company Boiler Plate: Looking to make an IMPACT with your career?

When you are thinking about joining a new team, culture matters. At Schneider Electric, our values and behaviors are the foundation for creating a great culture to support business success. We believe that our IMPACT values – Inclusion, Mastery, Purpose, Action, Curiosity, Teamwork – starts with us.

IMPACT is also your invitation to join Schneider Electric where you can contribute to turning sustainability ambition into actions, no matter what role you play. It is a call to connect your career with the ambition of achieving a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable world.

We are looking for IMPACT Makers; exceptional people who turn sustainability ambitions into actions at the intersection of automation, electrification, and digitization. We celebrate IMPACT Makers and believe everyone has the potential to be one.

Become an IMPACT Maker with Schneider Electric – apply today!

€40 billion global revenue

+9% organic growth

150 000+ employees in 100+ countries

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