Electrical Solution Architect role focuses on the design and optimization of power infrastructure for co-location and hyperscale data centers. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in electrical infrastructure, redundancy planning, and power efficiency for factory-tested solutions that seamlessly integrate into hyperscale environments.
Joining the regional solution architect team the candidate will be required to contribute with knowledge and experience on the whole life cycle of large-scale data center projects including calculations and evaluation, concept and detailed design, procurement, implementation, testing, commissioning, and operation.
As part of this role, it is required to provide technical support to internal and external stakeholders including engineering, manufacturing, operation, and service teams as well as clients.
This individual will be expected to have and maintain a high level of technical electrical and cooling knowledge as well as relevant products and their application within the telecom and data center industry. For this position it is required to be fully versed in local and international standards as well as industry best practices.
Responsibilities
Electrical Design & Modular Power Architecture:
- Developing prefabricated, plug-and-play electrical solutions, including modular substations, UPS and battery systems, and high-efficiency power distribution to enable rapid deployment at a global scale.
- Ensure seamless integration between modular units and on-site electrical infrastructure.
Energy Efficiency:
- Optimize Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) using high-efficiency power conversion, optimum power and cooling distribution, and effective monitoring in provided solutions.
- Design energy management solutions for automated power distribution, fault detection, and predictive maintenance.
Compliance & Standards:
- Ensure adherence to applicable local and international codes and standards relevant to hyperscale-specific electrical infrastructure.
- Work with regulatory bodies/authorized testing laboratories to certify prefabricated electrical modules for hyperscale data center deployments.
Stakeholder Engagement:
- Collaborate with hyperscale cloud providers, EPC firms, product line, and modular infrastructure suppliers to develop tailored solutions.
- Engage with OEMs and supply chain partners to ensure optimal selection of 3rd party products.
- Support sales and business development teams by providing technical expertise in RFPs, proposals, and solution customization.
Deployment & Lifecycle Management:
- Oversee factory acceptance testing (FAT), site commissioning, and integration testing for modular power solutions.
- Implement predictive maintenance strategies for prefabricated power modules.
- Provide technical training to client operation team, partners, as well as internal service teams on provided solutions.
Documentation:
- Review the product documents including drawings, specifications, manuals, brochures, etc. and provide comments on improvements.
- Prepare solution design documents including drawings, specifications, manuals, and training materials.
- Provide functional description and SOO (Sequence of Operation) documents in collaboration with client and product teams.
- Prepare technical presentation on provided solutions with adequate information and present to the client representative(s).
Technical Support:
- Review the tender specifications and provide the best solutions fits the requirements based on the available internal and 3rd party products.
- Provide compliance statements on provided solutions and prepare deviations list.
- Review overall technical package for tender submission.
- Provide technical advisory support to site and service teams during the installation, commissioning, and operation stages as required.
- Provide responses to technical queries from the client on products and solutions provided with the help and support from internal and external experts according to the local and international regulations and industry best practices.
Market intelligence and Product development:
- Provide market information and technical support on developing company products portfolio including guidelines for R&D team on new product features, future client requirements, local market research, etc.
- Review competitions products and solutions and provide technical comparison on advantages and disadvantages of company solutions.
Authorities:
Review, validation and approval of:
- client tender specifications and compliance statement
- project design documents
- 3rd party contractors scope and technical specifications
- product selection for projects
- new product development
- market innovations and competitors
Experience & Requirements:
Required:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical, Power, or Electronic Engineering
- Minimum 8 years of experience in power infrastructure design for data centers, telecommunication, and/or mission critical projects.
- Fluent in English speaking and writing
- Vast experience with DC and AC critical power products and systems including prefabricated and modular solutions
- Solid understanding of international standards, regional building codes, fire codes, and other industry relevant codes and best practices (e.g. IEEE, NEC, IEC, EN, NFPA, ASHRAE, Uptime Institute, TIA, CIBSE, BCA, NCC, BOMBA, etc.)
- Expertise in medium voltage (MV) and low voltage (LV) power distribution
- Experienced with UPS topologies, battery systems, and integration
- Knowledge of SCADA, DCIM, and power/energy management platforms
- Fluent in AutoCAD and Visio
- Proficiency in MS Office
- Excellent technical report writing and presentation skills
Desired:
- Familiar with data center tier classifications.
- Mandarin / Thai speaking
- Understanding business and financial terms such as Capex, Opex, TCO, ROI, ROA, etc. and ability to apply them to solutions.
- Uptime Institute Accreditation
- Certified Data Center Professional (CDCP)
- ETAP, PowerCAD, or similar tools
- Other industry accreditation
Others:
Personal skills (traits, attributes):
- Strong verbal and written communication
- Problem-solving and analytical thinking
- Team player with a consultative style
- Ability to conduct presentations for different audiences
- Excellent relationship management skills
- Good time management and organizational skills
- This role requires international travel in South-East Asia (SEA) region
