PNC Principal Consultant MDC
Lenovo
Farnborough, UK
Why Work at Lenovo
Description and Requirements
Lenovo’s Solutions and Services Group (SSG), within Hybrid Cloud Services (HCS), is seeking a Modular Data Center Principal Consultant to lead the design and delivery of scalable, high-performance infrastructure solutions. In this role, you will transform complex customer and technical requirements into efficient, future-ready modular data center designs, with a strong focus on power architecture, advanced cooling technologies, and AI/HPC (high-performance computing) environments. Acting as a key technical interface, you will collaborate closely with customers and cross-functional teams to deliver solutions that are practical, cost-effective, and aligned with business objectives.
Key Responsibilities:
- Translate IT configurations and power consumption data into scalable, compliant data center facility requirements.
- Design end-to-end modular data center solutions (containerized, skid-based, prefabricated) with a focus on scalability, efficiency, and cost optimization.
- Develop and maintain a standardized design library adaptable to diverse and non-standard customer needs.
- Engineer robust power and cooling systems, including UPS, switchgear, redundancy models (N, N+1, 2N), and advanced cooling technologies (liquid, hybrid, DX, chilled water).
- Evaluate site conditions and climate factors to optimize energy efficiency, including economization strategies and PUE/WUE performance.
- Create technical documentation, including drawings, single-line diagrams, layouts, and cost estimates to support proposals.
- Engage with customers through discovery sessions, site assessments, RFP/RFI responses, and technical presentations to define and validate solutions.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with sales, product, suppliers, and Lenovo Neptune® experts while driving thought leadership and best practices in modular, high-density, and energy-efficient data center design.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering with 3+ years’ experience in data center engineering, infrastructure design, modular construction, or technical sales support.
- Strong knowledge of power systems, including UPS, switchgear, PDUs, grounding, redundancy models (N, N+1, 2N), and power distribution calculations.
- Solid expertise in cooling systems such as CRAC/CRAH, DX, chilled water, liquid cooling, airflow management, and heat load calculations.
- Proficiency in reading and creating engineering drawings using AutoCAD, Revit, or similar tools.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to clearly present complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.
- Familiarity with industry standards such as TIA-942, ASHRAE TC 9.9, and Uptime Institute. (preferred)
- Understanding of modular and prefabricated data center construction and factory-built infrastructure. (preferred)
- Professional certifications (e.g., CDCDP, RCDD, PE) are a strong advantage.
- Holiday purchase
- Private medical
- Income protection
- Attractive pension scheme
- Positive work life balance
- Learning and development
- Life insurance
- Lenovo and Motorola products discounts
- Lifestyle discounts
- Cycle to work
- MyGymDiscounts
- Mortgage advice and support
- Referral bonus
- Free onsite parking