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Director, Solution Engineering

02 Oct 2026
  • Singapore
  • Permanent
  • On-site

Job Description:

Industry: Data Centre  

Conducive Working Environment

Location: CBD


Key Responsibilities:

  • Strong client engagement with acumen to understand business and technical requirements and translate these into clear technical specifications.
  • Support sales activities through technical presentations, proposals, RFP/RFI responses, and cost estimation.
  • Provide technical leadership throughout the project lifecycle, from initial concept and design to implementation and post-deployment support.
  • Work with vendors, OEMs, and technology partners to validate designs, develop the Bill of Materials and associated cost estimation.
  • Collaborate with project managers, engineers, suppliers to ensure successful delivery of solutions.
  • Partner with sales to drive deal closure and pipeline growth.
  • Lead site due diligence with the client to ensure their selection requirements are properly addressed and qualified.  
  • Position solutions competitively and on a value basis alongside the sales team.
  • Support pricing strategy, cost optimization, and solution trade-offs
  • Participate in customer meetings, site visits, and proof-of-concept sessions
  • Lead technical assessment and coordination for AI and high-density rack deployment, driving the integration of liquid cooling solutions (e.g., CDU) with existing facilities infrastructure.
  • Lead, coach, and develop the Solutions Engineering team, including hiring, performance management, and capability building.
  • Own the function's standards, tooling, and design libraries, and report on pipeline technical health to sales leadership.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical / Electrical Engineering, or a related field is required. A Master’s degree is preferred.
  • Proven experience in designing and implementing complex technical solutions in the data center or technology industry.
  • 12+ years’ experience in pre-sales / solutions engineering, including at least 4 years leading technical pre-sales teams
  • Strong DC domain knowledge (must-have)
  • Experience in colocation / hyperscale / telco environments
  • Strong stakeholder engagement & client-facing capability
  • Commercial acumen (pricing, deal structuring)
  • Proven people-leadership experience at Director level or equivalent, including building and managing a solutions engineering team
  • Strong organizational and project management skills, with the ability to manage numerous projects and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
  • Strong understanding of data center facility infrastructure (Power, Cooling, BMS, Connectivity) with additional familiarity in IT infrastructure including servers, storage, networking, virtualization, and cloud platforms.
Job ID: JOB-01279

All Successful candidates can expect a very competitive remuneration package and a comprehensive range of benefits.

Kindly email your resume in a detailed Word format to carlo@peopleprofilers.com

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