Data Center Power and Cooling Principal Consultant

Overview

Lenovo High Performance Computing (HPC) team is looking for a seasoned Principal Consultant for Power and Cooling to join its Global HPC Professional Services team. This position represents a rewarding opportunity to use your experience and skills in a dynamic, complex organization and to deliver across our major customer sites.

• Decipher complex RFP requirements related to facility power and cooling infrastructure and help IT architects design an IT solution that fits within those limitations.
• Architect complex power and cooling solutions for air and water-cooled IT solutions.
• Work with key stakeholders (customers or internal) requesting infrastructure enhancements to develop a clear understanding of requirements and success criteria.
• Collaborate with sales and critical engineering subject matter experts to determine the solution scope and projected costs.
• Capture the solution description and review with key stakeholders.
• Work closely with engineers and developers to ensure the tasks are well understood and acceptance criteria met.
• Continue partnerships with internal or external customers to ensure the project goals and requirements are met.
• Drive the build vs. buy decisions as needed, and identify key technologies needed to deliver new products with each release.
• Participate actively with Development and external organizations like ASHRAE while staying current with technologies and techniques that will move our business forward.
• Be actively involved in the physical installation of complex IT systems that are air or water-cooled.
• Be able to provide engineering guidance over a wide range of disciplines (power/electrical, mechanical, thermal, plumbing, controls).
• Effectively project manage vendors contracted to provide separate pieces of the solution.
• Maintain and foster relationships with customers and stakeholders to ensure project goals are met.

• 8+ years of experience working in technology disciplines such as power/electrical or mechanical/thermal engineering in data center environments.
• Understanding of data center and IT solution power delivery architectures.
• Understanding of data center and IT solution cooling architectures and heat transfer.

• Strong customer interaction skills and ability to make technical decisions. Ability to collaborate across multiple organizational verticals, partners, and customers. Other relevant skills include:
• Proven ability to work across a wide range of stakeholders and drive issues to closure.
• Experience providing effective leadership as a technical consultant in power and cooling.

In CA, CO, CT, DC, HI IL, MD, MA, MN, NV, NJ, NY, OR, RI, WA the base salary range budgeted for this position is $149,000 – $176,000 (annually). Individuals may also be considered for bonuses and/or commissions. Lenovo’s benefits can be found at

In compliance with Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (EPEWA), the expected Final date to receive applications for this position is 6/30/2026. This requirement applies to both internal and external candidates

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any federal, state, or local protected class.