Electrical Engineer
About The Position
The Electrical Engineer Subject Matter Expert (SME) – Critical Facilities serves as the technical authority for electrical infrastructure on mission-critical and data center projects. The role develops reliable, maintainable, and scalable solutions for power distribution, utility integration, standby generation, UPS systems, grounding, and overall electrical system resiliency. It supports project delivery, mentors engineering staff, and advises clients and project teams. This is a remote position with occasional travel for project site visits during the Construction Administration phase and surveys of existing facilities for brownfield projects. Anticipated travel is 10%–25%. Candidates interested in office-based or hybrid work arrangements may discuss available options. Approved business travel expenses are reimbursed under company travel policies. The engineer leads electrical design from planning and concept development through schematic design, design development, construction documents, commissioning, and construction administration. The role also covers technical reviews, quality assurance and quality control, commissioning planning, integrated systems testing, and operational readiness.
Requirements
- 5–10 years of electrical engineering experience focused on mission-critical, data center, industrial, or healthcare facilities.
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
- Professional Engineer (PE) license required or strongly preferred.
- Experience with SKM PowerTools, ETAP, EasyPower, Revit, and AutoCAD.
- Strong knowledge of NEC, NFPA, IEEE, NETA, and local code requirements.
- Excellent communication, technical leadership, and client-facing skills.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with hyperscale, colocation, enterprise, and edge data center environments.
- Familiarity with utility-scale infrastructure and campus-wide electrical distribution systems.
- Experience with power systems supporting facilities ranging from 3 MW to 100+ MW campuses.
- Strong understanding of reliability modeling, fault tolerance, and resiliency strategies.
- Experience supporting commissioning and startup of complex electrical infrastructure systems.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the lead electrical subject matter expert for mission-critical and data center projects.
- Develop electrical system architectures supporting N, N+1, 2N, and concurrently maintainable design strategies.
- Lead electrical design through planning, concept development, schematic design, design development, construction documents, commissioning, and construction administration.
- Perform and oversee electrical load analysis, equipment sizing, fault current calculations, arc flash assessments, and protective device coordination studies.
- Lead utility coordination, including service applications, capacity assessments, and interconnection requirements.
- Provide technical oversight for medium-voltage and low-voltage distribution systems.
- Develop power system concepts involving utility substations, generators, UPS systems, switchgear, transformers, automatic transfer switches, and power monitoring systems.
- Coordinate with mechanical, controls, telecommunications, structural, architectural, and civil disciplines.
- Support commissioning planning, integrated systems testing, and operational readiness activities.
- Lead technical design reviews and quality assurance/quality control processes.
- Mentor junior electrical engineers and provide technical guidance across project teams.
Benefits
- Medical insurance with UnitedHealthcare plan options and Kaiser options in California.
- Health Savings Account (HSA) or Flexible Spending Account (FSA), depending on medical plan selection.
- Dental insurance.
- Vision insurance.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- 401(k) retirement plan with up to 4.5% in total employer contributions, subject to plan conditions.
- Student loan payment matching through employer retirement contributions, subject to eligibility.
- Company-paid life and AD&D insurance.
- Company-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance.
- Paid time off (PTO).
- Parental leave.
- Optional supplemental life insurance, additional long-term disability insurance, accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity insurance, legal services, and identity theft protection.
- Periodic opportunities to purchase company shares directly.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
