Materials Manager, Data Center Power Infrastructure

Giga Energy • Houston, TX

1d • Remote

About The Position

The posting’s title is “Materials Manager, Data Center Power Infrastructure,” but the description itself is for a Senior Director of Engineering. The role leads and scales Giga’s engineering organization across electrical, structural, CAD, and manufacturing engineering teams and multiple product lines, including transformers and switchboards. It sets engineering strategy and roadmaps, owns project and product timelines, and coordinates design release with procurement lead times and factory schedules. The role works with company leadership, customers, manufacturing partners, and Sales, Supply Chain, Production, Quality, and Operations leadership. It also develops engineering leaders and teams, establishes standards and change-management processes, defines KPIs, and manages the engineering budget. The role may be fully remote or based at the San Francisco, Long Beach, or Houston offices, with up to 25% travel to company hubs, manufacturing partners, and customer sites, as well as monthly team onsites.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
• At least 7 years of engineering experience in electrical equipment or power systems.
• At least 5 years of experience leading engineering teams, including managing other managers or leads.
• Experience with low- and medium-voltage equipment, such as distribution transformers, switchgear, and switchboards.
• Experience leading a multifunctional engineering organization across multiple products.
• Leadership experience at an established electrical equipment manufacturer or OEM.
• Working knowledge of structural design, CAD workflows, and manufacturing engineering.
• Proficiency in SolidWorks, including SolidWorks PDM.
• Experience integrating CAD, PDM, or PLM design tools with ERP systems, including BOM transfer and item master management.
• Experience building and managing engineering data across drawings, BOMs, part numbers, and revisions.
• Strong organizational skills and experience owning timelines, resourcing, and roadmaps across multiple concurrent projects.
• Experience working cross-functionally with sales, supply chain, manufacturing, and quality leadership.
• Willingness to travel up to 25%.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of IEEE, UL, ANSI, and NEMA standards, including UL 891 and IEEE C37.
• Experience scaling an engineering organization through rapid growth.
• Experience working with international manufacturing partners.
• Experience with data center, battery storage, renewable, or grid infrastructure projects.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• Advanced engineering degree or MBA.

Responsibilities

• Lead Giga’s engineering organization, including electrical, structural, CAD, and manufacturing engineering, across multiple product lines.
• Serve as the single point of contact for engineering with company leadership, customers, and manufacturing partners.
• Set engineering strategy and the roadmap in line with company growth plans.
• Own engineering timelines across active projects and products, resolving schedule and resource risks before they affect customers.
• Partner with Sales, Supply Chain, Production, Quality, and Operations leadership to align design releases with procurement lead times and factory schedules.
• Hire, develop, and manage engineering managers and leads, and build the organizational structure needed to scale.
• Establish engineering standards, document control, and change-management processes across products.
• Define and report engineering KPIs and own the engineering budget.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior