Senior Electrical Engineer

Gradian Thermal Solutions•Maple Grove, MN

13d•$110,000 - $135,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Electrical Engineer owns the electrical design of engineered liquid-cooling solutions and serves as an independent technical leader for new product development platforms serving data center applications. The role leads electrical architecture, standards application, validation, and mentoring to deliver safe, compliant, manufacturable products ready for shipment. The engineer owns assigned electrical scopes from requirements and architecture through detailed design, calculations, documentation, release, manufacturing support, and verification. Responsibilities include designing power distribution, protection, panels, grounding and bonding, safety circuits, instrumentation, motors, pumps, and VFD integration; reviewing and releasing complete electrical design packages; and approving engineering work. The position also develops verification requirements and test procedures, supports system validation and certification, resolves manufacturing and supplier issues, and mentors Electrical Engineers. The role coordinates with Mechanical, Thermal, Controls, Test & Integration, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, suppliers, certification partners, and customers. Travel to manufacturing, supplier, certification, and customer locations may be required.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a closely related field.
At least 5 years of relevant experience in industrial electrical design, OEM product development, control panels, equipment wiring, or a related field.
Ability to own electrical scope and make independent architecture, component-selection, calculation, and release decisions.
Working knowledge of NFPA 70, NFPA 70E, UL 508A, IEC 60204-1, industrial power distribution, grounding, protection, SCCR, motors, and VFD applications.
Proficiency with electrical CAD and engineering documentation tools, including the ability to review and release multi-drawing packages.
Ability to troubleshoot complex electrical hardware and wiring issues using structured root-cause methods.
Ability and willingness to travel to manufacturing, supplier, certification, and customer locations as required.

Nice To Haves

Experience with liquid-cooling equipment, HVAC equipment, data center infrastructure, or related engineered industrial products.
Experience developing verification plans, acceptance criteria, FAT/FWT procedures, or electrical certification documentation.
Experience working with panel builders, component suppliers, NRTLs, or certification partners.
Experience mentoring engineers and improving electrical design or documentation standards.
Strong working knowledge of NEC/NFPA, basic arc-flash and electrical safety practices, and industrial power distribution; ability to define requirements, review vendor submittals, and drive technical alignment across stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Own assigned product and project electrical scope end-to-end, including requirements, architecture, detailed design, calculations, documentation, release, manufacturing support, and verification.
Establish electrical architecture for assigned products and projects, including power distribution, protection, panel topology, grounding and bonding, safety circuits, instrumentation, motors, pumps, and VFD integration.
Independently review and release complete electrical design packages, including schematics, wiring diagrams, panel layouts, cable schedules, calculations, bills of materials, and release records.
Review and approve work completed by Electrical Engineers, including calculations, component selection, drawings, and design packages.
Perform and approve electrical load and feeder calculations, conductor and overcurrent-protection sizing, SCCR evaluations, control transformer and power-supply sizing, voltage-drop calculations, panel thermal-load calculations, motor and VFD sizing, grounding and bonding design, and electrical inputs supporting arc-flash analysis.
Interpret and apply applicable requirements, including NFPA 70, NFPA 70E, UL 508A, IEC 60204-1, applicable CSA requirements, and customer-specific requirements; contribute improvements to Gradian electrical standards.
Develop electrical verification requirements, acceptance criteria, and test procedures; support Test & Integration during system-level validation, FWT/FAT, compliance, and certification activities.
May lead manufacturing-floor troubleshooting, structured root-cause investigations, disposition of electrical nonconformances, and production-related design changes.
Independently review supplier submittals, panel-builder documentation, component substitutions, deviations, and alternate-component proposals.
Mentor Electrical Engineers, lead technical reviews, and reinforce sound design, calculation, documentation, and configuration-control practices.
Coordinate with Mechanical, Thermal, Controls, Test & Integration, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, suppliers, certification partners, and customers to resolve technical interfaces and risks.