Senior Electrical Engineer – Data Center Cooling Systems

Axiom Path • Grand Rapids, MI

19h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Electrical Engineer will own electrical system design for air-cooled data center chiller equipment, including main and auxiliary control panels. The role translates customer and product requirements into production-ready designs and covers electrical panels, wire harnesses, schematics, load calculations, component selection, and integration with broader product designs. The engineer will lead projects across engineering and product teams, oversee validation and qualification testing, investigate quality and reliability issues, and ensure designs meet applicable electrical, safety, and regulatory requirements before production release.

This position is part of a collaborative engineering organization developing sustainable, high-efficiency climate and cooling technologies for mission-critical applications. It works closely with product development, manufacturing, testing, technical support, field service, order fulfillment, and other product teams. The role carries design authority and provides technical leadership to designers, technicians, and cross-functional partners, with a focus on safe, reliable, manufacturable, production-ready equipment and opportunities to improve quality, productivity, reliability, and efficiency.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, Engineering Physics, or a closely related discipline.
• 7–10 years of relevant electrical engineering experience.
• Strong experience designing electrical control panels and industrial equipment electrical systems.
• Demonstrated knowledge of electrical schematics, wiring, load calculations, component selection, and control-system integration.
• Working knowledge of applicable electrical and product safety requirements, such as UL/CSA 1995, UL 60335, UL 508/508A, NEC, ANSI Z21.47, and ASHRAE 90.1.
• Experience with AutoCAD and/or Creo Schematics.
• Ability to lead engineering projects and coordinate effectively across multidisciplinary product teams.
• Strong technical troubleshooting, analytical, root-cause, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to take designs through validation and support production release.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to guide designers, technicians, and cross-functional partners.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with 2D/3D product design environments; Creo experience is highly desirable.
• Interest or experience in data center infrastructure, HVAC equipment, chillers, or other industrial electrical applications.

Responsibilities

• Own electrical system design activities for air-cooled data center chiller equipment, including main and auxiliary control panels.
• Translate customer and product requirements into production-ready electrical designs.
• Design electrical panels, wire harnesses, wiring schematics, and electrical load calculations.
• Select and qualify electrical and electromechanical components, including transformers, circuit breakers, contactors, overloads, VFDs, sensors, and control electronics.
• Develop electrical schematics using AutoCAD and/or Creo Schematics and support integration with broader product designs.
• Lead design projects across multiple engineering and product teams, balancing technical requirements, schedules, safety, quality, and manufacturability.
• Plan and oversee product validation and qualification testing and drive root-cause investigations for quality and reliability issues.
• Interpret and apply applicable electrical, product safety, and regulatory standards before designs are released to production.
• Provide technical leadership to designers, technicians, manufacturing teams, field service, technical support, and order fulfillment.
• Identify opportunities to improve electrical quality, reliability, productivity, and product efficiency.

Benefits

• Health and wellness programs beginning on day one.
• Paid vacation, holidays, sick leave, volunteer leave, and parental leave options.
• 401(k) matching.
• Educational and professional development programs.
• Tuition assistance.
• Student debt support.

What This Job Offers

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