Sr. Engineer

AHA Consulting Engineers, Inc.•Lexington, MA

36d

About The Position

About AHA Consulting Engineers Founded in 1991, AHA Consulting Engineers, Inc. has a 30+ year proven track record in the design of complex, high-performance buildings. We are consultants and advisors first, focused on our clients’ vision and success during and beyond every project. AHA’s Team of dedicated professionals in our Burlington and Boston, MA; Atlanta (Alpharetta), GA; Philadelphia, PA; and Ashburn, VA offices expertly advise, evaluate, model, design and commission high-performance building systems delivering trusted performance to our clients under the most challenging budget and schedule constraints. As a multi-discipline building system consulting firm, our offerings include best-in-class HVAC, Plumbing, Electrical and Fire Protection (MEP/FP) and Technology Design; Energy & Sustainability Consulting; Commissioning, BIM/VDC and Advisory Services; Arc Flash and Coordination Studies; and Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling. We are a recognized expert in the AEC (Architectural, Engineering and Construction) industry with a targeted focus on the Science & Technology, Mission Critical, Industrial, Academic, and corporate markets. Lastly and most importantly, AHA is as committed to our Team Members as we are to our clients. Our benefits package, training program, and office culture supports our employees’ professional growth and well-being. AHA also promotes the continued personal and professional development of our dedicated professionals to stay current on the latest developments in the AEC industry through participation in professional organizations, industry seminars and trade shows, as well as continuing education classes and lunch-and-learns. Our AHA University program provides the opportunity for our professionals to be part of an AHA Team presenting information sessions of our building performance consulting expertise to our architectural, development, and end-user clients. Furthermore, AHA has competitive salaries, PTO, health, and retirement benefits and, AHA is a partial ESOP company which further enhances our retirement benefits. And finally our unique Path to Partnership opportunity provides employees the guidance and mentorship to advance up the corporate ladder to leadership positions in the firm. Why This Role Matters Hyperscale and mission critical programs demand exceptional electrical rigor: resilient power architecture, coordinated protection, and constructable documentation delivered on aggressive schedules. This role provides senior technical leadership to support repeatable, high-quality delivery for complex data center campuses and expansions. You will influence design standards, mentor team members, and serve as a trusted technical partner to clients, contractors, utilities, and commissioning teams.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent).
8+ years of progressive electrical engineering experience with significant mission critical/data center delivery; hyperscale experience strongly preferred.
Proven ability to lead projects and produce coordinated construction documents (SD/DD/CD) in a multi-discipline environment.
Strong working knowledge of NEC/NFPA 70; familiarity with electrical safety concepts and NFPA 70E principles.
Experience designing MV/LV power distribution and mission critical infrastructure (UPS, generators, switchgear, transfer schemes).
Proficiency with Revit and/or AutoCAD; comfort coordinating in a BIM/VDC workflow.
Strong communication skills and ability to lead technical discussions with clients, utilities, and contractors.
Ability to travel to project sites as needed (typically 10-25%)

Nice To Haves

Professional Engineer (PE) license or ability to obtain within a defined period.
Experience working within hyperscale client standards, repeatable modular design approaches, and program-level QA/QC.
Familiarity with TIA-942 and resiliency/tier concepts as applicable to data center program requirements.
Experience with power system analysis tools such as SKM, ETAP, or EasyPower (or equivalent).
Experience with fast-track delivery, design-assist, and complex energization/phasing constraints.
Commissioning coordination experience and strong constructability mindset

Responsibilities

Lead electrical design for mission critical and hyperscale data center projects from programming/basis of design through construction documents and construction administration.
Develop power system architecture and documentation including single-line diagrams, load summaries, equipment schedules, and room layouts for MV/LV distribution.
Design and coordinate systems including utility service, transformers, switchgear/switchboards, UPS, generators, ATS/STS, PDUs/RPPs, grounding/bonding, and lighting.
Coordinate with utilities on service requirements, fault duty, metering, protection, and energization sequencing.
Direct and/or review short circuit, protective device coordination, and arc flash studies (in-house or with study partners) and integrate results into the design.
Drive interdisciplinary coordination (mechanical, controls, FP, structural/architectural, BIM/VDC) to resolve clearances, routing, constructability, and phasing.
Perform senior-level QA/QC reviews to ensure code compliance, client standards alignment, and consistent deliverable quality across program work.
Support client and contractor engagement: design reviews, OAC meetings, RFIs/submittals, field observations, and technical issue resolution.
Mentor designers and engineers; support development of details, templates, and repeatable standards for program delivery.