Lead Electrical Engineer, Power Distribution (Data Centers) in , United States

Remote (US) | Competitive + Bonus + Profit Share | Permanent

The company
Our client develops and operates 10 to 20 MW data centers for AI and cloud customers across the US. The business is scaling quickly with a steady pipeline of new builds, and is now bringing electrical design in house for the first time.

The role
As the lead electrical engineer, you will own power distribution from the utility service to the critical load. You will design, review and stamp the work yourself, partner with an engineering team, and build the electrical function as the portfolio grows. This suits a senior engineer, technical lead or working manager who wants to build out their own team.

What you'll do

Lead MV and LV distribution design, including transformers, switchgear, switchboards, busway, UPS and generator integration

Run or direct one line, load flow, short circuit, arc flash and coordination studies

Serve as Engineer of Record and seal drawings and calculations

Coordinate with utilities on service requests, load letters, interconnection and energization

Write specs, review bids and submittals, and attend factory testing for long lead equipment

Support construction and commissioning on site and sign off on test results

Create design standards and repeatable reference designs, and hire the team that delivers them

What you bring

Active PE in electrical engineering (any US state)

BSEE, with a power systems focus a plus

7+ years of MV/LV distribution design, recently in data centers or mission critical facilities

Working knowledge of ETAP, SKM or similar, plus NEC, NFPA 70E, IEEE and ANSI standards

Field experience taking projects through construction, testing and energization

Experience leading or mentoring engineers and a desire to build a team

Nice to have

Substation, large load interconnection, onsite , battery storage or microgrid experience

Owner's engineer or developer side background

Why this role

Shape the electrical practice from day one

Opportunity to build your own team, with a title matched to your experience

Fully remote, with travel to project sites as needed

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