Electrical Engineer, Data Center

Electrical Engineer, Data Center

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, California

Our client is expanding a portfolio of advanced digital infrastructure designed to support some of today's most demanding computing environments. They are seeking an Electrical Engineer, Data Center to help deliver resilient, high-capacity facilities where power availability, reliability, and execution are mission critical. This is an opportunity to work directly across the lifecycle of complex data center projects, from engineering and equipment selection through construction, commissioning, and operational readiness.

This Role Offers:

• Competitive base compensation depending on experience and qualifications.
• Exposure to projects from early engineering and planning through construction, commissioning, and operations.
• Collaboration with electrical, mechanical, controls, construction, and facility operations professionals.
• Opportunity to expand technical ownership as facilities and infrastructure requirements grow.
• Hands-on experience with large-scale critical power systems supporting high-density computing environments.

Focus:

• Support electrical engineering and design activities for new and expanding data center infrastructure.
• Review one-line diagrams, technical submittals, equipment documentation, electrical calculations, and construction packages to help ensure designs meet project requirements.
• Coordinate electrical requirements across mechanical, controls, structural, construction, networking, and facility operations teams.
• Provide engineering support in the field during equipment installation, startup, functional testing, commissioning, and turnover.
• Evaluate critical power equipment and distribution approaches with attention to reliability, redundancy, maintainability, efficiency, and constructability.
• Work with utilities, engineering partners, contractors, and equipment manufacturers on service needs, capacity requirements, equipment integration, and site development.
• Investigate electrical infrastructure issues, contribute to root cause analysis, and identify opportunities to strengthen system performance and reliability.
• Maintain electrical specifications, equipment requirements, technical documentation, and engineering records while supporting evolving facility needs.

Skill Set:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• Approximately 3 to 7 years of electrical engineering experience, with data center experience required.
• Working knowledge of critical electrical distribution infrastructure, including switchgear, transformers, UPS systems, standby generation, PDUs, and busway.
• Experience performing or reviewing electrical engineering analyses such as load studies, short circuit calculations, protection coordination, and equipment sizing.
• Ability to interpret one-line diagrams, electrical drawings, equipment specifications, technical submittals, and construction documentation.
• Familiarity with applicable electrical codes and standards, including NEC, NFPA, IEEE, NEMA, and UL requirements.
• Experience with electrical engineering and design platforms such as ETAP, SKM, AutoCAD, Revit, or comparable tools.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills, with experience supporting critical electrical systems through design, construction, commissioning, or operations.

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