Electrical Engineer
Location: Seattle, WA or San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Our client, an organization specializing in advanced technology infrastructure, is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer to support the development and delivery of sophisticated data center facilities. This position will play an important role in evaluating infrastructure capabilities, developing electrical design strategies, and supporting projects from initial planning through operational readiness.
This opportunity is well suited for an engineering professional who enjoys solving complex power distribution challenges, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, and taking ownership of technical decisions that influence long-term facility performance.
This Role Offers
- Opportunity to contribute to technically challenging infrastructure projects supporting advanced computing environments.
- Significant involvement in electrical engineering decisions, from early feasibility evaluations through facility commissioning.
- A collaborative setting with direct interaction across engineering, construction, and operational functions.
- Opportunity to establish engineering practices and technical standards that support future infrastructure initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Evaluate potential facility locations by examining electrical service availability, utility coordination, system reliability, and future capacity requirements.
- Establish electrical design criteria and develop technical documentation covering power distribution, backup systems, and supporting infrastructure.
- Direct electrical engineering activities involving medium- and low-voltage equipment, transformers, switchgear, generators, UPS systems, and related components.
- Coordinate with engineering consultants, contractors, and project partners to review technical deliverables, resolve design concerns, and maintain project alignment.
- Collaborate with mechanical and infrastructure teams to ensure electrical systems accommodate equipment demands and integrated cooling requirements.
- Provide engineering oversight during construction, equipment testing, commissioning, and the transition into facility operations.
- Support equipment planning, supplier coordination, maintenance strategies, and the development of consistent electrical engineering standards.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a closely related technical discipline.
- At least seven years of electrical engineering experience, including four or more years supporting data centers or comparable mission-critical environments.
- Demonstrated experience evaluating electrical infrastructure feasibility and establishing engineering design requirements for critical facilities.
- Strong technical understanding of medium- and low-voltage distribution, utility connections, backup generation, UPS configurations, and redundant power architectures.
- Experience directing external engineering partners and reviewing electrical drawings, system calculations, specifications, and construction documentation.
- Familiarity with applicable electrical codes, safety practices, and industry standards, including NEC, NFPA 70E, IEEE, and data center reliability classifications.
- Ability to communicate technical considerations, project risks, and engineering recommendations to diverse stakeholders.
- Professional Engineer licensure, an advanced engineering degree, or experience with high-density computing infrastructure is advantageous.
- Additional exposure to large-scale data center operations, energy storage, or alternative power solutions is beneficial.
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