Senior Electrical Engineer, Data Centers
Houston, TX - USA
Job Summary
is building the backbone of energy and AI infrastructure powering grid-safe data centers and mission-critical facilities. The company supplies and operates hyperscale power systems that solve the toughest resilience challenges delivering custom solutions for AI data centers mission-critical facilities and front-of-the-meter assets. ON recently announced a 5GW partnership with 3GW currently under construction across multiple hyperscale data center campuses. With patented technology and proprietary softwaredevelops projects worldwide that set new benchmarks for resilience.
The Hyperscale Datacenter Senior Electrical Engineer is the senior electrical authority forpresence at hyperscale colocation enterprise and AI-focused data centers. This role is focused on data center electrical engineering while maintaining utility-interface fluency to translate customer operator substation and site-infrastructure requirements into deployable product requirements interfaces and reference electrical designs.
Key Responsibilities
Reference Architectures & System Definition
- Inform the end-to-end electrical reference architectures forproducts across hyperscale colocation enterprise and AI factory topologies LVandMV distribution data center substation interfaces and next-generation 800 Vdc designs.
- Define single-line diagrams redundancy models substation interface assumptions and fault-tolerance strategies for UPS BESS PCS microgrid and EMS integration.
- Establish and enforce Interface Control Documents (ICDs) between equipment and upstream utility downstream IT load and site controls.
Requirements Engineering
- Own the requirements traceability matrix from customer SOW to system architecture to subsystem to component test.
- Define compliance boundaries against applicable standards such as TIA-942 ASHRAE TC 9.9 and IEC 62040.
Customer & Ecosystem Engagement
- Act as the technical face to hyperscale colocation and AI infrastructure customers throughout new product development.
- Lead architecture reviews with project engineering teams data center operators and chip / server OEMs.
- Represent in industry workinggroups andcodify insights intotechnologyroadmaps.
Product & Technology Roadmap
- Inform the architectural roadmap forproduct architectures.
- Evaluate emerging DC power distribution solid-state transformer and grid-interactive architectures; recommend build / buy / partner strategies.
- Own vendor evaluation and technology partner scorecards from a systems-fit perspective.
Experience & Requirements
- Education:B.S. in Electrical Engineering Power Systems Engineering or related field required. M.S. preferred; PhD acceptablewherepaired with substantial applied data center electrical design experience.
- Experience:5 years in data center electrical systems mission-critical facilities hyperscale infrastructure or A&E engineering serving hyperscale / colocation customers.
- Domain Depth:Hyperscale and colocation electrical topologies from utility service entrance data center substation design MV/LV distribution UPS and BESS integration redundancy strategy fault isolation and server rack PDU interface requirements.
Preferred Experience
- Architected power delivery for AI training clusters (>100 kW / rack liquid-cooled coincident load dynamics).
- Prior work as a hyperscaler owners engineer colocation infrastructure lead or MEP principal for mission-critical facilities.
- Published contributions to OCP Uptime IEEE PES or CIGRE.
- Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred especially wherepaired with hands-on data center substation or mission-critical electrical design ownership.
- U.S. Person status or ability to support DOE / national-lab collaborations where U.S. Person eligibility is required.
For US-based roles - What youll get:
- Competitive salary annual performance-based bonus eligibility
- Medical dental and vision insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Paid time off and company holidays
For Mexico-based roles - What youll get:
- Competitive salary annual performance bonus eligibility
- Christmas Bonus (Aguinaldo): 30 days
- Major medical expenses and life insurance
- Paid time off and holidays (per local policy)
For all roles:
- Professional development and growth opportunities
- Opportunity to grow with a mission-driven team shaping the future of clean energy
- Equal Opportunity: is committed to equal employment opportunity and to maintaining a work environment free of harassment discrimination or retaliation.
- Accommodations: If you need an accommodation during the application process email
- Benefits vary by role and location and are subject to change.
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Required Experience:
Senior IC