Data Center Electrical Design Lead

Eaton Group; Montbonnot-Saint-Martin; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Internal promotion opportunities

Eaton University learning & growth

Wellbeing and safety programs

Job summary

Eaton Corporation is seeking a France-based Data Center Design Manager (Electrical) to lead the electrical design for mission critical facilities. You will oversee the design lifecycle from concept through construction, while guiding a multidisciplinary team and ensuring high-quality, scalable electrical solutions.

The role demands hands-on electrical design, strong leadership, and a strategic mindset to drive innovation, value engineering, and alignment with project goals.

Qualifications

• BSc / MSc in Electrical Engineering. A Master’s degree is preferred.
• 8–10 years of experience in electrical engineering for mission critical facilities.
• Experience delivering full electrical engineering services for mission critical facilities.

Responsibilities

• Act as Design Manager on data centre projects, leading the electrical design scope from concept to construction support.
• Remain hands-on in electrical design, providing technical leadership for critical facilities.
• Lead and coordinate electrical engineers and SMEs within a multidisciplinary design team.
• Manage design deliverables, resources, schedules and quality across projects.
• Provide expert technical guidance and mentoring to the DC Design & Engineering team.
• Develop and uphold electrical design standards, procedures and best practices.
• Review and approve electrical designs, calculations, and specifications; facilitate peer reviews.
• Attend client, contractor and Eaton internal meetings as the technical lead.

Skills

Electrical design leadership

Team leadership

Strategic thinking

Problem solving

MV/LV power distribution

Transformers

UPS and standby gensets

Electrical codes & standards

Value engineering

AutoCAD / Revit

Multilingual (Spanish/Italian/French &

Education

BSc / MSc in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

Job description

Eaton Corporation is seeking a France-based Data Center Design Manager (Electrical) to lead the electrical design for mission critical facilities. You will oversee the design lifecycle from concept through construction, while guiding a multidisciplinary team and ensuring high-quality, scalable electrical solutions.

The role demands hands-on electrical design, strong leadership, and a strategic mindset to drive innovation, value engineering, and alignment with project goals.