Electrical Design Engineer

JDL Recruitment; Amsterdam; Remote; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

JDL Recruitment partners with a leading AI cloud infrastructure company to hire an Electrical Design Engineer in the Netherlands. This permanent, full-time role offers remote work from anywhere in the Netherlands with occasional travel as needed, and a chance to shape electrical standards for their data centre growth.

You will lead electrical due diligence, own power distribution and capacity planning, review grid connections and equipment choices, and hand over validated scope to delivery

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
• 8+ years in electrical engineering on mission critical facilities.
• Strong knowledge of MV distribution, switchgear, UPS, generators, and grid connections.
• Understanding of capacity planning, redundancy topology and capex trade-offs.
• Experience in feasibility or due diligence work is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead electrical due diligence on new sites, existing facilities, colocation capacity and build-to-suit opportunities.
• Own power distribution, capacity and equipment assumptions feeding the pre-construction risk register.
• Assess grid connections, substations, on-site generation and redundancy strategies against projected IT load.
• Give Go / No-Go recommendations on electrical feasibility before deals close.
• Review lead times and capex trade-offs on transformers, switchgear, UPS and generators across candidate sites.
• Help write the technical standards, design criteria and readiness gates for future acquisitions.
• Act as the main electrical interface across Site Selection, Development, Energy, Delivery and utility providers.
• Hand over technically validated electrical scope to Delivery, ready for construction.

Skills

Electrical engineering

MV distribution

Switchgear

UPS

Generators

Grid connections

Capacity planning

Redundancy topology

Feasibility / due diligence

Communication skills

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Tools

EPMS/BMS integration

Job description

JDL Recruitment are delighted to be partnering with a leading AI cloud infrastructure company as they look to expand their team with an Electrical Design Engineer in the Netherlands.

This is a permanent, full-time position, working remotely from anywhere in the Netherlands with occasional travel. You’ll be joining a small team that’s building the function from the ground up, assessing new sites and setting the technical standards for their AI data centre growth. A competitive package is on offer.

Responsibilities:

• Lead electrical due diligence on new sites, existing facilities, colocation capacity and build-to-suit opportunities
• Own power distribution, capacity and equipment assumptions feeding the pre-construction risk register
• Assess grid connections, substations, on-site generation and redundancy strategies (N, N+1, 2N) against projected IT load
• Give Go / No-Go recommendations on electrical feasibility before deals close
• Review lead times and capex trade-offs on transformers, switchgear, UPS and generators across candidate sites
• Help write the technical standards, design criteria and readiness gates for future acquisitions
• Act as the main electrical interface across Site Selection, Development, Energy, Delivery and utility providers
• Hand over technically validated electrical scope to Delivery, ready for construction

Requirements:

• 8+ years in electrical engineering on mission critical facilities. Data centre experience is a bonus, but not essential
• Degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline
• Strong knowledge of MV distribution, switchgear, UPS, generators and grid connections
• Understanding of capacity planning, redundancy topology and capex trade-offs
• Experience in feasibility or due diligence work is a plus
• EPMS/BMS integration, commissioning, grid connection agreements or a chartered/PE qualification are a plus
• Comfortable working in a fast-moving, build-from-scratch environment
• Strong communication and presentation skills