Senior Electrical Design Engineer - AI Infrastructure

Hamilton Barnes Associates Limited; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 117,000 - 143,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus scheme

Share scheme

Pension scheme

Flexible hybrid working

EMEA travel

Job summary

Hamilton Barnes Associates Limited is seeking a senior electrical engineering leader to define design strategy for AI infrastructure across international hyperscale data centres. You will provide technical leadership on site acquisition, due diligence, and design, shaping electrical standards for global campuses.

This role involves leading end-to-end design reviews, overseeing MV/LV distribution, substations, UPS, generators, and critical power, and collaborating with engineering, acquisitions

Qualifications

• Extensive experience designing electrical systems for hyperscale or large-scale data centers.
• Strong background in mission-critical environments, ideally supporting global infrastructure programs.
• Experience assessing technical feasibility of new sites or early-stage data center development projects.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end electrical facilities design strategy across new hyperscale builds and major campus expansions.
• Travel regularly across EMEA and internationally to assess prospective data center sites with Site Acquisition and Technical Due Diligence teams.
• Evaluate site electrical infrastructure, identify technical risks, constraints and feasibility before land or capacity is acquired.
• Define and standardise electrical design principles across multiple global regions.
• Lead design reviews, ensuring scalability, efficiency and operational resilience.
• Provide technical oversight across substations, MV/LV distribution, UPS, generators and critical power infrastructure.
• Act as the senior technical authority for complex design decisions and engineering trade-offs.
• Collaborate with design consultants, utilities, vendors, construction and operations teams throughout the project lifecycle.
• Support commissioning strategy and ensure a seamless transition from construction into live operations.
• Drive long term capacity planning, AI-ready power architecture and design innovation across the global portfolio.

Skills

Hyperscale data centers

Electrical design leadership

MV/LV distribution

Substations

UPS & generators

Site acquisition support

Technical due diligence

Stakeholder management

International travel

Job description

Looking for a role with plenty of growth opportunities?

Join a rapidly scaling AI-focused hyperscaler delivering the next generation of high-density, GPU-powered data centres across Europe and globally. Backed by significant investment and an ambitious expansion strategy, the organisation is building the infrastructure that will power the future of AI at hyperscale.

This opportunity is ideal for a senior electrical engineering leader looking to define the design strategy behind global AI infrastructure. You'll provide technical leadership across site acquisition, technical due diligence, design, and construction, shaping electrical standards for hyperscale campuses while working closely with executive stakeholders, construction teams, and operations leaders to support large-scale international expansion.

Responsibilities:

• Own end to end electrical facilities design strategy across new hyperscale builds and major campus expansions
• Travel regularly across EMEA and internationally to assess prospective data center sites alongside the Site Acquisition and Technical Due Diligence teams
• Evaluate site electrical infrastructure, identifying technical risks, constraints and feasibility before land or capacity is acquired
• Define and standardise electrical design principles across multiple global regions
• Lead design reviews, ensuring scalability, efficiency and operational resilience
• Provide technical oversight across substations, MV/LV distribution, UPS, generators and critical power infrastructure
• Act as the senior technical authority for complex design decisions and engineering trade offs
• Collaborate with design consultants, utilities, vendors, construction and operations teams throughout the project lifecycle
• Support commissioning strategy and ensure a seamless transition from construction into live operations
• Drive long term capacity planning, AI ready power architecture and design innovation across the global portfolio

Required Skills/Qualifications:

• Extensive experience designing electrical systems for hyperscale or large scale data centers
• Strong background within mission critical environments, ideally supporting global infrastructure programmes
• Experience assessing technical feasibility of new sites or supporting early stage data center development projects
• Deep understanding of substations, MV/LV distribution, UPS, generators and critical electrical infrastructure
• Experience influencing designs from concept through construction and commissioning
• Comfortable travelling regularly across Europe with occasional wider international travel
• Confident reviewing and challenging consultant and vendor designs at a senior level
• Strong stakeholder management skills with experience working across engineering, acquisitions and executive leadership teams

Benefits:

• Bonus scheme
• Share scheme
• Pension scheme
• Flexible hybrid working
• EMEA based with regular international travel
• Opportunity to influence the global rollout of next generation AI hyperscale campuses

Salary:

• Up to €130,000 gross per year