Data Center Electrical Engineer — AI Power & 100% Uptime

Supermicro; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Supermicro in San Jose, CA is hiring a Data Center Electrical Engineer to maintain, operate, troubleshoot, and optimize critical electrical infrastructure for high-density AI/ML compute environments. The role ensures 100% uptime for liquid-cooled and air-cooled GPU racks, UPS systems, switchgear, and power distribution networks.

You will lead operations, perform commissioning and testing, coordinate with mechanical and cooling teams, monitor EPMS/SCADA/BMS telemetry, and respond to outages or

Qualifications

• Critical power systems experience including UPS, switchgear, ATS, diesel generators, PDUs, RPPs and busways.
• High-density AI power infrastructure expertise with 3-phase distribution and phase balancing.
• Experience monitoring EPMS/SCADA/BMS data and performing IR thermography.
• Experience electrical commissioning, load bank testing and rack burn-in.
• Ability to coordinate with mechanical, cooling and cabling teams during deployments.
• Strong incident response, RCA support and safety procedures knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Operations & Maintenance: Inspect, service, and maintain UPS, switchgear, ATS, diesel generators, PDUs, and busways.
• AI Rack Provisioning: Handle circuit provisioning, whip runs, smart PDU installs, and phase balancing for high-density GPUs.
• Cross-Functional Coordination: Work with mechanical, liquid cooling, and cabling teams during rack commissioning and testing.
• Monitoring & Diagnostics: Monitor EPMS, SCADA, and BMS; analyze alarms, THD, and load variances; perform IR thermography.
• Emergency Response: Serve as 24/7 responder for outages, generator failovers, breaker trips; support RCA.

Skills

Critical Power Systems

High-Density AI Power

Monitoring & Diagnostics

Commissioning & Testing

Troubleshooting & Incident Response

Safety & Procedures

Tools

EPMS

SCADA

BMS

Job description

Supermicro in San Jose, CA is hiring a Data Center Electrical Engineer to maintain, operate, troubleshoot, and optimize critical electrical infrastructure for high-density AI/ML compute environments. The role ensures 100% uptime for liquid-cooled and air-cooled GPU racks, UPS systems, switchgear, and power distribution networks.

You will lead operations, perform commissioning and testing, coordinate with mechanical and cooling teams, monitor EPMS/SCADA/BMS telemetry, and respond to outages or