Data Center Engineering Lead, NA — Global Lifecycle & BIM

Eaton Corporation; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 165,000 - 242,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton Corporation in North America is seeking a senior leader to drive lifecycle engineering for data center design, coordinating with global engineering and centers of excellence. You will shape solutions across electrical, mechanical, cooling, and digital domains, aligning regional needs with global standards.

You will mentor regional teams, influence across matrixed organizations, and advance repeatable, modular designs while ensuring adherence to NEC/NFPA/UL and local codes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering.
• 12+ years of engineering experience, including significant data center or other mission-critical infrastructure experience.
• Strong understanding of both electrical and mechanical data center infrastructure.
• Experience working with major customers on complex engineering programs from early design through execution.
• Experience working across global and matrixed organizations and influencing teams without direct authority.
• Experience developing standardized, modular, or repeatable engineering solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead data center design engineering across the full customer lifecycle, from customer requirements and solution development through tender, design, and execution
• Partner with Account Executives and technical teams on major hyperscale, neocloud, colocation, and strategic customer programs.
• Develop integrated electrical, mechanical, cooling, controls, modular, and digital solutions for data center customers.
• Connect North America with Eaton's global engineering teams and Centers of Excellence to bring the right expertise and resources to customer programs.
• Adapt proven global solutions to North American customer requirements, codes, manufacturing capabilities, and execution practices.
• Create more repeatable and standardized solutions, including reference designs, eHouses, skids, power trains, and other modular infrastructure.
• Provide senior technical leadership on major tenders, design reviews, technical risks, execution challenges, and value engineering.
• Drive greater use of BIM and digital engineering tools to improve design coordination, reuse, speed, and execution.
• Build regional engineering capability through mentoring, knowledge sharing, and access to global technical specialists.

Skills

Data center engineering

Electrical infrastructure

Mechanical infrastructure

Global/matrixed collaboration

BIM & digital engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Revit

AutoCAD

Navisworks

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Job description

Eaton Corporation in North America is seeking a senior leader to drive lifecycle engineering for data center design, coordinating with global engineering and centers of excellence. You will shape solutions across electrical, mechanical, cooling, and digital domains, aligning regional needs with global standards.

You will mentor regional teams, influence across matrixed organizations, and advance repeatable, modular designs while ensuring adherence to NEC/NFPA/UL and local codes.