Director, AI Load Power Strategy

Nscale; New York (NY); On-site; USD 160,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Flexible paid time off

Parental leave

Retirement plan participation

Job summary

NScale seeks a Director of AI Load Power Strategy in New York to lead the development of power strategy for AI/GPU loads across the data center portfolio. You will translate AI growth into concrete capacity requirements and lead a team of staff engineers delivering power strategy and analysis.

You will partner with utility development and procurement, balance grid and on-site generation, and set standards for load design with a focus on reliability and cost efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 8–12+ years in power systems engineering for high-density or data center loads.
• Strong understanding of load profiles, power quality, and system studies.
• Proven experience leading or mentoring engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain load forecasts for AI/GPU growth, translate into capacity requirements.
• Analyze AI/GPU power profiles and implications for infrastructure design.
• Partner with Utility Development and Power Procurement on capacity alignment.
• Evaluate power strategies combining grid and on-site generation for reliability and cost.
• Provide engineering leadership on power design driven by AI/GPU loads.
• Collaborate on design coordination for high-density loads with Grid Engineering.
• Support system studies (load flow, short-circuit, reliability) for AI/GPU loads.
• Lead and develop Staff Engineers supporting AI load power strategy.
• Set technical standards and quality expectations for load analysis and design.
• Communicate strategy to Development, Operations, and executives.

Skills

Electrical Engineering

Power systems engineering

Team leadership

Data center power design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or Power Systems

Job description

NScale is the GPU cloud engineered for AI. We provide cost-effective, high-performance infrastructure for AI start-ups and large enterprise customers. NScale enables AI-focused companies to achieve superior results by reducing the complexity of AI development. Our GPU cloud bolsters technical capabilities and directly supports strategic business outcomes, including cost management, rapid innovation, and environmental responsibility.

At NScale, our Design and Construction team plays a critical role in delivering data center facilities that are optimized for AI deployments.

We thrive on a culture of relentless innovation, ownership, and accountability, where every team member takes pride in their work and drives it with excellence and urgency. As an NScaler, you'll build trust through openness and transparency, where everyone is inspired to do their best work. If you join our team, you'll be contributing to building the technology that powers the future

About the Role

• We are looking for a Director of AI Load Power Strategy to lead the development of power strategy specific to AI/GPU load profiles for NScale's data center portfolio.
• This leader will own translation of AI/GPU compute growth scenarios into concrete power design and capacity requirements.
• You will lead a team of Staff Engineers delivering AI load power strategy and analysis.

What You'll be Doing (Responsibilities)

• Build and maintain load forecasts based on AI/GPU growth scenarios, translating them into power capacity and design requirements.
• Analyze unique power profiles of AI/GPU workloads (e.g., transient loads, high density) and their implications for infrastructure design.
• Partner with Utility Development and Power Procurement to align load strategy with available capacity.
• Evaluate power supply strategies combining grid supply and on-site/behind-the-meter generation to meet AI/GPU load requirements, balancing reliability, schedule, and cost.
• Provide engineering leadership on power design requirements driven by AI/GPU load characteristics.
• Collaborate with Substation & Grid Engineering on design coordination for high-density loads.
• Support system studies (load flow, short-circuit, reliability) reflecting AI/GPU load profiles.
• Guide integration of generation, UPS, BESS, and microgrid controllers to improve resilience for AI/GPU workloads.
• Lead and develop a team of Staff Engineers supporting AI load power strategy.
• Set technical standards and quality expectations for load analysis and design recommendations.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Communicate AI load power strategy and its implications to Development, Operations, and executive leadership.
• Act as the subject matter expert on AI/GPU load and power topics.

About You (Skills / Qualifications)

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• 8-12+ years of experience in power systems engineering, with exposure to high-density or data center loads.
• Strong technical understanding of load profiles, power quality, and system studies.
• Demonstrated success leading or mentoring engineering teams.

Preferred

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or Power Systems.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• Experience with AI/GPU or HPC data center power design.

At NScale, we are committed to fostering an inclusive, diverse, and equitable workplace. We believe that a variety of perspectives enriches our work environment, and we encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, experiences, and abilities. We strongly encourage applications from people of colour, the LGBTQ+ community, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, parents, carers, and people from lower socio-economic backgrounds.

If there's anything we can do to accommodate your specific situation, please let us know.

The responsibilities outlined in this job description are not exhaustive and are intended to provide a general overview of the position. The employee may be required to perform additional duties, tasks, and responsibilities as assigned by management, consistent with the skills and qualifications required for the role.

Salary Range

$160,000 - $300,000 USD

The range below reflects the base salary for the position. Actual compensation may vary based on job-related factors such as skill set, experience, education, and location. In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for bonus, equity, and/or commission programs. Nscale may offer a competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, flexible paid time off, parental leave, and retirement plan participation.