Director, AI Load Power Strategy & Data Center Innovation

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 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.