Director, Electrical Engineering – AI Data Center Scale

Nscale; United States; Remote; USD 170,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Base salary and equity

Remote-first team

Job summary

Nscale's Director of Electrical Engineering - North America leads the electrical basis of design across the U.S. data center portfolio, defining MV/LV distribution architectures and controls for high-density AI deployments.

You will set standards to enable rapid, reliable expansion, and oversee electrical due diligence for greenfield, brownfield, and colocation sites while building a high-performing engineering team across North America.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• 5+ years in electrical engineering for mission-critical facilities, with data center design experience.
• 3+ years in engineering leadership, managing people or multi-site programs.
• Strong understanding of MV/LV distribution, switchgear, UPS, generators, ATS/STS, grounding, and commissioning.

Responsibilities

• Lead concept, schematic, and detailed design reviews for new builds and expansions.
• Establish and maintain electrical design standards and reference architectures.
• Lead electrical due diligence for greenfield, brownfield, and colocation sites.
• Define and negotiate electrical lease exhibits and technical schedules.
• Build and lead a high-performing team of engineers across the U.S.

Skills

Leadership

Electrical design

High-density AI

Due diligence

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) license

Tools

MV/LV distribution

Switchgear & protection

Power distribution design standards

Job description

Nscale's Director of Electrical Engineering - North America leads the electrical basis of design across the U.S. data center portfolio, defining MV/LV distribution architectures and controls for high-density AI deployments.

You will set standards to enable rapid, reliable expansion, and oversee electrical due diligence for greenfield, brownfield, and colocation sites while building a high-performing engineering team across North America.