Electrical Designer, Data Center Power Systems

Gigaenergy

United States

On-site

USD 90,000 - 120,000

Full time

9 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Equity in startup

401(k) with employer match

Unlimited PTO

Parental leave

FSA/HSA

Commuter benefits

On-site collaboration

Job summary

Giga is seeking an Electrical Designer to craft power systems for data center and power generation projects. You will own end‑to‑end design packages in AutoCAD and coordinate in Revit with other disciplines, delivering buildable layouts and documentation for fast-moving projects.

Based in one of our hubs (San Francisco, Long Beach, Houston), this full‑time onsite role requires strong NEC/NFPA knowledge, 5+ years of electrical design, and a collaborative mindset to advance AI infrastructure at

Qualifications

5+ years of electrical design experience on industrial, utility, power generation, data center, or heavy commercial facility projects.
Advanced AutoCAD skills with deep design and production capabilities.
Ability to read, navigate, and coordinate within Revit models for multi-discipline clash detection.
Familiarity with NEC/NFPA 70 and applicable electrical design standards.
Strong written and verbal communication skills and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

Produce the electrical design package for data center and power generation sites: single-line diagrams, equipment layouts, grounding and lightning protection plans, raceway and cable tray routing, lighting and receptacle plans, panel schedules, cable and conduit schedules, and connection details.
Develop electrical site plans, ductbank and trench layouts, conduit routing, equipment pad layouts, and associated cable/conduit schedules.
Coordinate your design against the federated Revit model — navigating structural, mechanical, piping, and civil disciplines in 3D to catch conflicts and resolve clashes before they become field issues.
Develop and maintain medium-voltage distribution design from the utility or generation source through switchgear, transformers, and substation-to-skid interconnections.
Build and maintain the drawing set in AutoCAD to Giga standards: title blocks, layering, symbol libraries, xrefs, and revision control that hold up across multiple concurrent projects.
Support electrical design calculations that drive the drawings, including conductor and conduit sizing, voltage drop, load tabulations, ampacity and derating, under the direction of the responsible Electrical Engineer.
Route and size power, control, and instrumentation cabling between generation equipment, switchgear, transformers, and balance-of-plant loads.
Design to code and standard: NEC/NFPA 70, NFPA 70E, NFPA 855, IEEE, NESC, and local AHJ requirements, including area classification where applicable.
Take vendor equipment submittals and turn them into design reality — verifying dimensions, terminations, clearances, and interface points against the layout before drawings go out.
Support permitting and utility interconnection by producing the drawings and exhibits those submittals require, and turning review comments around quickly.
Issue drawings through the company document control process in Autodesk Forma, participate in Bluebeam design reviews, and resolve reviewer comments on schedule.
Support Procurement with electrical bills of material, equipment schedules, and technical inputs to requisitions and bid evaluations.
Field-verify existing conditions, incorporate construction redlines, and produce accurate as-built drawings at project close.
Answer RFIs from construction and field crews with clear, buildable direction, and get to site when the drawings need eyes on the real thing.
Work directly with the responsible Electrical Engineer on design intent, and take a package from concept through IFC with minimal hand-holding.
Contribute to Giga's design standards, templates, and detail library so the next project starts further ahead than the last one.
Support constructability and cost reviews, flagging where a design decision will hurt schedule, price, or maintainability.
Perform other electrical design tasks as assigned.