Electrical Engineer, Data Center Systems & Design

Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Oak Ridge (TN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Oak Ridge National Laboratory seeks an Electrical Engineer to support a new Government Computing Facility data center project. The role provides electrical design oversight, field support, and coordination with ORNL subject matter experts, design teams, and contractors.

The candidate will assist in planning, design, and turnover of electrical systems, including power distribution, telecommunications, and facility automation, ensuring safety, cost, schedule, and quality targets are met.

Qualifications

• BS degree in electrical engineering or other relevant discipline from an ABET-accredited institution.
• A minimum of 5 years of working experience in electrical engineering for new construction, renovation, plant operations, power distribution, communications, plant automation, and/or SCADA systems.
• Experience supporting design, design reviews, construction oversight, field inspections, commissioning, testing, and technical issue resolution for facility electrical systems.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and perform electrical engineering and design oversight for data center projects, including facility power distribution, telecommunications, instrumentation and controls, and related electrical infrastructure.
• Support planning, design, construction, commissioning, and turnover of electrical systems for mission-critical data center facilities within scope, schedule, budget, and available funding.
• Develop and review project definitions, conceptual electrical system designs, scopes of work, methods of accomplishment, design documents, specifications, cost estimates, schedules, and construction/procurement packages.
• Review and approve electrical design documents, change orders, material requisitions, calculations, studies, and specifications for construction or procurement use.

Skills

Project coordination

Cross-team collaboration

Documentation management

Education

ABET-accredited BS in Electrical Engineering

Tools

SKM

ETAP

EasyPower

Job description

Oak Ridge National Laboratory seeks an Electrical Engineer to support a new Government Computing Facility data center project. The role provides electrical design oversight, field support, and coordination with ORNL subject matter experts, design teams, and contractors.

The candidate will assist in planning, design, and turnover of electrical systems, including power distribution, telecommunications, and facility automation, ensuring safety, cost, schedule, and quality targets are met.