Electrical Engineering Lead

LiquidStack; Carrollton (TX); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

LiquidStack is expanding its Texas-based engineering team to design, develop, and deliver large CDUs and skidded Direct-to-Chip platforms for hyperscale, Colocation, and AI workloads. You will lead electrical design, ensure UL/NEC/NFPA compliance, and drive NRTL certification activities for US-built systems.

You will mentor junior engineers, coordinate with our Hong Kong team, and own architecture, schematics, and validation efforts from concept through FAT and on-site commissioning.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of industrial electrical design experience.
• Deep expertise in UL 508A, NFPA 79, and NEC.
• Experience leading NRTL certification efforts for industrial equipment.

Responsibilities

• Design power distribution and control wiring for skidded CDUs, including main disconnects, branch circuits, VFDs, and instrumentation.
• Develop electrical schematics, panel layouts, and wiring diagrams (AutoCAD Electrical, EPLAN, or SolidWorks Electrical).
• Ensure compliance with UL 508A, NFPA 79, NEC (NFPA 70), and applicable local codes.
• Coordinate with NRTLs (UL, Intertek, CSA) on listings and field labels for US-built systems.
• Support panel build, FAT, and on-site commissioning.
• Collaborate with the Hong Kong electrical team on shared component selection and architecture.
• Own electrical architecture for new CDU platforms, including short-circuit and arc-flash analysis.
• Lead NRTL engagement and certification strategy.
• Establish electrical design standards and review gates.
• Mentor the Electrical Engineer and Electrical Technician.

Skills

Electrical design

UL 508A

NFPA 79

NEC

NRTL certification

Tools

AutoCAD Electrical

EPLAN

SolidWorks Electrical

Job description

LiquidStack is the established leader in liquid cooling for data center, HPC, and AI workloads, with manufacturing, R&D, and headquarters in Carrollton, Texas and a longstanding engineering presence in Hong Kong. As part of Trane Technologies, we are scaling our US-based engineering capability to augment our Hong Kong team. The new Texas engineering team will focus on the design, development, and delivery of large Coolant Distribution Units (CDUs) and skidded direct-to-chip platforms, including our GigaModular™ CDU family — for hyperscale, colocation, and AI infrastructure customers. The team will own manufacturability, ETL / CSA / CE / NEC / NRTL compliance, and customer-facing engineering for these product families, working in close collaboration with the Hong Kong team on shared architecture and component engineering. The Electrical team is responsible for power distribution, motor control, instrumentation wiring, and end-to-end UL / NRTL compliance for CDU and skidded platforms.

Role Summary

Senior individual contributor and technical authority on electrical design and global electrical code compliance.

Key Responsibilities

• Design power distribution and control wiring for skidded CDUs, including main disconnects, branch circuits, VFDs, and instrumentation.
• Develop electrical schematics, panel layouts, and wiring diagrams (AutoCAD Electrical, EPLAN, or SolidWorks Electrical).
• Ensure compliance with UL 508A, NFPA 79, NEC (NFPA 70), and applicable local codes.
• Coordinate with NRTLs (UL, Intertek, CSA) on listings and field labels for US-built systems.
• Support panel build, factory acceptance testing(FAT), and on-site commissioning.
• Collaborate with the Hong Kong electrical team on shared component selection and architecture.

Additional Responsibilities

• Own electrical architecture for new CDU platforms, including short-circuit and arc-flash analysis.
• Lead NRTL engagement and certification strategy.
• Establish electrical design standards and review gates.
• Mentor the Electrical Engineer and Electrical Technician.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of industrial electrical design experience.
• Deep expertise in UL 508A, NFPA 79, and NEC.
• Experience leading NRTL certification efforts for industrial equipment.