Lead Data Center Power Systems Engineer

Eaton; Appleton (WI); On-site; USD 97,000 - 143,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid overtime (premium pay)

Company vehicle

Job summary

Eaton's Electrical Engineering Services & Systems (EESS) division seeks a Lead Data Center Controls Engineer – Power Systems to design, develop, test, and implement protection and control solutions for hyperscale data centers using PLCs, RTUs, HMIs, and relays.

You will lead projects, coordinate with PMs, drive schedules, ensure documentation quality, mentor engineers, and contribute to cybersecurity and network design; travel up to 30%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering with 7+ years of controls experience in power distribution applications, or a Master’s degree with 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Willingness to travel 30% of the time.
• Requires a current, unrestricted driver's license and clean MVR per company policy.

Responsibilities

• Lead the execution of data center power control projects from design to site acceptance testing.
• Develop schedules, resource plans, functional design documents, and network architecture with Project Managers and engineers.
• Provide technical leadership and maintain project records and documentation.
• Collaborate with Application Engineers and Operations to support proposals and execution capability.
• Drive standardization and mentorship to improve design and execution practices.

Skills

Leadership

Power systems knowledge

Project management

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Master's degree in Engineering

Tools

PLC programming

RTU configuration

HMI development

Protection relays

Substation networking

IEC 61850

Job description

Eaton's Electrical Engineering Services & Systems (EESS) division seeks a Lead Data Center Controls Engineer – Power Systems to design, develop, test, and implement protection and control solutions for hyperscale data centers using PLCs, RTUs, HMIs, and relays.

You will lead projects, coordinate with PMs, drive schedules, ensure documentation quality, mentor engineers, and contribute to cybersecurity and network design; travel up to 30%.