Manager, Electrical Engineering - Power Generation

Brunel; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Brunel, in partnership with SB Energy, seeks a Manager, Electrical Engineering - Power Generation to lead electrical design for hyperscale data centers, focusing on onsite generation with gas turbines and gas engines. Remote-friendly role with travel up to 20% and lifecycle involvement from concept through operations.

You will guide design, integration, and delivery of electrical infrastructure, ensure reliability and energy efficiency, and collaborate with clients to align CAPEX/OPEX with

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading electrical design for hyperscale data centers.
• Proven ability to integrate gas turbines and engines into power systems.
• Experience across concept through commissioning and operational readiness.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of electrical systems for hyperscale data centers, including onsite generation and utility interconnections.
• Lead the electrical design and integration of onsite generation solutions, including gas turbines, gas engines, microgrids, and hybrid energy systems.
• Provide electrical design oversight throughout the full data center project lifecycle, from concept through commissioning.
• Ensure generation, distribution, and backup power systems meet performance, reliability, availability, scalability, and energy-efficiency objectives.
• Review and optimize onsite power generation system designs, including transformer and protection/controls, synchronization, and load sharing.
• Partner with clients to develop power strategies balancing reliability, scalability, schedules, sustainability, CAPEX, and OPEX.
• Support evaluation and selection of gas turbines, engines, generators, switchgear, transformers, and protection systems.
• Provide technical leadership for studies: load flow, short circuit, protection coordination, transient stability, reactive power, and grid interconnection.
• Lead technical due diligence and evaluation of power generation equipment, considering performance, lifecycle costs, and vendor capabilities.

Skills

Electrical design leadership

Gas turbines

Power generation for data centers

MV/LV distribution

Protection & controls

Grid interconnection studies

Client collaboration

Job description

Brunel has partnered with SB Energy to hire a Manager, Electrical Engineering - Power Generation to join their growing Engineering team. Backed by SoftBank and Ares, SB Energy develops and delivers large-scale power and data center infrastructure projects across the U.S.In this role, you will provide technical leadership for the design, integration, and delivery of electrical infrastructure supporting hyperscale data centers , with a primary focus on onsite power generation utilizing gas turbines and gas engines . You will support projects from early concept and engineering through construction, commissioning, and operations, helping deliver highly reliable and scalable power solutions for mission-critical data center environments.

About SB Energy

SB Energy is a fast-growing energy and infrastructure company backed by SoftBank Group and Ares Infrastructure . Headquartered in Redwood City, California, the company develops, builds, owns, and operates large-scale power and data center infrastructure across the United States.Since launching in 2019, SB Energy has grown into a leading integrated platform with more than 3 GW in operation and a multi-GW pipeline of energy and data center infrastructure nationwide. Their team combines innovation, technical expertise, and execution excellence to deliver reliable, secure, and forward-thinking infrastructure that helps power America's future.

About the Role

The Manager, Electrical Engineering - Power Generation will provide technical leadership for electrical systems supporting hyperscale data centers and onsite power generation facilities.This role will focus heavily on the integration of gas turbines, gas engines, generators, medium-voltage distribution, protection and control systems, microgrids, backup power, and utility interconnections into mission-critical data center environments.You will work across the full project lifecycle—from concept development and equipment selection through detailed engineering, construction, commissioning, and operational readiness—to ensure electrical infrastructure achieves the highest standards of reliability, availability, scalability, efficiency, and performance.Locations: 100% remoteTravel: Up to 20% domestic and international travel

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of electrical systems for hyperscale data centers , including medium- and low-voltage power distribution, onsite generation, backup and emergency power systems, and utility interconnections.
• Lead the electrical design and integration of onsite generation solutions, including gas turbines, gas engines, microgrids, and hybrid energy systems.
• Provide electrical design oversight throughout the full data center project lifecycle, from early concept through commissioning.
• Ensure generation, distribution, and backup power systems meet required performance, reliability, availability, scalability, and energy-efficiency objectives.
• Review and optimize onsite power generation system designs, including generator step-up transformers, medium-voltage distribution, protection and controls, synchronization systems, load sharing, black start capabilities, and utility interconnections .
• Partner with data center clients to develop power strategies that balance reliability, scalability, construction schedules, sustainability objectives, CAPEX, and OPEX.
• Support the evaluation and selection of gas turbines, gas engines, generators, switchgear, transformers, protection systems, and associated balance-of-plant equipment.
• Provide technical leadership for electrical and power generation studies, including load flow, short circuit, protection coordination, transient stability, reactive power, and grid interconnection studies.
• Lead technical due diligence and evaluation of power generation equipment, assessing performance, reliability, availability, emissions compliance, maintainability, vendor capabilities, lifecycle costs, and suitability