Power Generation Engineering Manager for Data Centers

SB Energy; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Company 401(k)

Paid time off

Parental leave

Life insurance

Wellness program

Hybrid work

Phone & data stipend

Device purchase program

Job summary

SB Energy in the United States is seeking a Sr. Electrical Engineer – Data Center Power Generation to lead design and delivery of electrical infrastructure for hyperscale data centers, focusing on onsite power generation with gas turbines and gas engines.

You will guide concept through commissioning, shape reliability and energy‑efficiency, and collaborate with clients to balance schedule, cost, and performance while evaluating equipment and technology options for mission‑critical facilities.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of professional experience in Electrical Engineering for data centers, power generation facilities, or mission‑critical infrastructure.
• Experience with onsite power generation for data centers, including gas turbines and gas engines.
• Knowledge of medium‑voltage distribution, protection, and utility interconnections.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver electrical systems for hyperscale data centers, including MV/LV power distribution, onsite power generation systems, backup power, and interconnections.
• Lead the electrical design and integration of onsite generation solutions for data centers, including gas turbines, gas engines, microgrid, and hybrid energy systems.
• Provide electrical design oversight from concept through commissioning, ensuring generation, distribution, and backup power meet reliability and energy‑efficiency goals.
• Review and optimize onsite power generation system designs, including transformers, distribution, protection, synchronization, and interconnections.
• Work with clients to develop power strategies balancing reliability, scalability, schedules, sustainability, capex and opex.
• Support evaluation and selection of gas turbines, gas engines, generators, switchgear, transformers, protection systems, and balance‑of‑plant equipment.
• Provide technical leadership for power generation studies including load flow, short circuit, protection coordination, and grid interconnection studies.
• Support field engineering, startup, commissioning, performance testing, and operational readiness of onsite generation facilities.
• Lead due diligence, evaluation, and selection of gas turbines, gas engines, and balance‑of‑plant equipment, including lifecycle costs.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Power generation systems

Data center infrastructure

Gas turbine power

Microgrid design

Protection and controls

SCADA

Project lifecycle leadership

Reliability engineering

Job description

SB Energy in the United States is seeking a Sr. Electrical Engineer – Data Center Power Generation to lead design and delivery of electrical infrastructure for hyperscale data centers, focusing on onsite power generation with gas turbines and gas engines.

You will guide concept through commissioning, shape reliability and energy‑efficiency, and collaborate with clients to balance schedule, cost, and performance while evaluating equipment and technology options for mission‑critical facilities.