Principal Electrical Engineer - AI Infrastructure

Hamilton Barnes; United States; On-site; USD 225,000 - 275,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full Benefits

Equity

Job summary

Hamilton Barnes seeks a Senior Electrical Engineer to own the electrical architecture and power systems for AI/GPU data centre deployments, typically ranging from 5 to 50 MW. You will work with utilities, EPCs, and equipment vendors to develop reliable, scalable power infrastructure for high-density GPU workloads.

The role covers designing architectures from utility service to GPU racks, evaluating interconnections, and coordinating across partners to standardize designs for future deployments.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of electrical engineering experience, with data center/critical-facility exposure.
• Experience with medium-voltage and large-scale power distribution systems.
• PE license preferred.
• Strong understanding of utility interconnection, substations, protection, UPS, generators and power distribution.

Responsibilities

• Design electrical architectures from utility service through GPU racks.
• Evaluate capacity, interconnection requirements, substations, transformers, MV distribution, UPS, generators, switchgear, and rack distribution.
• Develop standardized electrical designs deployable across sites.
• Review utility studies, one-lines, protection schemes, equipment specs, and electrical studies.
• Evaluate power quality, redundancy, fault-current, harmonics, and high-density GPU loads.
• Review EPC and equipment-vendor designs and proposals.
• Support site due diligence, procurement, construction, commissioning, and integrated systems testing.
• Establish electrical standards, specifications, and acceptance criteria for deployments.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Data center experience

Power distribution

Utility interconnection

PE license

Job description

Are you looking for an exciting new opportunity?

Join a platform that unifies access to GPU compute at scale across 100+ vetted providers in over 100 regions, giving AI and ML teams a single console and API to deploy the right hardware without the hassle of managing multiple clouds, quotas, and vendor onboardings.

Applications are open for a Senior Electrical Engineer to own the electrical architecture and power systems for AI/GPU data centre deployments, typically ranging from 5 to 50 MW. The ideal candidate will work across utility interconnections, powered-land partners, modular data centres, EPC firms, and equipment suppliers to develop reliable, scalable power infrastructure for high-density GPU workloads.

Responsibilities:

• Design and develop electrical architectures from utility service through GPU racks.
• Evaluate utility capacity, interconnection requirements, substations, transformers, MV distribution, UPS, generators, switchgear, and rack-level distribution.
• Develop standardized electrical designs that can be deployed across multiple sites.
• Review utility studies, one-lines, protection schemes, equipment specifications, and electrical studies.
• Evaluate power quality, redundancy, fault-current, harmonics, and large GPU load characteristics.
• Review EPC and equipment-vendor designs and proposals.
• Support site due diligence, procurement, construction, commissioning, and integrated systems testing.
• Establish electrical standards, specifications, and acceptance criteria for future deployments.

Skills/Must have:

• 10+ years of electrical engineering experience, with significant data center or critical-facility experience.
• Experience with medium-voltage and large-scale power distribution systems.
• Demonstrated experience delivering data center projects through construction and commissioning.
• Experience with high-density AI/HPC infrastructure is strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of utility interconnection, substations, protection, UPS, generators, and power distribution.
• PE license preferred.
• Comfortable working directly with utilities, EPCs, contractors, vendors, and senior leadership.

Benefits:

• Full Benefits, Equity

Salary:

• $250,000 Base Salary