Principal Electrical Engineer, Data Center - Remote

Iron Mountain

Raleigh (NC)

Remote

USD 163,000 - 218,000

Full time

10 hours ago

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Job summary

Iron Mountain Data Centers is seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer to serve as the global technical authority for utility, HV/MV/LV distribution, standby generation, UPS, energy storage, earthing, and power-quality systems. In this role, you will operate as an enterprise specialist and strategic technical leader across new developments, customer deployments, and the existing operational portfolio.

You will establish technical direction, govern global standards and specifications, assure

Qualifications

15+ years of multi‑market data center engineering leadership.
Expertise across utility strategy, HV/MV/LV systems, protection, energy storage, and power quality.
Ability to govern global approval frameworks and balance resilience with CapEx/OpEx.
Executive presence with strong communication for leadership and regulators.
University degree in Electrical Engineering and willingness to travel up to 25%.

Responsibilities

Set Global Technical Direction: Establish design principles, performance outcomes, and decision criteria for utility interconnects, HV/MV/LV distribution, UPS, battery energy storage, earthing, and standby generation across the global platform.
Govern Global Standards & Frameworks: Own and govern Basis of Design (BOD) requirements, global standard designs, technical specifications, and discipline assurance frameworks; serve as the final authority on precedent-setting deviations and risks.
Advise Executive Leadership: Partner with VPs, SVPs, and cross‑functional leadership on technical strategy, investment trade-offs, capacity constraints, operational risks, and long‑term infrastructure technology roadmaps.
Direct Equipment Strategy & Incident Investigations: Govern technical requirements and product strategy for owner‑furnished equipment (OFCI) alongside Supply Chain, while providing top‑tier technical leadership for major operational incidents to embed root‑cause findings into global standards.
Build Discipline Capability: Represent the company in strategic customer and industry forums, sponsor a global electrical community of practice, and mentor Senior Engineers and technical practitioners without direct line‑management responsibility.