Principal Electrical Engineer, Power Systems & Data Center

ON.energy; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Company holidays

Professional development

Job summary

ON.energy seeks a Principal Electrical Engineer to lead electrical system design across its product lines. This senior individual contributor role requires breadth across power systems, electrical design, systems integration and standards compliance.

You will set technical direction, mentor teams, and drive design reviews and verification across hardware engineering. The role emphasizes protection coordination, grounding, NFPA/IEEE/UL standards, and the ability to communicate with technical and

Qualifications

• Master's or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering is required.
• 10 to 15+ years of electrical engineering experience in electrical systems analysis, energy storage, or industrial applications.
• Expert knowledge of electrical power systems analysis, protection schemes, and grounding/bonding, EMI and overvoltage phenomena.
• Proven ability to produce and review SLDs, schematics, and electrical specifications at product level.
• Strong familiarity with NEC, IEEE, IEC, and UL standards applicable to electrical equipment.
• Excellent communication skills across technical and executive audiences.
• Willing to travel up to 20% for prototype testing and product commissioning.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical authority for electrical system design across On.Energy product lines.
• Lead electrical architecture design including power distribution, protection coordination, grounding strategy, surge protection and overall electrical system integration.
• Support design verification through domain electrical design standards, specifications, and review frameworks for the product portfolio e.g. NFPA 70,IEEE, ANSI and UL standards.
• Establish verification methods to demonstrate electrical design compliance to technical requirements e.g. analytical, simulation or testing.
• Perform and review electrical calculations, load flow, short circuit, arc flash, protection, EMI, voltage surge studies.
• Lead design reviews and support root cause analyses for both new product development and field issues.
• Compile and validate product technical information packages including but not limited to SLDs, specs, and compliance documentation.
• Recommend vendors, components, and design approaches for key electrical equipment.
• Mentor and develop senior and mid-level electrical engineering knowledge across Hardware Engineering team.

Skills

Technical leadership

Electrical design

Systems integration

Standards compliance

Communication

Travel readiness

Education

Master's or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering

Job description

ON.energy seeks a Principal Electrical Engineer to lead electrical system design across its product lines. This senior individual contributor role requires breadth across power systems, electrical design, systems integration and standards compliance.

You will set technical direction, mentor teams, and drive design reviews and verification across hardware engineering. The role emphasizes protection coordination, grounding, NFPA/IEEE/UL standards, and the ability to communicate with technical and