Principal, Electrical SME

Hut 8; Texas; On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Hut 8 seeks an Electrical SME to operate as the electrical expert embedded in a data center build. You will review designs, witness testing, and support turnover readiness to ensure electrical systems are operable and safe for turnover.

The role emphasizes hands-on commissioning, adherence to NFPA 70E, and strong documentation discipline. Ideal candidates bring 8+ years in critical facilities electrical operations, mastery of MV/LV switchgear and EPMS, and a proven track record in commissioning

Qualifications

• 8+ years in critical facilities electrical operations, commissioning, or related field roles.
• Deep knowledge of MV/LV switchgear, protective devices, gensets and UPS systems.
• Experience as commissioning witness in integrated systems testing.
• Fluency with NFPA 70E and practical switching/LOTO procedures.
• NETA testing literacy with report interpretation.
• Strong maintainability instincts in design reviews and turnover.
• Electrical license, military power background, or engineering degree welcomed.

Responsibilities

• Conduct operability design review of MV/LV distribution, generator plants and UPS systems.
• Walk installations at milestones: terminations, clearances, grounding and cable management.
• Witness NETA acceptance testing and commissioning sequences; log findings.
• Support turnover packages: test records, settings files, and operator training.
• Assist energization sequences and early operations stabilization with the team.
• Provide feedback to Hut 8 electrical standards for future design decisions.

Skills

Critical facilities

Electrical operations

NFPA 70E

LOTO

NETA testing

EPMS/power monitoring

Design review

Education

Engineering degree

Navy nuke / military power background

Tools

EPMS

Power monitoring

MV/LV switchgear

Job description

Hut 8 brings exceptional people together to solve the world’s most consequential problems at the intersection of energy and technology. Today, that means building infrastructure for AI at a pace and scale without precedent. Tomorrow, it could mean powering a new era of innovation through robotics, advanced manufacturing, or an industry that does not yet exist. Whatever the technology demands, our ambition holds: to build the defining physical infrastructure company of our generation.

We look for thinkers and builders with the rigor, humility, and ownership to solve problems at this scale. They start from zero and choose truth over tradition. They back the best idea, whatever its source. They bet on themselves and embrace the hard truths that force them to grow. Our commitment is to keep the path from idea to execution short, trust them with critical decisions and the work that follows, and surround them with colleagues whose curiosity extends beyond their expertise.

The Electrical SME is Managed Services' electrical expert embedded in a data center build - supporting design review and commissioning witness to ensure electrical systems are operable and maintainable at turnover. The electrical system is the facility's spine; this role makes sure it can be operated, switched, and maintained safely by the team inheriting it.

Some of the key responsibilities you should expect are the following:

Operability Design Review

Review electrical designs - MV/LV distribution, generator plants, UPS systems, EPMS - for operability: maintenance access and working clearances, switching practicality and arc-flash exposure during real operating procedures, redundancy behavior under maintenance conditions, and labeling/mimic clarity. Push back where the design assumes maintenance that can't safely be performed.

Walk electrical installations at key milestones: equipment setting and clearances, terminations and torque documentation, grounding, and cable management quality - flagging operability and quality issues to the MEP superintendent early.

Witness NETA acceptance testing and Level 3-5 commissioning: protective device testing, generator and UPS transfer sequences, load bank testing, pull-the-plug scenarios, and integrated systems testing. Drive operational findings into the Cx log and verify closure.

Turnover Readiness

Verify electrical turnover packages: test records and settings files, one-lines and as-builts, arc-flash labels matching final studies, spare breakers and critical spares, PM program inputs, and switching procedures. Confirm operator training covers real switching and emergency scenarios.

Energization & Early Operations

Support energization sequences and early operations stabilization: alarm and EPMS tuning input, operating procedure refinement, and first-months troubleshooting with the operations team.

Program Feedback

Feed operational lessons into Hut 8 electrical standards and future basis-of-design decisions.

ABOUT YOU

• - 8+ years in critical facilities electrical operations, commissioning, or NETA-adjacent field roles.
• - Deep knowledge of MV/LV switchgear, protective devices, generator and UPS systems, and EPMS/power monitoring.
• - Commissioning witness experience through integrated systems testing in mission-critical environments.
• - NFPA 70E fluency and real switching/LOTO experience - you've operated the gear, not just reviewed it.
• - NETA testing literacy: you can read the reports critically and catch what's missing.
• - Maintainability instincts in design review: clearances, access, and safe isolation paths.
• - Turnover documentation rigor, especially settings files and test records.
• - Electrical license, military power background (Navy nuke/Air Force power pro), or engineering degree all welcome paths.

ABOUT THE WORK ENVIRONMENT

Full-time on-site based role.

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