Remote-Eligible Principal Electrical Engineer, Data Centers

Iron Mountain Incorporated; United States; Remote; USD 163,000 - 218,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Paid time off

Health/dental/vision

Retirement plans

Global career advancement

Job summary

Iron Mountain Data Centers is seeking an accomplished Principal Electrical Engineer to serve as the global technical authority for utility, high-, medium-, and low-voltage 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.

Qualifications

• Typically 15+ years of relevant experience in data center or mission-critical capital programs.
• Enterprise experience across utility strategy and high/medium/low voltage systems.
• Strong governance, risk management and commercial judgement in electrical projects.

Responsibilities

• Set global design principles for utility interconnects and HV/MV/LV distribution across the platform.
• Govern Basis of Design (BOD) and global standards; approve deviations and assess risks.
• Advise executive leadership on technical strategy, investments, and capacity constraints.
• Direct equipment strategy for owner-furnished equipment with Supply Chain; lead incident investigations and root-cause analysis.
• Build a global electrical community of practice and mentor Senior Engineers.

Skills

15+ years experience

HV/MV/LV systems

Protective relaying

Energy storage

Power quality

Executive communication

Travel 25%

PE license preferred

Education

University degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering, Building Services Engineering, or related technical discipline

Job description

Iron Mountain Data Centers is seeking an accomplished Principal Electrical Engineer to serve as the global technical authority for utility, high-, medium-, and low-voltage 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.