Senior Electrical Engineer

Gradian Thermal Solutions; Maple Grove (MN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401k matching

Paid holidays & PTO

Education assistance

Safety shoe allowance

Job summary

Gradian Thermal Solutions is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to own the electrical design of engineered liquid cooling solutions for data center applications. You will lead electrical architecture, enable safe and compliant designs, and mentor a team to deliver manufacturable, shippable units.

You will review supplier submittals, perform load calculations, ensure NEC/NFPA compliance, and partner across Manufacturing, Quality, and Certification teams to drive design excellence.

Qualifications

• Proven experience owning electrical scope end-to-end in industrial/OEM settings.
• Ability to size equipment, perform load and feeder calculations, and review submittals.
• Familiarity with NFPA 70/70E, UL 508A, IEC 60204-1, and related standards.

Responsibilities

• Own electrical scope end-to-end from requirements through release and verification.
• Define electrical architecture, power distribution, safety circuits, and instrumentation for assigned products.
• Review and release complete electrical design packages including schematics, wiring diagrams, and BOMs.
• Lead technical reviews, mentor engineers, and ensure design meets safety, reliability, and manufacturability goals.
• Coordinate with Mechanical, Thermal, Controls, Test & Integration, Manufacturing, Quality, and Suppliers.

Skills

Electrical design

Power distribution

Motor & VFD sizing

Panel layouts

Engineering leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Electrical CAD

Job description

Gradian is an engineering-led, full-line thermal solutions partner serving data center and other mission-critical, commercial, and industrial markets. Headquartered in Maple Grove, MN, with additional facilities across North America, we design and manufacture liquid cooling systems, air handling equipment, heat rejection units, and modular, factory-assembled thermal management solutions.Gradian was founded through the unification of four complementary, established brands: MAS HVAC, Daedex, DeepCoolAI, and EcoChillers. Together, we act as a single-source provider, deploying cooling technologies as scalable systems optimized for efficiency, spatial constraints, and overall performance. With a vertically integrated engineering and manufacturing model, we pair rapid design turnaround with precision fabrication, so customers can move faster on complex projects where reliability, timeline, and quality all matter.Why work hereAt Gradian, you'll work alongside others who get genuinely fired up by complex problems, see your work go from first sketch to job site in weeks, not years, and know that while we're developing the technologies critical for AI infrastructure to scale, our culture remains people-first by design.It is core to our identity that we operate as one team — driving to win together, energizing others, and building lasting relationships that make the work fun and rewarding.Position Summary:The Senior Electrical Engineer provides ownership for the electrical design of engineered liquid cooling solutions. Highly independent specialist and technical leader for NPD platforms delivering liquid cooling products for data center applications. Leads electrical architecture, standards application, validation rigor, and mentoring to ensure safe, compliant, manufacturable designs for shippable units.Essential Responsibilities• Own assigned product and project electrical scope end-to-end, including requirements, architecture, detailed design, calculations, documentation, release, manufacturing support, and verification.• Establish electrical architecture for assigned products and projects, including power distribution, protection, panel topology, grounding and bonding, safety circuits, instrumentation, motors, pumps, and VFD integration.• Independently review and release complete electrical design packages, including schematics, wiring diagrams, panel layouts, cable schedules, calculations, bills of materials, and release records.• Review and approve work completed by Electrical Engineers, including calculations, component selection, drawings, and design packages.• Perform and approve electrical load and feeder calculations, conductor and overcurrent-protection sizing, SCCR evaluations, control transformer and power-supply sizing, voltage-drop calculations, panel thermal-load calculations, motor and VFD sizing, grounding and bonding design, and electrical inputs supporting arc-flash analysis.• Independently interpret and apply applicable requirements, including NFPA 70, NFPA 70E, UL 508A, IEC 60204-1, applicable CSA requirements, and customer-specific requirements; contribute improvements to Gradian electrical standards.• Develop electrical verification requirements, acceptance criteria, and test procedures; support Test & Integration during system-level validation, FWT/FAT, compliance, and certification activities.• May lead manufacturing-floor troubleshooting, structured root-cause investigations, disposition of electrical nonconformances, and production-related design changes.• Independently review supplier submittals, panel-builder documentation, component substitutions, deviations, and alternate-component proposals.• Mentor Electrical Engineers, lead technical reviews, and reinforce sound design, calculation, documentation, and configuration-control practices.• Coordinate directly with Mechanical, Thermal, Controls, Test & Integration, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, suppliers, certification partners, and customers to resolve technical interfaces and risks.Qualifications• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a closely related field.• 5+ years of relevant experience in industrial electrical design, OEM product development, control panels, equipment wiring, or a related field.• Demonstrated ability to own electrical scope and make independent architecture, component-selection, calculation, and release decisions.• Working knowledge of NFPA 70, NFPA 70E, UL 508A, IEC 60204-1, industrial power distribution, grounding, protection, SCCR, motors, and VFD applications.• Proficiency with electrical CAD and engineering documentation tools, with the ability to review and release multi-drawing packages.• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex electrical hardware and wiring issues using structured root-cause methods.• Ability and willingness to travel to manufacturing, supplier, certification, and customer locations as required.Preferred Qualifications• Experience with liquid cooling equipment, HVAC equipment, data center infrastructure, or related engineered industrial products.• Experience developing verification plans, acceptance criteria, FAT/FWT procedures, or electrical certification documentation.• Experience working with panel builders, component suppliers, NRTLs, or certification partners.• Experience mentoring engineers and improving electrical design or documentation standards.• Strong working knowledge of NEC/NFPA, basic arc-flash and electrical safety practices, and industrial power distribution; able to define requirements, review vendor submittals, and drive technical alignment across stakeholders.Core Competencies• End-to-end ownership: Drives assigned electrical scope from requirements through successful release, build, and verification.• Technical judgment: Makes sound architecture and release decisions while balancing safety, compliance, performance, cost, schedule, manufacturability, and serviceability.• Technical leadership: Raises design quality through reviews, mentoring, decisive issue resolution, and clear expectations.• Systems thinking: Understands electrical interfaces across mechanical, thermal, controls, test, manufacturing, supplier, and customer systems.• Communication and influence: Builds alignment across functions and explains complex technical decisions clearly.Measures of Success• Electrical scope for assigned products and projects is delivered safely, accurately, and on schedule.• Released design packages are complete, compliant, manufacturable, serviceable, and controlled.• Technical risks, interface issues, and supplier concerns are identified early and driven to resolution.• Verification requirements and test procedures demonstrate that electrical requirements and acceptance criteria are met.• Prototype, production, supplier, and field issues are resolved through structured root-cause and corrective-action methods.• Electrical Engineers receive effective reviews and mentoring and demonstrate increased technical independence.Benefits:Medical, vision, and dental plansShort-term and long-term disability insuranceGroup term life insurance coverageHSA, FSA, and Dependent Care plans available8 paid holidays, 4 floating holidays, and generous PTO policy401k matchingCompany paid eventsAnnual safety shoe allowanceEducation assistance programEEO Statement:Gradian Thermal Solutions is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, political affiliation, or any other legally protected status.Employment decisions at Gradian are based on merit, qualifications, and business needs. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind and actively promote a culture of fairness, equity, and opportunity.We also provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs, practices, or observances, in accordance with applicable laws.