Senior Electrical Engineer

Metric DCX; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Metric DCX is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to own critical and backup power architecture across high-density compute deployments in AI infrastructure and data centers.

You will define electrical architecture, evaluate technologies, and oversee Engineers of Record through detailed design, ensuring NFPA/UL compliance and scalable modular infrastructure.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of electrical engineering experience.
• Strong background in data centers, mission-critical facilities or comparable critical infrastructure.
• Hands-on experience with large-scale BESS, ideally 10 MW+.
• Strong understanding of critical and redundant electrical distribution.
• Experience with UPS, switchgear, transformers and protection systems.
• Knowledge of PCS/inverters, BMS and battery technologies.
• Experience with utility interconnection.
• Short-circuit, coordination and arc-flash experience.
• Strong knowledge of NFPA and UL standards.
• Ability to make and defend major electrical architecture decisions.

Responsibilities

• Define and develop critical and backup power architectures.
• Design and size large-scale BESS systems.
• Evaluate BESS, UPS, generators and hybrid power solutions.
• Specify switchgear, transformers, PCS/inverters, BMS and protection systems.
• Support short-circuit, coordination and arc-flash requirements.
• Coordinate with utilities around interconnection requirements.
• Develop electrical one-lines, design requirements and technical specifications.
• Lead equipment and vendor technical evaluations.
• Oversee Engineer-of-Record design and ensure compliance with technical requirements.
• Develop repeatable electrical standards for modular infrastructure.
• Support compliance with NFPA 70, 70E, 855 and UL 9540/9540A.

Skills

Electrical design

Data centers

BESS

Power systems

NFPA standards

Arc flash

Vendor evaluation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Senior Electrical Engineer - BESS & Critical Power

Industry: AI Infrastructure / Data Centers / Critical Power

Metric is partnering with a fast-growing AI infrastructure company that is looking to appoint a Senior Electrical Engineer to take ownership of critical and backup power architecture across high-density compute deployments.

This is an owner's engineering role, offering the opportunity to define electrical architecture, evaluate technologies and establish technical requirements, while overseeing Engineers of Record through detailed design.

The Role

You will take technical ownership across large-scale BESS, critical power distribution, utility interconnection and backup power systems, helping determine how these technologies are integrated into highly resilient data-center environments.

Responsibilities will include:

• Define and develop critical and backup power architectures
• Design and size large-scale BESS systems
• Evaluate BESS, UPS, generators and hybrid power solutions
• Specify switchgear, transformers, PCS/inverters, BMS and protection systems
• Support short-circuit, coordination and arc-flash requirements
• Coordinate with utilities around interconnection requirements
• Develop electrical one-lines, design requirements and technical specifications
• Lead equipment and vendor technical evaluations
• Oversee Engineer-of-Record design and ensure compliance with technical requirements
• Develop repeatable electrical standards for modular infrastructure
• Support compliance with NFPA 70, 70E, 855 and UL 9540/9540A

These responsibilities reflect the original brief's emphasis on concept design, BESS/UPS/generator evaluation, utility coordination, equipment selection and EOR oversight.

What We're Looking For

• 8+ years of electrical engineering experience
• Strong background in data centers, mission-critical facilities or comparable critical infrastructure
• Hands-on experience with large-scale BESS, ideally 10 MW+
• Strong understanding of critical and redundant electrical distribution
• Experience with UPS, switchgear, transformers and protection systems
• Knowledge of PCS/inverters, BMS and battery technologies
• Experience with utility interconnection
• Short-circuit, coordination and arc-flash experience
• Strong knowledge of relevant NFPA and UL standards
• Ability to make and defend major electrical architecture decisions

Experience with AI/data-center loads, modular or prefabricated infrastructure, or HVDC power architectures would be highly advantageous.

The Opportunity

This is an opportunity to join a rapidly scaling business operating at the intersection of AI infrastructure, data centers, energy storage and critical power.

Rather than simply executing an established design, you'll have significant ownership over what gets built, which technologies are selected and how the electrical architecture is standardized as the business scales.