Senior Electrical Engineer

10150 Iron Mountain Data Centers, LLC; Virginia; Hybrid; USD 124,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Generous paid time off

Health, dental & vision benefits

Career development

Job summary

Iron Mountain Incorporated is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to lead electrical engineering across our regional and global Data Center Design and Construction teams. In this role, you will serve as the senior technical reviewer for complex, high‑risk electrical systems, assuring technical quality, resolving discipline risks, and establishing scalable engineering standards.

You will operate with broad autonomy to solve major technical challenges, mentor engineers, and collaborate with

Qualifications

• Typically 10+ years of relevant experience with accountability for data center or mission-critical programs.
• In-depth knowledge of critical power systems, power-system studies, protective relay coordination, codes/standards, utility interconnections, and commissioning requirements.
• Ability to balance power architecture, electrical resilience, capital costs, efficiency, utility constraints, and schedule risks.
• Strong communication and influence to work with consultants, equipment manufacturers, and cross-functional leadership without formal line-management authority.
• Willingness to travel up to 25% domestically and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Lead electrical strategy, design criteria, assurance plans, and review gates for major data center builds.
• Govern technical reviews and standards; develop global standard designs and Basis of Design documents.
• Analyze power and utility systems including interconnections, HV/MV/LV distribution, standby generation, UPS, battery storage, grounding, and power quality.
• Drive equipment and operational reliability; establish product strategies and evaluations with Supply Chain; lead root-cause investigations.
• Mentor engineers and collaborate across Design Management, Construction, Commissioning, Operations, and Solutions Engineering to resolve multidisciplinary interfaces.

Skills

Power systems

Power engineering

Protective relay coordination

Codes/standards

Interconnections

Commissioning

Communication

Influence

Travel readiness

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Power Engineering degree

Building Services Engineering

Professional Engineer license preferred

Job description

At Iron Mountain we know that work, when done well, makes a positive impact for our customers, our employees, and our planet. That’s why we need smart, committed people to join us. Whether you’re looking to start your career or make a change, talk to us and see how you can elevate the power of your work at Iron Mountain. We provide expert, sustainable solutions in records and information management, digital transformation services, data centers, asset lifecycle management, and fine art storage, handling, and logistics. We proudly partner every day with our 225,000 customers around the world to preserve their invaluable artifacts, extract more from their inventory, and protect their data privacy in innovative and socially responsible ways. Are you curious about being part of our growth story while evolving your skills in a culture that will welcome your unique contributions? If so, let's start the conversation.

Senior Electrical Engineer Job Summary

Iron Mountain is seeking an experienced Senior Electrical Engineer to lead electrical engineering across our regional and global Data Center Design and Construction teams. In this role, you will serve as the senior technical reviewer for complex, high-risk electrical systems, assuring technical quality, resolving discipline risks, and establishing scalable engineering standards. Functioning as a high-impact individual contributor, you will operate with broad autonomy to solve major technical challenges and raise global discipline capability through technical leadership and mentorship.

What You’ll Do (Responsibilities)

• Lead Complex Electrical Engineering: Guide electrical strategy, design criteria, assurance plans, and review gates for major data center builds, campus phases, customer deployments, and operational upgrades from early concept through commissioning.
• Govern Technical Reviews & Standards: Review and participate in consultant designs, calculations, specifications, and submittals; develop and maintain global standard designs, Basis of Design (BOD) documents, and govern discipline deviations within delegated authority.
• Analyze Power & Utility Systems: Lead technical evaluations for utility interconnections, HV/MV/LV distribution, standby generation, UPS systems, battery energy storage, grounding/earthing, and power-quality performance.
• Drive Equipment & Operational Reliability: Partner with Supply Chain to establish product strategies and technical evaluations for Owner Furnished Contractor Installed (OFCI) equipment, while leading root‑cause failure investigations for major operational incidents to feed lessons learned into global standards.
• Partner Cross-Functionally & Mentor: Collaborate across Design Management, Construction, Commissioning, Operations, and Solutions Engineering to resolve multidisciplinary interfaces while mentoring and peer‑reviewing less experienced engineers.

What You’ll Bring (Skills & Qualifications)

• Core Experience: Typically 10+ years of relevant experience, with substantial technical accountability for complex data center, mission‑critical, or major technical capital programs.
• Deep Domain Expertise: In‑depth knowledge of critical power systems, power‑system studies, protective relay coordination, codes/standards, utility interconnections, and commissioning requirements.
• Commercial & Technical Judgement: Proven ability to balance power architecture, electrical resilience, capital costs, efficiency, utility constraints, and schedule risks.
• Influence & Communication: Credible negotiation and communication skills to influence consultants, equipment manufacturers, and cross‑functional leadership without formal line‑management authority.
• Education & Travel: University degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering, Building Services Engineering, or related field (Professional Engineer/Chartered Engineer license preferred) and ability to travel up to 25% domestically and internationally.

What We Offer (Benefits)

• Compensation: Competitive salary and total rewards packages aligned with your experience level.
• Work‑Life Balance: Generous paid time off, holiday schedules, and flexible work options to support personal well‑being.
• Health & Well‑being: Comprehensive health, dental, vision, wellness, and retirement plans.
• Growth: Continuous learning, technical leadership opportunities, and career advancement across a global organization.
• #Li-Remote Reasonably expected salary range: $123,500.00 - $164,700.00

Category: Real Estate & Facilities Iron Mountain is a global leader in storage and information management services trusted by more than 225,000 organizations in 60 countries. We safeguard billions of our customers’ assets, including critical business information, highly sensitive data, and invaluable cultural and historic artifacts. Take a look at our history here. Iron Mountain helps lower cost and risk, comply with regulations, recover from disaster, and enable digital and sustainable solutions, whether in information management, digital transformation, secure storage and destruction, data center operations, cloud services, or art storage and logistics. Please see our Values and Code of Ethics for a look at our principles and aspirations in elevating the power of our work together.

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