Senior Electrical Engineer, Data Center Power Systems

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United States

On-site

USD 150,000 - 190,000

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance
Dental and vision coverage
Wellness stipend
Commuter stipend
401k with company match
Flexible paid time off

Job summary

Lambda is seeking an electrical engineer to own medium-voltage design standards for large-scale AI data centers. The role covers interconnection, campus distribution, and MV-to-LV transformation, coordinating with utilities, manufacturers, and project teams.

You will develop diagrams, specs, protection schemes, and operation plans while evaluating designs for reliability, cost, and schedule. Travel to sites and factories is required.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent practical experience.
  • Experience designing medium-voltage electrical systems for data centers, utilities, or large campuses.
  • Ability to develop and review single-line diagrams, equipment specs, protection schemes, and operation sequences.
  • Proficiency with ETAP, SKM, EasyPower or similar electrical analysis software.
  • Familiarity with NEC, NFPA 70E, IEEE, NETA and utility standards.
  • Ability to balance reliability, capacity, maintenance, constructability, cost, and schedule.

Responsibilities

  • Own electrical design standards and reference architectures for medium-voltage systems.
  • Lead design from utility interconnection through campus distribution and MV-to-LV transformation.
  • Develop and review single-line diagrams, equipment specifications, protection schemes, and BOD documents.
  • Evaluate designs for capacity, reliability, maintainability, cost, and schedule.
  • Perform or oversee load-flow, short-circuit, protective-device coordination, grounding, arc-flash, and power-quality studies.
  • Define requirements for substations, transformers, MV switchgear, protective relays, generators, and control systems.
  • Collaborate with utilities, engineering partners, equipment manufacturers, construction teams, commissioning agents, and data center operators.
  • Support equipment selection, long-lead procurement, factory testing, sequencing, commissioning, and integrated testing.
  • Investigate electrical failures and drive corrective actions into standards and future designs.
  • Travel to project sites, manufacturers, and partner facilities as needed.

Skills

Medium-voltage design
Electrical standards
Relay philosophies
Electrical study reports
Clear communication
Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

ETAP
SKM
EasyPower

Job description

Lambda is seeking an electrical engineer to own medium-voltage design standards for large-scale AI data centers. The role covers interconnection, campus distribution, and MV-to-LV transformation, coordinating with utilities, manufacturers, and project teams.

You will develop diagrams, specs, protection schemes, and operation plans while evaluating designs for reliability, cost, and schedule. Travel to sites and factories is required.

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