Senior Electrical Engineer - Design & Startup (Data Center)

Switch; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work options

Generous benefits

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Switch in Las Vegas is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer, Design Execution, to own complex electrical issues during construction, commissioning, energization, and startup. You will review designs, lead root cause analysis, and develop remediation plans.

You will collaborate across Design Engineering, Construction, Commissioning, Operations, OEMs, and vendors, ensuring safe, compliant, and timely project milestones. Travel to sites as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering
• 7–10 years of relevant engineering experience in design, construction support, commissioning, or operations
• Strong knowledge of electrical power systems, including MV and LV distribution, switchgear, transformers, generators, UPS systems, protective relaying, and power system protection
• Experience reviewing electrical designs, short circuit, coordination, and arc flash studies, submittals, RFIs, and equipment technical documentation
• Experience troubleshooting electrical systems, investigating equipment failures, performing root cause analysis, and developing remediation plans
• System-level knowledge of electrical equipment and facility infrastructure, including system interactions during construction, testing, and startup
• Working knowledge of NEC, NFPA 70E, and IEEE standards
• PE license or advanced degree preferred

Responsibilities

• Own complex engineering issues during construction, commissioning, energization, and startup.
• Review designs at 30%, 60%, and 90% stages, IFC drawings, submittals, RFIs, and power system studies to identify risks.
• Lead root cause analysis for equipment failures and develop remediation plans.
• Apply lessons from field issues to improve designs, standards, and future builds.
• Evaluate field conditions and develop safe, practical engineering solutions when standard approaches are constrained.
• Provide technical support for permitting and AHJ coordination, including responses to engineering comments and code or design issues.
• Work across Design Engineering, Construction, Commissioning, Operations, Supply Chain, OEMs, and vendors to resolve technical issues affecting project milestones.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to technical standards and practical process improvements.

Skills

Power systems expertise

Root cause analysis

Electrical design review

Field troubleshooting

Code compliance NEC/NFPA 70E/IEEE

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

PE license or advanced degree preferred

Job description

Switch in Las Vegas is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer, Design Execution, to own complex electrical issues during construction, commissioning, energization, and startup. You will review designs, lead root cause analysis, and develop remediation plans.

You will collaborate across Design Engineering, Construction, Commissioning, Operations, OEMs, and vendors, ensuring safe, compliant, and timely project milestones. Travel to sites as needed.