Senior Electrical Engineer, Onsite Power & Microgrid Expert

NextGenEnergyJobs; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 140,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental & Vision benefits (100%

401(k) with company match

Generous PTO and holidays

Parental leave

Hybrid work options

Job summary

SB Energy in Denver, CO is seeking a Sr. Electrical Engineer to design and lead the deployment of onsite generation and power distribution for hyperscale data centers.

You will oversee the full lifecycle from concept through commissioning, focusing on reliability, energy efficiency, and integration with utility interconnections. The role requires 8+ years in electrical engineering for data centers or energy projects, with hands-on experience in gas turbines, microgrids, and energy storage.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years of electrical engineering experience in data centers or mission-critical facilities.
• Strong knowledge of gas turbines, gas engines, generators and protection systems.
• Experience designing onsite generation, microgrids, and energy storage for data centers.
• Experience with utility interconnections and high-availability architectures.
• Willingness to travel up to 20% domestically and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver electrical systems for data centers with LV/MV distribution and onsite generation.
• Lead integration of onsite generation (gas turbine/engine, microgrid, hybrid systems).
• Provide design oversight from concept to commissioning.
• Review and optimize generator step-up transformers and protection systems.
• Support field engineering, startup, commissioning and performance testing.
• Lead technical due diligence for gas turbines and balance-of-plant equipment.

Skills

Power generation

Data centers

Gas turbines

Gas engines

Microgrid

Hybrid energy

Protection systems

SCADA

Interconnection

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

SB Energy in Denver, CO is seeking a Sr. Electrical Engineer to design and lead the deployment of onsite generation and power distribution for hyperscale data centers.

You will oversee the full lifecycle from concept through commissioning, focusing on reliability, energy efficiency, and integration with utility interconnections. The role requires 8+ years in electrical engineering for data centers or energy projects, with hands-on experience in gas turbines, microgrids, and energy storage.