Staff Electrical Engineer – Medium Voltage

Jobtailor

San Francisco (CA)

On-site

USD 140,000 - 180,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to own MV design standards for data center campuses in San Francisco. You will lead design work from utility interconnection through campus distribution and MV-to-LV transformation, developing robust schematics and specifications.

You will evaluate designs for reliability, capacity, and cost, and perform essential electrical studies. Collaboration with utilities, vendors, and operators is required, along with travel as needed.

Qualifications

Experience designing MV electrical systems for data centers or similar facilities.
Familiarity with NEC, NFPA 70E, IEEE, NETA and utility standards.

Responsibilities

Own electrical design standards for medium-voltage systems in data centers.
Lead design from utility interconnection through campus distribution and MV-to-LV transformation.
Develop and review single-line diagrams, equipment specifications, protection schemes, sequences of operation, and basis-of-design documents.
Evaluate greenfield, retrofit, and partner-provided 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.
Work with utilities, engineering partners, equipment manufacturers, construction teams, commissioning agents, and data center operators.
Support equipment selection, long-lead procurement, factory testing, construction sequencing, commissioning, and integrated systems testing.
Investigate electrical failures and operational risks, driving corrective actions into Lambda’s standards and future designs.
Travel to project sites, manufacturers, and partner facilities as needed.

Skills

MV electrical design

Single-line diagrams

Technical specifications

Protection schemes

Relay philosophies

Electrical study reports

Load-flow studies

Short-circuit studies

Arc-flash studies

Clear communication

Team cross-collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering

Professional Engineer Licensure (PE)

Tools

ETAP

SKM

EasyPower

PSCAD

Job description

Own electrical design standards and reference architectures for medium-voltage systems supporting large-scale AI data centers
Lead design from utility interconnection through campus distribution and medium-voltage-to-low-voltage transformation
Develop and review single-line diagrams, equipment specifications, protection schemes, sequences of operation, and basis-of-design documents
Evaluate greenfield, retrofit, and partner-provided 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, medium-voltage switchgear, protective relays, generators, and associated control systems
Work with utilities, engineering partners, equipment manufacturers, construction teams, commissioning agents, and data center operators
Support equipment selection, long-lead procurement, factory testing, construction sequencing, commissioning, and integrated systems testing
Investigate electrical failures and operational risks, driving corrective actions into Lambda’s standards and future designs
Travel to project sites, manufacturers, and partner facilities as needed

Requirements

Experience designing medium-voltage electrical systems for data centers, mission-critical facilities, utilities, or large industrial campuses
Understanding of medium-voltage distribution, transformers, switchgear, generators, grounding, protection, and control systems
Ability to develop and review single-line diagrams, technical specifications, relay philosophies, and electrical study reports
Experience with ETAP, SKM, EasyPower, or comparable electrical analysis software
Understanding of applicable electrical and safety requirements, including NEC, NFPA 70E, IEEE, NETA, and utility standards
Ability to balance reliability, capacity, maintainability, constructability, cost, and delivery schedule
Clear communication across engineering, construction, operations, vendors, and executive stakeholders
Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or equivalent practical experience
Professional Engineer licensure or progress toward licensure (nice to have)
Experience designing hyperscale, colocation, HPC, or AI data center campuses (nice to have)
Experience with utility interconnection, large campus substations, or behind-the-meter generation (nice to have)
Experience with protective-relay settings, generator paralleling, microgrids, or medium-voltage automation (nice to have)
Experience supporting factory acceptance testing, commissioning, integrated systems testing, or failure investigations (nice to have)
Experience with PSCAD, other EMT simulation tools or System Stability Analysis (nice to have)
Legally authorized to work in the United States

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in designing medium-voltage electrical systems for data centers, including the development of single-line diagrams and technical specifications. Proficient in evaluating designs for reliability, capacity, and compliance with electrical standards.

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