Senior Electrical Engineer – Data Center

Location: Overland Park, KS | Ann Arbor, MI | Bloomington, MN | Canonsburg, PA | Cary, NC | Dallas, TX | Darien, IL |

Denver, CO | Houston, TX | Orlando, FL | Phoenix, AZ | Tualatin, OR

Work Arrangement: Onsite – 5 days per week

Employment Type: Temp-to-Hire

Experience: 11+ years

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Senior Electrical Engineer – Data Center to lead the design and delivery of large-scale, hyperscale data center projects. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with hyperscale data centers of at least 40 MW, strong expertise in Autodesk Revit and BIM workflows, and a solid understanding of electrical system resiliency, redundancy, and medium-voltage infrastructure.

This role requires a hands-on engineering professional with strong technical leadership, problem-solving, and client-facing communication skills who can manage complex design requirements in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the detailed design and development of large-scale data center environments, ensuring compliance with project specifications, standards, budgets, and schedules.
• Collaborate directly with clients to evaluate design alternatives and recommend solutions aligned with resiliency and redundancy requirements.
• Develop and review engineering drawings, 3D models, layouts, and technical documentation using Autodesk Revit and related BIM tools.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary engineering teams and field personnel to deliver projects successfully.
• Evaluate design risks related to electrical redundancy, resiliency, and data center infrastructure.
• Conduct site surveys and assess existing facility conditions to support engineering designs and technical reports.
• Review drawings and models for accuracy, constructability, code compliance, and customer requirements.
• Perform engineering calculations, feasibility studies, and technical assessments as required.
• Coordinate medium-voltage electrical equipment layouts and designs based on site test fits and project requirements.
• Manage design schedules, budgets, staffing, and project deliverables as needed.
• Mentor junior engineers and designers, provide technical guidance, and support professional development.
• Support business development activities, including scope development, level-of-effort estimates, and site visits.
• Manage competing priorities and resolve complex engineering challenges in an ambiguous, fast-paced environment.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 11 years of relevant engineering experience.
• Proven experience designing hyperscale data centers with a capacity of at least 40 MW.
• Strong proficiency in Autodesk Revit, including 3D modeling and creating and managing complex families with custom parameters.
• Experience with BIM 360, Navisworks, Revit worksets, view templates, and project phasing.
• Strong understanding of data center resiliency, redundancy, and associated design risk factors.
• Knowledge of design differences between hyperscale, edge, and colocation data centers.
• Familiarity with data center tier rating systems and electrical infrastructure topologies.
• Understanding of medium-voltage electrical equipment operating at 13.8 kV and above.
• Ability to develop and coordinate electrical equipment layouts based on available site test fits.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, written communication, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work directly with clients and collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading engineering projects, including schedules, budgets, staffing, and deliverables.
• Ability to work independently and deliver results under tight deadlines.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Experience supporting business development, proposal preparation, scope-of-work development, and site assessments.
• Strong leadership skills and experience mentoring and developing junior professionals.
• Ability to analyze project data, challenge assumptions, and recommend effective engineering solutions.
• Professional engineering registration or licensure in the applicable jurisdiction, or active pursuit where required.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline from an accredited institution.

Additional Requirements

Selected candidates must be able to complete applicable pre-employment requirements, which may include background checks, drug screening, and motor vehicle record checks, in accordance with applicable laws.

Important: This is an onsite position requiring five days per week in the office. Candidates must be comfortable working onsite and open to a temp-to-hire arrangement.