Senior Electrical Engineer, Data Center Design Engineering (St Louis)

Senior Data Center Electrical Engineer

We're looking for an experienced Senior Electrical Engineer to join our organization, which prides itself on offering innovative electrical solutions to everyday problems. While serving as mentor to the production teams, the electrical engineer will engage in rigorous design and analysis processes using the most up-to-date technologies and software. The ideal candidate will have experience with an entire product lifecycle, ushering electrical design solutions from analysis to implementation. The role requires 15-20 years of technology Electrical Design Engineering, Consulting and leadership experience with progressively increasing levels of responsibility delivering mission critical infrastructure services focused on Enterprise or Colocation Data Center environment. The ideal candidate will have at least 5-10 years of hands on, direct client facing project management in our primary market sectors, with an emphasis in the Data Center design and build services.

The primary job responsibility objective is to increase the Data Cener Industry market share and mission critical engineering profitability of the team in accordance with company objectives. Develop innovative long-range strategy annual plans and enhance the company's culture. Enhance leadership and operations through daily professional conduct. The position is responsible for the day-to-day management of client electrical engineering design solutions and execution of work. A key aspect of this role includes participation in client facing marketing and mining vertical sales opportunities including but not limited to : ongoing client engagement and management, proposal preparation, shortlist interviews, and attendance at trade shows / conferences.

Other important aspects of this role include participation in firm wide planning effort, goal setting, and mentoring of younger consultants.

Responsibilities :

• Demonstrate a passion for expert knowledge driving market trends the latest technology development and innovations in cooling solutions.
• Collect and interpret market, competitor and technology intelligence.
• Maintain knowledge of data center electrical technologies, innovations and industry trends to recommend solutions that deliver performance and efficiency.
• Manage innovation projects and prepare concept and product presentations.
• Leads electrical engineering design, project development and project proposal preparation, delivery planning, and execution of system architecture strategy.
• Participate in scoping, provide solution and delivery of change requests within budget and to the agreed functionality
• Assist in the development of project plans by scoping electrical-related tasks including labor and materials requirements
• Participate in regularly scheduled department meetings to report on project status, prepare and give design presentations, and mentor junior engineers
• Lead engineering design analysis, provide guidance, supervision, review and validation of electrical drawing and drafting packages.
• Perform calculations, in activities related to product, form, test fits, structural requirements and function supporting project requirements
• Oversee qualification, verification and validation of system level functionality, performance, safety and ensure quality are in line with the company electrical engineering process.
• Lead the design, installation, and maintenance of electrical systems in data centers, including high voltage, medium and low voltage power delivery systems.
• Produce calculations and functional design deployment of These include transformers, switch gear, backup generators, automatic transfer and static transfer switch uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), power distribution units (PDUs), remote power panels (RPP) and overhead power busways and cooling systems.
• Production of power distribution systems designs which meet Tier III+ requirements for resiliency and redundancy. These systems maybe block or distributed redundant.
• Ensure electrical systems meet industry standards, codes, and regulations such as NEC, UL and NFPA.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and refine electrical designs for new builds, retrofits, upgrades, or expansions recommend and implement engineering changes to accommodate customer data center facilities.
• Deliver conceptual designs of the electrical infrastructure for greenfield and brownfield data centers
• Perform brownfield site design and evaluation to including retro-fits, upgrades and expansions of electrical infrastructure and systems. Evaluations will be conducted as discovery, assessment, analysis, planning, recommendations and execution.
• Perform greenfield site design of electrical infrastructure and systems. This includes calculations, sizing systems, validation and vendor integration.
• Conduct electrical load analysis and power systems modeling to optimize performance, reliability, and energy efficiency.
• Perform failure and root cause analysis investigations on electrical equipment implementing corrective actions improving resiliency and reliability.
• Oversee electrical equipment procurement, ensuring quality, performance, and compliance with manufacturer specifications.
• Technically evaluate equipment quotations, reviews supplier Bill of Materials, equipment data packages and validate assembly drawings.
• Validate vendor systems maintenance programs and procedures. Service and Maintenance level agreements. Evaluate and validate RFP cost models.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to junior engineers in the electrical engineering team.
• Prepare and review detailed engineering design and reports, conceptual, planning and final reports, electrical schematics, conceptual drawings, construction plans and tests
• Preform as client representative to external contractors, vendors, service providers, suppliers and utilities to ensure timely and quality execution of electrical systems installation and maintenance.
• Oversee qualification and commissioning of data center mission critical infrastructure.

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