Full-Time

Data Center Electrical Solutions Engineer

WESCO International

WESCO International

5,001-10,000 employees

Global B2B distribution and logistics

Compensation Overview

$117.6k - $176.4k/yr

Houston, TX, USA + 2 more

More locations: Dallas, TX, USA | Manassas, VA, USA

Hybrid

Category
Sales & Solution Engineering (1)
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or a related field
  • 5–8+ years of experience in data center, critical power, or electrical infrastructure environments
  • Strong understanding of electrical systems including UPS, generators, switchgear, transformers, and distribution systems
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage principal-level engineers professionally
  • Ability to travel 25% - 50%
Responsibilities
  • Partner with sales teams to drive technical engagements and support opportunity development
  • Engage directly with customer engineering teams to understand requirements and translate them into actionable electrical solutions
  • Contribute to and refine practical electrical solution designs, balancing performance, cost, and constructability
  • Support development of data center power architectures, including distribution systems and redundancy strategies (e.g., N+1, 2N)
  • Participate in technical deep dives, design discussions, and solution reviews with internal and external stakeholders
  • Collaborate with EPCs, consultants, and suppliers to ensure solution feasibility and alignment
  • Support RFP/RFQ responses, including technical documentation and solution validation
  • Act as a bridge between customer requirements and internal capabilities, ensuring alignment across sales, engineering, and delivery teams
  • Provide input to optimize solutions in terms of reliability, efficiency, and scalability
  • Consider and incorporate emerging technologies (e.g., liquid cooling) when evaluating overall infrastructure solutions
  • Engage in discussions related to grayspace/critical infrastructure, ensuring solutions align with hyperscale data center development requirements
Desired Qualifications
  • Hands-on experience developing or supporting electrical solutions (not limited to theoretical design) preferred
  • Experience working with or supporting large-scale or hyperscale data center projects is highly preferred
  • Experience supporting bidding processes (RFP/RFQ) and working in cross-functional environments preferred
  • Familiarity with grayspace/critical infrastructure and hyperscale data center development

Wesco International distributes electrical, industrial, and communications products to business customers and provides logistics and supply chain services. It operates through three business units: Electrical & Electronic Solutions, Communications & Security Solutions, and Utility & Broadband Solutions. With about 800 branches and offices in around 50 countries, Wesco combines thousands of manufacturer parts with warehousing and distribution to support procurement and logistics for customers like contractors, data centers, security firms, and government agencies. Its goal is to be a reliable, end-to-end partner for multinational and local customers by delivering broad product access and integrated supply chain solutions.

Company Size

5,001-10,000

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Founded

1922

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Q1 2026 sales hit a record $6.1 billion, up 14% year over year.
  • Data center sales surged roughly 70%, reaching $1.4 billion in Q1 2026.
  • A $1.5 billion refinancing should save over $20 million annually in interest.

What critics are saying

  • Data center demand now represents 23% to 24% of sales concentration.
  • Enterprise Network Infrastructure fell mid-single digits, exposing weakness outside data centers.
  • CFO Dave Schulz's May retirement creates execution risk during aggressive guidance growth.

What makes WESCO International unique

  • Wesco spans EES, CSS, and UBS across 50 countries with 800 locations.
  • Data center solutions now drive outsized growth and margin expansion in CSS.
  • Wesco ranked #10 on Fortune's inaugural AIQ50 list in 2025.

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Yahoo Finance
Apr 1st, 2026
WESCO shares up 215% since 2021, but slowing organic growth and declining EPS raise concerns

WESCO currently trades at $274.20, delivering 215% returns since April 2021 and outperforming the S&P 500's 57.8% gain over that period. Despite this strong performance, analysts identify three concerning factors. The company's organic revenue growth averaged just 4% annually over two years, suggesting weakening demand in its core business. Its earnings per share declined 5.9% annually over the past two years whilst revenue grew 2.5%, indicating diminishing profitability. Additionally, WESCO's free cash flow margin averaged only 1.5% over five years, below expectations for industrial businesses and limiting reinvestment opportunities. The stock trades at 16.5× forward P/E, a reasonable valuation, but analysts suggest better opportunities exist elsewhere in the current market.

Yahoo Finance
Mar 27th, 2026
WESCO revenue hits record $23.5B despite softer Q4 earnings miss

WESCO reported fourth-quarter revenues of $6.07 billion, up 10.3% year on year, meeting analysts' expectations. However, the company missed estimates for adjusted operating income and earnings per share. The maintenance and repair distributor achieved record annual sales of $23.5 billion, up 8%, with double-digit growth in the second half. Backlog increased 19% to a record level, driven by secular growth trends in AI data centres, power generation and supply chain reshoring. Amongst nine tracked maintenance and repair distributors, the sector showed mixed fourth-quarter results, with revenues beating consensus estimates by 2.1% on average. However, share prices have declined 3.7% on average since earnings. WESCO's stock has fallen 11.6% since reporting, currently trading at $266.72.

Investing.com
Feb 27th, 2026
Wesco International completes $1.5 billion senior notes offering By Investing.com

Wesco International completes $1.5 billion senior notes offering

PR Newswire
Feb 26th, 2026
Wesco declares $0.50 quarterly dividend on common stock, payable 31 March

Wesco International has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.50 per share on its common stock. The dividend will be paid on 31 March 2026 to shareholders of record as of 13 March 2026. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Wesco is a Fortune 500 company with approximately $24 billion in annual sales in 2025. The company provides business-to-business distribution, logistics services and supply chain solutions across electrical and electronic solutions, communications and security solutions, and utility and broadband solutions. Wesco employs approximately 21,000 people and operates more than 700 sites in around 50 countries.

Venture News
Feb 25th, 2026
Wesco's $6B Junk Bond Frenzy: AI Data Centers Ignite Investor Gold Rush

Wesco's junk bond offering draws $6B demand on AI data center surge, signaling investor rush into infrastructure plays. Stock targets hit $340 amid $14.5B capex boom.