Manager, Electrical Engineering - Power Generation

Title : Manager, Electrical Engineering - Power Generation

Basic Function:

As part of the Engineering team, the Sr. Electrical Engineer – Data Center Power Generation will provide technical leadership for the design, integration, and delivery of electrical infrastructure supporting hyperscale data centers, with a primary focus on onsite power generation utilizing gas turbines and gas engines. The role will support all phases of project development, including concept design, engineering, permitting, construction, commissioning, and operations, ensuring electrical systems achieve the highest standards of reliability, scalability, efficiency, and performance for mission-critical data center applications.

Responsibilities:

• Design and deliver electrical systems for hyperscale data centers, including medium- and low-voltage power distribution, onsite power generation systems, backup power, emergency systems, and utility interconnections.

• Lead the electrical design and integration of onsite generation solutions for data centers, including gas turbine, gas engine, microgrid, and hybrid energy systems.

• Provide electrical design oversight throughout the full data center lifecycle, from early concept through commissioning, ensuring generation, distribution, and backup power systems meet performance, reliability, availability, and energy-efficiency goals.

• Review and optimize onsite power generation system designs, including generator step-up transformers, medium-voltage distribution, protection and controls, synchronization systems, load sharing, black start capabilities, and utility interconnections.

• Work with data center clients to develop power strategies that balance reliability, scalability, construction schedules, sustainability goals, capex, and opex, with a particular focus on onsite generation and energy resilience.

• Support the evaluation and selection of gas turbines, gas engines, generators, switchgear, transformers, protection systems, and associated balance-of-plant equipment.

• Provide technical leadership for power generation studies including load flow, short circuit, protection coordination, transient stability, reactive power, and grid interconnection studies.

• Support field engineering, startup, commissioning, performance testing, and operational readiness of onsite generation facilities and associated electrical infrastructure.

• Lead technical due diligence, evaluation, and selection of gas turbines, gas engines, and associated balance-of-plant equipment, including assessment of performance, reliability, availability, emissions compliance, maintainability, vendor capabilities, lifecycle costs, and suitability for hyperscale data center applications.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• BSEE specializing in Power Systems or Electrical Engineering from an ABET-accredited university; MS and PE license are a plus. 
• Minimum of 8  years of professional experience in Electrical Engineering for data centers, power generation facilities, utility-scale energy projects, or other mission-critical infrastructure.

• Experience in industrial or commercial engineering in mission-critical facilities, including data centers, gas turbine power plants, gas engine power plants, microgrids, and distributed energy systems.

• Strong understanding of power generation systems including gas turbines, gas engines, generators, generator protection, synchronization, medium-voltage distribution, and utility interconnection requirements.

• Experience designing and integrating onsite power generation solutions for data centers, including backup power systems, microgrids, renewable generation, and energy storage.

• Knowledge of electrical systems associated with power generation facilities, including generator step-up transformers, switchyards, substations, protection and control systems, SCADA, and telecommunications.

• Experience with data center electrical infrastructure and power architectures, including utility-connected and islanded generation configurations designed to support high-availability operations.

• Experienced in designing data center electrical buildings, onsite generation facilities, renewable energy systems, microgrids, Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs), Renewable Energy Credits (RECs), and energy storage systems.

• Strong understanding of reliability and redundancy strategies for data centers utilizing onsite generation, including N+1, 2N, and distributed generation architectures

Travel Requirements

The position requires up to 20% domestic and international travels.

  Location-Redwood City, CA; San Diego, CA; Denver, CO; Phoenix, AZ; Austin, TX

Base Pay -$140000- $165000

The pay range mentioned above is a guideline. We tailor each offer based on your unique skills, experience, location, and market benchmarks—while ensuring internal parity across our teams. The compensation range provided reflects base pay. Total rewards may also include performance-based bonuses, equity grants, and a market leading comprehensive health and wellness benefits package. Final details will be discussed during the later stages of the hiring process.

Our Health & Wellness Benefits

At SB Energy, we invest in our people and their families with benefits designed for flexibility, support, and peace of mind. Full-time employees enjoy:

• 100% Company-Paid Medical, Dental & Vision (for employees and dependents)
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Generous Paid Time Off + 11 Paid Holidays
• 12 Weeks Paid Parental Leave
• Life, AD&D & Long-Term Disability Coverage
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for Medical, Dependent Care, Transit & Parking (with company contributions)
• Mental, Physical & Social Wellness Support (with company contributions)
• Flexible Work Arrangements & Hybrid Office Setup Benefits
• Monthly Reimbursement for Phone, Internet & Data
• Optional Legal & Pet Insurance Plans
• Device Purchase Support

At SB Energy, the success of our projects is driven by a desire to see our projects benefit as many people as possible. We work to serve local communities through volunteering, fundraising, and much more. For example, we’re proud to support access and opportunity in engineering and clean energy through impactful mentorship programs and workforce training. When you join SB Energy, you can become a part of these efforts, collaborating with team members who share a vision of building a better future now! 

SB Energy is built on a foundation of collaboration and inclusion. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other legally protected class.

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