Lead Electrical Engineer

About the role

Edged Infrastructure has an exciting opportunity for a Lead Electrical Engineer – Microgrids & Power Integration to join our team and support TurboCell. If you’re passionate about sustainability and eager to be part of a company that’s transforming the world’s infrastructure, this may be the role for you. This position is a vital member of the team, focusing on end-to-end electrical integration and architecture, multi-component microgrid modeling and analysis, and hands-on laboratory/field bring-up and verification.

Responsibilities

• Drive system-level electrical requirements definition, authoring detailed product and sub-system specifications for microgrids, BESS, power conversion equipment, and switchgear.
• Drive electrical hardware lifecycles through formal development processes, leading DFMEA (Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis) and DVP&R (Design Verification Plan & Report) execution.
• Establish power distribution architecture, grounding strategies, protection coordination, and system interconnects across multi-component microgrids.
• Provide supplier technical oversight, lead design reviews, and manage the technical integration of third-party power conversion equipment, generation assets, and energy storage systems.
• Lead test planning, verification, hands-on system bring-up, pre-compliance testing, and root-cause debugging in the lab, as well as field commissioning and troubleshooting support.
• Represent the EE discipline in cross-functional alignment with mechanical, firmware, software, and product management teams, while establishing design best practices and mentoring engineering peers.

Requirements

• B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems, Mechatronics, or a related field.
• 8+ years of hands-on experience in power electronics, electrical distribution, or heavy system-level electrical integration.
• Demonstrated proficiency driving products through a formal development lifecycle (authoring specifications, DVP&Rs, DFMEAs).
• Experience with medium-voltage systems, switchgear, HIL testing, or test scripting (Python/MATLAB) is a plus.

Skills

• Deep foundational expertise in power electronics, microgrid architecture, BESS, generation assets, and industrial communication buses (CAN, Modbus, Ethernet, RS-485).
• Proficiency with simulation tools (MATLAB/Simulink, PLECS, PSIM, SPICE, ETAP) and hands-on lab toolsets (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, diagnostic tools).
• Proficiency in ECAD tools (Altium, Zuken, Cadence, AutoCAD Electrical, Solidworks Electrical).
• Adaptable, highly curious technical leader with strong communication, cross-functional collaboration, and mentorship abilities.
• Strong working knowledge of electrical safety standards, pre-compliance testing, and regulatory codes (NEC/NFPA 70, UL 1741, UL 9540, UL 2200, IEEE 1547).

Working Conditions

• Balanced mix of office-based architectural design/modeling and hands-on laboratory/field hardware integration.
• Comfortable working safely around high-power equipment in a lab or field environment.
• Hybrid schedule in Raleigh, NC (Preferred) or remote work arrangement.
• Expected travel: Up to 25% (Hybrid in Raleigh, NC) or up to 50% (Remote).

Benefits

• A fast-paced, entrepreneurial culture focused on innovation.
• A flexible, autonomous work environment.
• A culture of respect, learning, and excellence.
• Experienced, highly talented experts as team peers.
• Growth and travel opportunities.
• A team of change-makers having a significant impact on people and the planet.

About Edged

Edged is a fast-growing global network of carbon-neutral, zero-water data centers that lead the industry in energy efficiency. The Edged platform is backed by a deep technology stack including advanced waterless cooling, renewable microgrid systems, ultra-clean generators, and waste-to-fuel solutions. The platform is designed for rapid deployment and currently has more than a dozen major projects in construction worldwide, with many more in development.

Reports to: Senior Engineering Manager
Location: Hybrid - Raleigh, NC