Principal Electrical Engineer - Power Generation Engineer

About the role

Own the end-to-end power and energy architecture and strategy for hyperscale AI data centers, spanning utility interconnection, on-site generation, battery energy storage systems (BESS), resiliency, and the long-term technology roadmap. Serve as the technical authority and executive advisor for multi-hundred-megawatt to gigawatt-scale power systems supporting AI infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Lead due diligence, pilots, and adoption of emerging technologies in Power Generation, with investment-grade technical and financial justification
• Define the global reference architecture and standards for grid-connected and hybrid BTM generation models supporting large-scale data centers
• Own system-level trade studies across reliability, transient behavior, fault response, black-start capability, and expansion phasing
• Set the long-term architectural strategy and standardization approach for data center power generation plants
• Establish performance benchmarks, reliability targets, and analytics frameworks to continuously improve plant efficiency and uptime

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical, power, or a related engineering discipline
• 15+ years of experience in HV power systems, on-site generation, and power plant engineering
• 15+ years of experience designing and delivering mission-critical facilities
• 8+ years of experience in transient analysis for grid-connected generation and microgrids
• Proven track record with large-scale electrical infrastructure

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with utility interconnection strategy, permitting, and coordination with authorities having jurisdiction (AHJs)
• Master’s or PhD in engineering, business, or a related field
• Professional Engineer (PE) license