Sr. Engineer, Electrical Engineering

About the role

HyAxiom is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer with expertise in integrating fuel cells into microgrid solutions for data centers. The ideal candidate will design, optimize, and deploy fuel cell systems, ensuring reliable, scalable, and sustainable power solutions for data center operations.

Responsibilities

• Fuel Cell Integration into Microgrids:
• Design and integrate fuel cell systems into microgrid architectures, ensuring seamless operation as a primary or backup power source within data center environments.
• Optimize fuel cell performance, efficiency, and scalability for high-demand applications, including integration of fuel cell-based microgrids with the existing electrical grid.
• Ensure proper synchronization, seamless transfer between grid-connected and islanded modes, and effective load management for data center operations.
• Fuel Cell/Electrolyzer Requirements Definition:
• Propose and support changes to the Fuel Cell /Electrolyzer Electrical systems and onsite equipment integration.
• Maintain and understand required certifications for the Fuel Cell /Electrolyzer electrical system.
• Perform DFMEA/PFMEA, system level trade studies, create 1 line and 3-line electrical schematics, sequence of operation/product operation manuals, perform design verification testing, create presentations for management, electrical harness design and updates, and safety system design and certification.
• Microgrid System Design & Optimization:
• Develop and implement site-specific microgrid systems that combine fuel cells, energy storage (e.g., batteries/supercaps), renewable energy sources (e.g., solar), and conventional generators for data centers.
• Focus on reliability, redundancy, and optimal energy management.
• Provide technical support and deliver complex energy solutions while identifying opportunities to bring additional value to the customer.
• Power Electronics & Control Systems:
• Develop control strategies to ensure the efficient and coordinated operation of fuel cells with other energy sources in grid-connected or islanded modes.
• Reliability & Redundancy Design:
• Ensure Fuel Cell and microgrid systems are fault-tolerant, resilient, and meet the high-availability needs of data centers.
• Implement redundancy strategies (e.g., N+1 configurations) for critical components such as fuel cells, energy storage, and inverters.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration:
• Work closely with mechanical engineers, software engineers, System and MBOP engineers, and data center operations teams to ensure the microgrid system is fully aligned with facility power requirements.
• Communicate effectively to ensure timely integration and deployment.
• Compliance & Safety Standards:
• Ensure that all fuel cell and microgrid systems meet regulatory requirements, industry standards (e.g., IEEE, IEC), and safety protocols for energy systems and data centers.
• Stay updated on environmental regulations and sustainability goals for energy systems.
• Troubleshooting & System Support:
• Provide ongoing technical support and troubleshooting for fuel cell-based microgrid systems.
• Perform regular performance optimization and address any system failures or efficiency issues that may arise.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Power Systems Engineering
• Experience: 5+ years of experience in designing microgrid or data center power systems. Knowledge of power systems, energy management, and renewable energy integration is required.
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience with integrating renewable energy sources, hands-on experience with self-generation technology, knowledge of cybersecurity for energy systems, LV, MV and AC/DC voltage system design, and fuel cell /electrolyzer background.
• Certifications: Professional certifications related to renewable energy, microgrid systems, or energy management (e.g. IEEE) are a plus.

Skills

• Able to apply first principles logic and methods.
• Strong background in power electronics, including inverters, converters, and controllers for fuel cell systems.
• Understanding of microgrid operation and energy distribution in data center environments.
• Will need to write, maintain and mitigate risk to product requirements, perform DFMEA/PFMEA, create 1 line and 3-line electrical schematics, create sequence of operation/product operation manuals, perform design verification testing, create presentations for management, electrical harness updates, support design issues and root cause analysis, and create Design Review Presentation throughout process.
• Excellent ability to analyze system performance, identify issues, and propose effective solutions to ensure high reliability, efficiency, and resilience of fuel cell-based microgrid systems.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills. Ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary teams, including data center operations, project managers, and other technical specialists.