Principal Operations Engineer, Electrical

Role Description

We are seeking a Principal Operations Engineer, Electrical to serve as the most senior technical authority for the operational electrical infrastructure across our hyperscale AI data center portfolio. This is a field-first, deeply technical leadership role for an operator who has spent a career running mission-critical electrical systems and is ready to set the standard for how a rapidly scaling fleet is operated, audited, and improved.

• Operate as the technical arm of senior operations leadership in the field.
• Lead site assessments and operational audits.
• Drive the technical readiness of teams ahead of site activation.
• Review designs and specifications from an operational lens.
• Feed operational learnings back into the design and manufacturing organization.
• Be a force multiplier across cluster leads, field engineers, and commissioning teams.
• Act as the connective tissue between operations, design, construction, hardware, and EHS.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the principal operational technical authority for electrical infrastructure across the fleet, including:
  • Utility feeds
  • Substations
  • Transformers
  • MV/HV switchgear
  • Generators
  • ATS/STS
  • UPS
  • Battery systems
  • PDUs
  • RPPs
  • Busway distribution
• Lead technical and operational site audits across active and pre-activation sites.
• Produce operational health assessments with prioritized findings.
• Own electrical operational readiness for new sites coming online.
• Review operational designs for new builds and capacity upgrades.
• Feed structured operational learnings back into the design and manufacturing organization.
• Author and approve high-risk MOPs, EOPs, and AOPs.
• Lead root cause analysis for significant electrical events.
• Contribute to and uphold the electrical safety program in partnership with EHS.
• Partner with QA/QC during construction to provide an operational perspective.
• Build and deliver technical training to Field Engineers and operational teams.
• Mentor Field Engineers and rising operational leaders.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands-on experience in mission-critical electrical systems.
• At least 5 years as the senior technical voice on a site, campus, or fleet.
• Data center operations experience strongly preferred.
• Deep working command of MV/HV power distribution, generation, UPS and battery systems.
• Demonstrated ability to author, approve, and execute high-risk MOPs and EOPs.
• A track record of leading root cause analysis on significant electrical events.
• A track record of holding OEMs, service vendors, and contractors accountable.
• Strong written communication skills.
• Comfort operating as the senior technical voice across operations, design, construction, hardware, and EHS.
• Willingness to travel extensively across the fleet.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Hyperscale or large colocation operational experience at hundreds of MW+ scale.
• Journeyman or Master Electrician license; PE licensure.
• NETA Level III or IV certification.
• Uptime Institute AOS or equivalent operations credential.
• Tier III/Tier IV commissioning leadership experience.
• Experience operating across multiple sites or as part of a global fleet operations function.
• Experience standing up new sites from commissioning handover through steady-state.
• Experience contributing operational requirements into reference designs or productized data center builds.

Benefits

• Competitive total compensation package (salary + equity).
• Retirement or pension plan, in line with local norms.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Generous PTO policy, in line with local norms.
• The base salary range for this position is $200,000 - $250,000 per year.
• Total compensation may also include equity in the form of stock options.