Staff Electrical Engineer 4 (Data Center)

Job Description

Job Description

This job is posted on behalf of Levi Hunter by Top Echelon.

Staff Electrical Engineer 4 (Data Center)

Pay: $77.38/hour
Job Type: Temp-to-Hire
Work Schedule: Onsite, 5 days per week
Locations: Overland Park, KS • Ann Arbor, MI • Bloomington, MN • Canonsburg, PA • Cary, NC • Dallas, TX • Darien, IL • Denver, CO • Houston, TX • Orlando, FL • Phoenix, AZ • Tualatin, OR

Job Summary

We are seeking a Staff Electrical Engineer to support the design and execution of mission-critical data center projects. This role is ideal for an experienced electrical engineer with strong AutoCAD, Revit, and BIM expertise who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment and collaborating with both project teams and clients.

The successful candidate will play a key role in designing large-scale data center facilities, ensuring projects meet quality, budget, and schedule requirements while delivering resilient and reliable solutions. This position offers the opportunity to convert to a permanent role for the right candidate.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support the design of large-scale data center electrical systems.
• Deliver project assignments within established budgets, schedules, and quality standards.
• Incorporate project requirements, schedules, and budgets into electrical designs and layouts.
• Evaluate and communicate design considerations related to redundancy and resiliency.
• Conduct field investigations, surveys, and facility assessments.
• Prepare and review technical drawings and engineering documentation.
• Review models, drawings, and production work while resolving technical challenges.
• Ensure designs comply with applicable codes, standards, specifications, and client requirements.
• Compile engineering data and prepare technical studies and reports.
• Perform engineering calculations and analyses as required.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior engineers and designers.
• Deliver training and knowledge-sharing in areas of technical expertise.
• Coordinate project requirements with internal teams and external clients.
• Support multiple project responsibilities while maintaining attention to detail.
• Maintain professional client-facing communication throughout project lifecycles.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering field from an accredited program.
• Minimum of 5 years of related engineering experience.

• Previous experience with hyperscale Data Centers of at least 40 MW
• Demonstrated understand of design risk factors for redundancy and resiliency.
• Understanding of design differences in hyper-scale, edge, and colocation data centers.
• Possesses a proficiency in 3D modeling as well as managing and creating complex families with custom parameters within Autodesk Revit.
• Familiarity with Data Center tier rating systems.
• Strong knowledge of Autodesk Revit
• Experience utilizing BIM 360, Navisworks, Revit work sets, view templates and project phasing.

Core Competencies

• Written & Verbal Communication
• Drive for Results
• Planning & Prioritization
• Delegation & Leadership
• Team Collaboration
• Conflict Resolution
• Active Listening
• Project Coordination
• Problem Solving & Critical Thinking
• Adaptability & Dealing with Ambiguity
• Building Effective Teams