Director, Electrical Engineering

Director, Electrical OFCI Engineering & Technical Delivery

Stack Infrastructure (STACK) provides digital infrastructure to scale the world’s most innovative companies. STACK is an award‑winning industry leader building, owning, and operating highly efficient cost‑effective wholesale, colocation, and cloud data centers. Each of our national facilities meets or exceeds the highest industry standards for availability, security, connectivity, and physical resilience.

Responsibilities

• Lead all technical aspects of OFCI electrical equipment strategy, specification development, procurement support, factory testing, integration, and deployment across multiple concurrent data center projects.
• Serve as STACK’s subject‑matter expert for mission‑critical electrical infrastructure systems, including medium‑voltage utility distribution, diesel standby generators, UPS systems & battery technologies, switchgear & switchboards, transformers & busway systems, static transfer switches, power monitoring & EPMS/SCADA, grounding & bonding, and concurrently maintainable fault‑tolerant topologies.
• Provide hands‑on technical leadership throughout planning, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, energization, and operational turnover phases.
• Lead technical review, validation, and approval of engineering deliverables from EORs, vendors, manufacturers, and consultants to ensure compliance with STACK standards.
• Drive rapid technical decision‑making and issue resolution to support fast‑track hyperscale schedules and aggressive milestones.
• Manage technical coordination between Development, Construction, Operations, Procurement, Commissioning, and external engineering partners for seamless execution.
• Lead technical evaluation and selection of OFCI electrical equipment vendors and manufacturers – technical bids, submittals, factory witness testing, performance validation, and long‑lead procurement strategy.
• Review and resolve RFIs, field issues, design clarifications, commissioning findings, and technical risks in real time to minimize schedule impacts.
• Develop, maintain, and continuously improve basis of design, electrical design standards, procurement specifications, and technical governance processes.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on speed‑to‑market execution, reliability and resiliency, constructability, scalability, operational maintainability, energy efficiency, and cost optimization.
• Provide technical oversight for electrical integration and energization activities during construction and commissioning.
• Support operational teams with troubleshooting, root‑cause analysis, infrastructure upgrades, and reliability improvement initiatives across existing facilities.
• Evaluate emerging electrical technologies and solutions for applicability within hyperscale and colocation environments.
• Lead and mentor internal engineering personnel, promoting accountability, technical rigor, and execution excellence.
• Support portfolio‑wide capital planning and long‑term electrical infrastructure strategy development.
• Travel to project sites, vendor factories, and operational facilities as required to support execution and oversight.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering required.
• 15+ years of experience in mission‑critical facilities and large‑scale data center electrical infrastructure design, procurement, construction, and commissioning.
• Extensive hands‑on technical expertise with generators, UPS systems, medium‑voltage distribution, switchgear, transformers, busway systems, protective relaying, and power monitoring systems.
• Demonstrated experience delivering fast‑paced hyperscale and/or colocation data center projects under aggressive schedules.
• Strong understanding of concurrently maintainable and fault‑tolerant electrical system architectures for mission‑critical facilities.
• Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and rapidly resolve technical and field‑related challenges with minimal oversight.
• Strong knowledge of NEC, NFPA, IEEE, NETA, and applicable industry standards and best practices.
• Experience leading OFCI equipment procurement, vendor management, factory witness testing, and technical evaluations.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams, external consultants, OEMs, contractors, and commissioning agents.
• Strong understanding of constructability, commissioning, energization sequencing, and operational turnover requirements.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder‑management skills with influence on technical and business decisions.
• Highly organized, execution‑oriented, and capable of operating effectively within fast‑growth, high‑pressure environments.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Bluebeam, AutoCAD, and Adobe Acrobat.
• Preferred experience supporting hyperscale cloud, AI/ML, and high‑density computing infrastructure environments.

Benefits & Compensation

Location: Remote. Domestic travel up to 30‑40%. Must be eligible to work in the United States and pass comprehensive background screening.

Compensation Range: $197,600.00 – $221,300.00.

Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) program, flexible spending accounts, and a cell phone subsidy.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

STACK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.