Engineering Manager - Data Center Electrical Design - AI/Hyperscale

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Sunstripe is seeking an Engineering Manager – Data Center Electrical Design to lead electrical engineering for large-scale AI and hyperscale data center projects across the United States.

This role combines engineering leadership, team management, technical governance, and project delivery across mission-critical power infrastructure, large-load interconnections, substations, BESS, and data center electrical systems.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage electrical engineering teams supporting U.S. AI/hyperscale data center projects.
• Own technical quality and delivery of Basis of Design, SLDs, calculations, specifications, design packages, and engineering studies.
• Lead engineering of HV/MV/LV systems, substations, transformers, switchgear, UPS, generators, BESS, ATS/STS, PDUs, and busways.
• Support large-load utility interconnections and Point of Interconnection (POI) requirements.
• Review load flow, short circuit, protection coordination, arc flash, harmonics, grounding, and related power system studies.
• Drive electrical architecture decisions around reliability, redundancy, scalability, resiliency, and maintainability.
• Support BESS and grid-interactive solutions for system stability, voltage/frequency ride-through, active power recovery, and ramp mitigation.
• Lead design reviews, technical governance, QA/QC, and engineering risk management.
• Coordinate with U.S. clients, utilities, developers, EPCs, consultants, OEMs, and commissioning teams.
• Mentor engineers, allocate engineering resources, and build technical capability within the team.
• Support FAT/SAT, energization, commissioning, and Integrated Systems Testing (IST).

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering / Power Systems.
• 10+ years of relevant experience, including technical leadership or engineering management.
• Strong experience with hyperscale/colocation data centers, mission-critical facilities, utility infrastructure, BESS, or large-load projects.
• Deep knowledge of HV/MV/LV electrical systems, substations, protection and controls, UPS, generators, and mission-critical power architecture.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary engineering deliverables and geographically distributed teams.

Additional Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with NEC/NFPA, IEEE, NERC, IEC, and applicable U.S. standards.
• Experience with ETAP, PSCAD/EMTDC, PSS®E, PowerFactory or similar tools is preferred.
• Experience with AI/HPC loads, BESS, utility interconnections, and grid-forming/grid-following technologies is highly desirable.