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Data Center Electrical Engineer

Meta· Data Center Design, Engineering, & Construction
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Menlo Park, CA$173k - $245kFull-timePosted 5mo ago

About the role

Meta seeks a Data Center Electrical Engineer with hands-on experience in the design and operations of critical facilities to join the data center engineering team. Focus areas include electrical power systems, reliability, safety, and efficiency for data center infrastructure, from concept to deployment, collaborating with vendors and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

  • Develop concepts for new data center infrastructure solutions focused on electrical power system technologies to reduce cost, improve reliability, efficiency, and speed to market
  • Lead all phases of design and development life cycle of electrical systems comprising concept design, prototyping and deployments
  • Develop collaborations with data center technology vendors, and consultants to remain current on data center electrical systems industry trends while influencing relevant technology development
  • Collaborate with external vendors to select, procure, and manage critical infrastructure equipment (e.g., Substation power transformers, Medium voltage GIS + AIS switchgear, low voltage transformers, solid state transformers, DC to DC converters, High ampacity busway etc.)
  • Manage the selection, procurement, and ongoing oversight of essential infrastructure equipment, which includes Substation power transformers, Medium voltage GIS + AIS switchgear, low voltage transformers, solid state transformers, DC to DC converters, etc., in partnership with external vendors
  • Lead the evaluation and adoption of new power technologies (e.g., fuel cells, advanced battery storage, microgrid controllers, onsite generation, solid state transformers) and develop specifications and basis of design (BoD) with vendors to enable capital investments
  • Drive required cross-functional collaboration with other teams including Hardware Engineering, Supply Chain, construction, commissioning, and data center operations
  • Ability to travel to vendor/design partner locations and data center sites for verification/validation testing of electrical systems technologies and products

Qualifications

  • Minimum seven (7) years of hands-on design and development experience in mission critical electrical power components and systems including concept formulation, detailed design, modeling/simulation, prototyping, verification/validation testing and deployment for sustained operations
  • Experience in electrical power simulation software - e.g. ETAP, EMTP, PSSE, PSCAD, Easypower, Powerworld, Matlab Simulink etc
  • Experience with electric power industry standards, building codes and safety standards including NEC, NETA, ANSI, IEC, IEEE, NFPA, UL, UFC and UBC
  • Cross-disciplinary knowledge of data center electrical systems design and operation: HV-MV-LV power distribution, backup power, energy storage, and onsite generation
  • Experience in designing and implementing protection & control systems
  • Effective presentation and communication skills
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field (current or in-process)
  • Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills

Skills

Required:Electrical Power System DesignElectrical Power SimulationCodes and StandardsVendor ManagementCommunication

Benefits

  • Benefits information is referenced but not listed in the provided text; include as per Meta's standard benefits documentation.
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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