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Data Center Electrical Engineer

Anthropic· Compute
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Hybrid (Remote-US)$320k - $405kfull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Electrical design and delivery lead for Anthropic’s data center facilities across the US, focusing on utility interfaces, high/medium voltage infrastructure, prefabrication/modular solutions, and coordination with utilities, vendors, and internal teams to support large-scale ML training infrastructure.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the electrical design of critical data center equipment across the US portfolio, including utility interface and substation, site-wide medium-/high-voltage infrastructure, generators, UPS, switchgear, transformers, and grounding systems.
  • Develop and maintain electrical basis of design, reference architectures, and technical specifications for critical power distribution — covering switchgear, UPS systems, PDUs, busway, and rack power delivery.
  • Perform and validate engineering studies including short-circuit, protection coordination, arc flash, load flow, and power quality analysis; use findings to steer design decisions and equipment selection.
  • Read, interpret, and validate data center floor plans and technical drawings, and design and plan DC hall layouts for newly allocated spaces — including rack positioning, structured cabling, power distribution, and coordination with the cooling design.
  • Drive prefabricated and modular electrical strategy — modular skids, e-houses, and prefabricated power assemblies, and partner with external teams to evaluate construction efficiency opportunities and a productization roadmap.
  • Design for offsite manufacture and onsite assembly: coordinate the interface between prefabricated components and onsite installation, and manage temporary power sequencing tied to commissioning milestones.
  • Drive standardization of modular electrical designs across sites to accelerate deployment timelines while preserving flexibility for site-specific constraints and evolving hardware generations.
  • Review and approve electrical design packages, submittals, and shop drawings from build partners and MEP consultants, ensuring capacity, reliability, and maintainability requirements; review proposed technologies and clarify design justifications.
  • Work with regional vendors and manufacturers to specify appropriate electrical equipment, and partner with supply chain to diversify vendor base to mitigate lead-time and single-source risk.
  • Work with local utilities and interconnection/transmission operators (e.g., ISOs/RTOs) to define site utility and network connection requirements, and with local agencies to ensure NEC/NFPA/IEEE/ANSI compliance.
  • Present findings and proposals to internal stakeholders and DCO teams through reports and presentations, and defend design positions when challenged.
  • Define project scope and provide technical support pre/during construction; coordinate and oversee implementation of data center infrastructure with vendors, contractors, and internal teams, ensuring safety and regulatory compliance.
  • Work with commissioning teams to test and validate installation, operation, and performance of electrical systems; resolve field issues and review test results against design intent.
  • Manage concurrent projects across geographies, and travel to sites for design reviews, electrical audits, evaluations, and startup support alongside onsite field engineers.
  • Contribute to continuous improvement of internal electrical design standards and delivery practices, acting as a leader within the global engineering group.

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of electrical engineering experience in mission-critical facilities, with substantial data center or high-availability electrical distribution design across the project lifecycle.
  • Deep familiarity with US electrical codes and standards — NFPA 70/NEC, NFPA 70E, IEEE (e.g., 1584 for arc flash), UL/ANSI equipment standards (e.g., UL 891, UL 1558), and local utility interconnection requirements.
  • Hands-on experience with prefabricated and modular data center electrical infrastructure — design for offsite manufacture, modular skids/e-houses, and coordination between prefabricated components and onsite assembly.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field; RPEQ/CPEng valued but not required.
  • Experience producing and reviewing electrical construction documents, single-line diagrams, and equipment specifications; able to interpret data center schematics and layouts.
  • Strong knowledge of rack layout, structured cabling, power distribution, and cooling in high-availability data centers.
  • Fluent in power systems analysis and able to run/review studies using SKM, ETAP, or EasyPower.
  • Understanding of critical power topologies (2N, N+1, distributed redundant, block redundant) and trade-offs.
  • Experience with electrical equipment manufacturers, vendors, and contractors; ability to evaluate products on technical merit.
  • Clear communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders; results-oriented with practical solutions.

Skills

Required:Electrical design of data center infrastructurePower distribution designPower systems analysisPrefabrication & modularizationRegulatory compliance (NFPA/IEEE/UL)

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation and benefits
  • Optional equity donation matching
  • Generous vacation and parental leave
  • Flexible working hours
  • Office space for collaboration
Last updated Aug 26, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Anthropic

building reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems

Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.

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