Staff Electrical Engineer - Medium Voltage
Lambda· Data Center Business
Hybrid (San Francisco Office (Fremont St))$349k - $465kFull-timePosted 1mo ago
About the role
Senior/Staff electrical engineer specializing in medium-voltage systems for large-scale data centers, overseeing design standards, interconnection, campus distribution, and MV-to-LV transformation.
Responsibilities
- Own electrical design standards and reference architectures for medium-voltage systems supporting large-scale AI data centers.
- Lead design from utility interconnection through campus distribution and medium-voltage-to-low-voltage transformation.
- Develop and review single-line diagrams, equipment specifications, protection schemes, sequences of operation, and basis-of-design documents.
- Evaluate greenfield, retrofit, and partner-provided designs for capacity, reliability, maintainability, cost, and schedule.
- Perform or oversee load-flow, short-circuit, protective-device coordination, grounding, arc-flash, and power-quality studies.
- Define requirements for substations, transformers, medium-voltage switchgear, protective relays, generators, and associated control systems.
- Work with utilities, engineering partners, equipment manufacturers, construction teams, commissioning agents, and data center operators.
- Support equipment selection, long-lead procurement, factory testing, construction sequencing, commissioning, and integrated systems testing.
- Investigate electrical failures and operational risks, driving corrective actions back into Lambda’s standards and future designs.
- Travel to project sites, manufacturers, and partner facilities as needed.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or equivalent practical experience.
- Have experience designing medium-voltage electrical systems for data centers, mission-critical facilities, utilities, or large industrial campuses.
- Understand medium-voltage distribution, transformers, switchgear, generators, grounding, protection, and control systems.
- Can develop and review single-line diagrams, technical specifications, relay philosophies, and electrical study reports.
- Have experience with ETAP, SKM, EasyPower, or comparable electrical analysis software.
- Understand applicable electrical and safety requirements, including NEC, NFPA 70E, IEEE, NETA, and utility standards.
- Can balance reliability, capacity, maintainability, constructability, cost, and delivery schedule.
- Communicate clearly across engineering, construction, operations, vendors, and executive stakeholders.
Skills
Required:Medium-voltage electrical designElectrical study and analysisStandards and codes
Benefits
- Health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents
- Wellness and commuter stipends for select roles
- 401k Plan with 2% company match (USA employees)
- Flexible paid time off plan that we all actually use
Last updated Oct 1, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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