NetSuite, a part of Oracle, is a leading company known for its innovative cloud solutions. The Director of Data Center Design for Electrical Engineering is responsible for building and leading a high-performing electrical engineering team, ensuring the design and implementation of mission-critical electrical systems for OCI’s data centers while collaborating with various stakeholders to drive engineering excellence.
Responsibilities:
- Lead and develop a team of electrical engineers supporting OCI’s data center design initiatives
- Provide technical and organizational leadership for the design, review, and continuous improvement of mission-critical electrical systems supporting OCI data centers
- Establish and drive engineering standards, design guidelines, and best practices that improve consistency, quality, scalability, and execution across a growing portfolio
- Establish team norms and leadership expectations that reinforce individual and collective ownership, disciplined execution, and a bias for resolving issues rather than escalating them without recommendations
- Partner closely with Design Management, Mechanical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Construction, Commissioning, Operations, Supply Chain, and other partner teams to ensure alignment across the full project lifecycle
- Act as a senior escalation point for complex electrical engineering issues, design tradeoffs, risk evaluations, and technical decision-making
- Drive lessons learned and continuous improvement efforts by incorporating operational feedback, project outcomes, and field experience into future standards and designs
- Represent the electrical engineering function in leadership reviews, cross-organizational discussions, and strategic planning efforts
- Build organizational capability through hiring, team development, talent planning, and creation of scalable engineering processes and workflows
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical field
- 6+ years of experience leading engineering teams, or technical lead experience with experience managing other managers or leads
- Deep knowledge of electrical systems used in mission-critical facilities, including medium- and low-voltage distribution, standby generation, UPS systems, switchgear, PDUs, grounding, and associated infrastructure
- Experience in a hyperscale cloud, colocation, or large-scale mission-critical infrastructure environment
- Familiarity with power requirements for high-density compute environments and the interaction between electrical and cooling infrastructure
- Demonstrated experience leading technical reviews, driving engineering quality, and making sound decisions on complex electrical design issues
- Strong understanding of the data center project lifecycle, including planning, design, construction, commissioning, and operational considerations
- Proven ability to lead through ambiguity, manage competing priorities, and deliver results in a fast-paced, rapidly scaling environment
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across technical, operational, and executive stakeholders
- Experience building cross-functional partnerships and influencing decisions across multiple organizations
- Experience developing and implementing engineering standards, design guidelines, and scalable processes across a global portfolio
- Experience managing external design consultants and engineering service providers
- Experience supporting organizational growth through hiring, team development, and talent planning
- Strong understanding of reliability, maintainability, power quality, and operational risk considerations for critical infrastructure systems
- Experience presenting technical strategies, risks, and recommendations to senior leadership