Principal Electrical Engineer, Global

Vantage Data Centers is a leader in data center solutions, seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer to manage all aspects of Electrical Engineering for innovative data center designs. The role involves ensuring the integration of electrical designs with operational standards and leading energy storage and generation strategies to enhance resiliency and sustainability.

Responsibilities:

• Lead integration of energy storage into data center electrical infrastructure to support resiliency, peak demand management, and operational flexibility
• Assess on-site generation solutions, including standby, prime power, and hybrid distributed systems, to support business, reliability, and sustainability goals
• Develop electrical strategies that integrate BESS, distributed generation, and advanced controls into mission-critical environments
• Provide technical leadership on interconnection, protection, and control philosophies for generation and energy storage assets
• Develop standards and design criteria for generation and energy storage topology, controls, safety, and commissioning
• Participate in the product development lifecycle from concept through implementation
• Work closely with Operations to balance cost-effective design solutions with long-term operational sustainability
• Develop and set minimum requirements for complete sequences of operation across designed systems
• Drive standards for electrical commissioning efforts
• Review program-level design plans, equipment selections, and system submittals
• Ensure consistent execution through effective coordination and handoff to internal teams and external partners adapting the program prototype for site-specific use
• Work across engineering disciplines to deliver streamlined, practical solutions aligned with Operations and business needs
• Partner with regional product enablement teams to implement product intent consistently across projects and regions
• Support documentation handoff and coordination with regional teams and external consultants for site adaptation of global prototypes
• Apply engineering analysis tools and professional judgment to evaluate loads, lighting levels, and short-circuit currents
• Perform or guide the following studies: Load analysis and failure scenario calculations, Short-circuit and overcurrent protection device coordination studies, Arc flash mitigation studies, Distribution analysis, including voltage drop and underground duct bank heat effect (Neher-McGrath) calculations, Lighting photometric studies

Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, or equivalent, from an accredited university or college
• Substantial experience in electrical power design and construction required, 10+ years preferred
• Data Center and/or mission critical experience is required
• Proficient in AutoCAD, Excel, Word, AmpCalc, ETAP, and PSCAD modeling software
• Working knowledge of critical power infrastructure within a data center
• Travel is expected to be 15–25% and may increase over time as business needs evolve
• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering
• Professional license
• Experience in global, multi-region organizations operating with common standards and governed variants
• Familiarity with industrialized delivery concepts such as evidence-based readiness, repeatable handover practices, and continuous improvement loops