Sr. Electrical Engineer SME | Data Centers & Hyperscaler

Jacobs is an engineering and consulting company delivering projects across mission-critical facilities, advanced manufacturing, and other critical infrastructure sectors. The Senior Electrical Engineer – Subject Matter Expert will provide technical authority for electrical infrastructure supporting hyperscale, colocation, AI/HPC, and other mission-critical facilities, leading architecture, critical power systems, studies, design assurance, commissioning, client guidance, standards development, and mentorship.

Responsibilities:

• Electrical Architecture Lead electrical Basis of Design, system architecture, and major technical decisions from utility service through the IT load
• Critical Power Provide senior technical leadership for MV/LV distribution, substations, transformers, switchgear, generator plants and paralleling, UPS systems, transfer schemes, PDUs, busway, grounding, and high-density power distribution
• Power Studies Lead or review load flow, short-circuit, protective coordination, arc-flash, grounding, and related studies using ETAP, SKM PowerTools, EasyPower, or equivalent
• Resolve complex engineering challenges while balancing reliability, maintainability, constructability, cost, schedule, and energy performance
• Technical Governance Provide independent review of calculations, studies, drawings, specifications, equipment selections, and major design packages across project teams and global delivery resources
• Project Execution Stay engaged from conceptual planning and detailed design through procurement, construction, commissioning, and turnover; support significant RFIs, field conditions, substitutions, and technical changes
• Commissioning Provide senior electrical support for FAT/SAT, startup, commissioning, and integrated systems testing of critical electrical infrastructure
• AI/HPC• Help advance electrical strategies for AI/GPU-dense environments, rising rack power densities, and next-generation data center architectures
• Emerging Technology• Evaluate high-density distribution, BESS, microgrids, distributed energy resources, and other emerging power solutions for practical deployment
• Client & Pursuits• Serve as a trusted technical advisor in client workshops, design reviews, technical presentations, proposals, and major pursuits
• Standards Develop and improve electrical standards, master specifications, calculation methodologies, reference designs, and lessons learned that improve quality and delivery velocity
• Mentorship Coach Electrical Engineers, Discipline Leads, Principal Engineers, and developing technical specialists; strengthen technical capability and succession depth
• Technical Community Share expertise through design reviews, workshops, communities of practice, and appropriate industry engagement

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from an ABET-accredited program
• Active Electrical PE license in at least one U.S. jurisdiction, with ability to obtain additional state licenses as required
• Typically 15–20+ years of professional electrical engineering experience with significant experience in data centers, mission-critical, semiconductor, advanced manufacturing, or similarly complex high-reliability facilities
• Advanced expertise in MV/LV distribution, switchgear, transformers, generator plants and paralleling, UPS systems, transfer schemes, redundancy, and critical electrical distribution
• Experience with ETAP, SKM PowerTools, EasyPower, or equivalent for short-circuit, load-flow, protective coordination, arc-flash, and related studies
• Strong working knowledge of NEC/NFPA 70, NFPA 70E, NFPA 110, IEEE 1584, IEEE 3000-series, and other applicable electrical standards
• Demonstrated ability to make and communicate complex technical decisions with clients and multidisciplinary teams; experience within EPCM, EPC, Design-Build, or similar integrated delivery environments
• Master's degree
• NCEES record
• Direct experience delivering large data center programs for hyperscale, cloud, technology, or colocation clients
• Experience with GPU-dense environments, high-density power distribution, or evolving AI/HPC electrical architectures
• Experience with BESS, microgrids, utility interconnection strategy, distributed energy resources, or renewable integration
• FAT/SAT and IST experience involving generator plants, UPS systems, switchgear, and other critical-power systems
• Experience developing standards, reference designs, or technical governance programs; industry participation or technical presentations are a plus