ABOUT METROBLOKS
Metrobloks develops and operates high-density colocation infrastructure in urban metro hubs across North America and Europe. Our sites are purpose-built for AI workloads, hyperscaler deployments, and low-latency enterprise applications — delivering up to 150+ kW/rack with high reliability reaching 5-9’s availability. Active markets include Miami, Phoenix, Detroit, Kansas City, Indianapolis, McAllen, and Paris.
ROLE OVERVIEW
The Senior Electrical Engineer is a core technical contributor responsible for the design, development, and delivery of high-voltage to low voltage electrical systems across Metrobloks' data center pipeline. You will drive electrical design from concept through energization — including medium-voltage distribution, substation integration, UPS infrastructure, generator systems, and critical power architecture — across a diverse pipeline of data center developments with utility service requirements ranging from 24 MW to 1 GW+.
This role works directly with the Engineering, Business Development, Real Estate, and Finance teams to advance site feasibility, coordinate with utilities and AHJs, and ensure electrical infrastructure is designed for modularity, future-proofing, and rapid deployment — core tenets of the Metrobloks platform.
LOCATION: Metro Markets (Hybrid) with a preference for Seattle, Los Angeles, New York City, and Kansas City
TRAVEL: Up to 25%
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Electrical Design & Engineering
• Lead electrical engineering design for greenfield and adaptive-reuse data center projects, from 13.2 kV to 230 kV service voltage environments
• Develop single-line diagrams, load calculations, fault current analysis, arc flash studies, and site power distribution drawings
• Design medium-voltage switchgear configurations (34.5 kV, 13.8 kV) including substation sizing, transformer selection, and bus duct routing
• Size and specify UPS systems, static transfer switches, PDUs, and generator paralleling switchgear for N+1, and 2N critical power topologies
• Perform short-circuit and coordination studies including arc flash analysis; ensure compliance with NFPA 70, NFPA 110, IEEE standards, and local AHJ requirements
Site Development & Utility Coordination
• Lead utility interconnection studies, including capacity requests, substation test fit submissions, and feed count / voltage level negotiations
• Coordinate with transmission and distribution utilities on service entrance design, metering configurations, and protection relay settings
• Support site selection and feasibility analysis by assessing power availability, utility timelines, and energization risk across the active site pipeline
• Partner with Real Estate and Development teams to translate utility constraints into site layout and phasing decisions
Construction Administration & Commissioning
• Serve as owner's representative during electrical construction: review submittals, respond to RFIs, and manage scope changes
• Develop and execute integrated system testing (IST), commissioning plans, and energization sequencing
• Conduct site inspections at critical construction milestones; ensure installed systems conform to design intent and specifications
Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Collaborate with mechanical engineers on redundancy topology, power-density planning, cooling infrastructure interface, and PUE optimization strategies
• Provide technical input to CIO and Development teams on owner performance requirement, design standards, capex modeling, and value engineering opportunities
• Support vendor qualification and procurement for switchgear, transformers, generators, and UPS — including evaluation of lead time risk
QUALIFICATIONS
Required
• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) from an ABET-accredited program
• 8+ years of electrical engineering experience, with 4+ years focused on mission-critical or data center infrastructure
• Demonstrated expertise in medium-voltage power distribution (13.2 kV – 34.5 kV), including substation and switchgear design
• Experience sizing and specifying critical power equipment: UPS, generators, ATS/STS, PDUs
• Proficiency in power system analysis tools (ETAP, EasyPower, SKM PowerTools, EDSA or equivalent)
• Strong working knowledge of NEC (NFPA 70), NFPA 110, and applicable IEEE standards
• Ability to review and comment on all aspects of electrical design produced by engineer of records. This includes, power, grounding, lighting, EPMCS and fire alarm systems.
• Experience managing utility interconnection processes and energization coordination
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced development environment where projects are frequently advancing in parallel through site selection, entitlement, design, utility coordination, and construction
• Autonomous and self-driving individual comfortable in handling multiple projects and deadlines. This includes working in an environment where information is limited and objectives/priorities are redefined.
Preferred
• Professional Engineer (PE) license — active or ability to obtain within 12 months
• Experience on hyperscale or multi-tenant colocation projects (20 MW+ critical IT)
• Familiarity with behind-the-meter generation, including natural gas, and grid-parallel designs
• Working knowledge of Uptime Institute Tier standards and customer SLA requirements
• Experience with modular / prefabricated electrical infrastructure (switchgear modules, packaged substations)
• Exposure to DCIM platforms and power monitoring infrastructure
• Demonstrated experience leading utility coordination and service delivery for large industrial, mission-critical, or data center projects
• Ability to perform reliability studies
• Understanding of telecommunication infrastructure design and security system
WHAT WE OFFER
• Competitive base salary with performance-based annual bonus
• Flexible hybrid work arrangement anchored to project-phase needs
• Opportunity to shape electrical standards for a growing multi-market data center platform
HOW TO APPLY
Submit your resume and a brief cover letter describing a high-voltage or medium-voltage project you led end-to-end — including the challenges encountered during utility coordination or energization. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.
