Lead Engineer - Electrical
As Lead Engineer – Electrical, you are the technical “go-to” for the electrical architecture of our data centers
EcoDataCenter is looking for a driven Lead Engineer – Electrical who wants to be part of a unique growth journey and help ensure a sustainable infrastructure for society's digitalization.
EcoDataCenter has been named the world's most sustainable data center. With innovative design, circular energy solutions and world-leading technology, we are building the data center of the future – where digitalization and sustainability go hand in hand.
We are a rapidly growing company with the ambition to become the Nordic region's leading player in sustainable and secure data center solutions. We work closely with local players in Dalarna to create regional development, while our market and impact are global. We are backed by wealthy owners who want to drive change in the industry.
About the position – Lead Engineer, Electrical
As Lead Engineer – Electrical, you are the technical “go-to” for the electrical architecture of our data centers. Your focus is on how the whole power chain fits together – from utility and generators, through UPS and LV distribution, to the IT load – rather than on being the deepest specialist in a single product.
You work closely with our power OEMs, design partners and contractors, answering technical questions, challenging proposals where needed and making sure that the electrical design is robust, buildable and supports our availability and sustainability targets.
You support Project Managers, Site Managers and the Commissioning Manager with clear technical decisions and you are a key point of contact for the customer’s electrical and operations teams.
Typical systems in your scope:
- Utility and MV/LV interface (with focus on LV inside the data center)
- Generators, ATS/STS and associated controls
- UPS systems, batteries and static transfer switches
- LV switchgear, distribution boards, PDUs and busway systems
- Earthing, bonding and lightning protection
- Power monitoring and metering infrastructure, integration with BMS/PME
Areas of responsibility
Electrical architecture and design coordination
- Own and maintain the overall electrical architecture for assigned projects, including single line diagrams and main equipment line-up.
- Review and comment on OEM and consultant designs with a focus on interfaces, selectivity, redundancy and maintainability.
- Ensure that electrical design choices support required resilience levels (e.g. N+1, 2N) and operational concepts.
OEM and supplier interaction
- Act as the main day-to-day technical contact for electrical OEMs (UPS, generators, switchgear, busway, metering).
- Review OEM proposals, technical datasheets, protection schemes and integration documents.
- Coordinate technical questions (RFIs) between OEMs, designers, contractors and the EcoDataCenter project team.
Support to projects and site
- Support Project Managers and Site Managers with clear electrical input to planning, phasing and constructability.
- Participate in key design, constructability and value engineering reviews.
- Visit site regularly to walk installations, verify that the electrical design intent is followed and support resolution of issues.
Support commissioning and operations
- Support the Commissioning Manager and commissioning engineers in defining test scope and interpreting results from an electrical architecture perspective.
- Clarify design intent during fault-finding and help assess the impact of deviations or changes.
- Provide technical handover briefings to operations teams regarding power architecture, limitations and key operating principles.
Documentation and standards
- Ensure that key electrical documents (SLDs, layouts, protection philosophies, metering concepts) are up to date and consistent.
- Contribute to standardising electrical concepts and templates across projects, based on lessons learned.
- Keep an overview of applicable standards and best practices for data center power design.
Your profile
You are an experienced electrical engineer who understands how a complete data center power chain should be put together. You may have worked for an OEM, consultant, contractor or operator – what matters is that you can see the whole picture and explain it in simple terms.
- Have several years of experience working with electrical power systems in data centers, industrial plants, energy plants or similar mission-critical environments.
- Understand how generators, UPS, switchgear, PDUs and busways fit together into a coherent architecture.
- Can read and challenge single line diagrams, protection schemes and general arrangements and spot gaps or inconsistencies.
- Are comfortable speaking with OEM specialists, asking direct questions and pushing back where a solution does not fit the overall architecture.
- Can translate technical detail into clear recommendations for Project Managers, customers and operations.
- Enjoy being involved both in design meetings and on site, seeing how solutions work in real life.
As a person, you are structured, curious and straightforward. You like solving problems by talking directly to the people involved, and you keep the end goal in mind: a safe, robust and operable power system.
Qualifications
- Degree or vocational qualification in electrical engineering, power engineering or similar, or equivalent experience.
- Solid experience with LV power systems; experience with MV interface is an advantage.
- Practical experience with some of the following: generators, UPS, LV switchgear, PDUs, busways, earthing and power monitoring systems.
- Ability to read and evaluate single line diagrams, protection coordination, load schedules and basic cable sizing outputs.
- Experience interacting with OEMs or external design partners on technical options, deviations and integration topics.
- Advantage if you have worked on data center projects or other high-availability facilities, but strong experience from industrial/utility power is also relevant.
- Good communication skills in Swedish and English, spoken and written.
- Good knowledge of the Office package; experience with power system or CAD tools is an advantage.
- Avdelning
- Teknik
- Platser
- EcoDC Borlänge
Om EcoDataCenter
EcoDataCenter har utsetts till världens mest hållbara datacenter. Med innovativ design, cirkulära energilösningar och världsledande teknik bygger vi framtidens datacenter – där digitalisering och hållbarhet går hand i hand.
Vi är ett snabbt växande företag med ambitionen att bli Nordens ledande aktör inom hållbara och säkra datacenterlösningar. Vi samarbetar nära lokala aktörer i Dalarna för att skapa regional utveckling, samtidigt som vår marknad och påverkan är global. I ryggen har vi kapitalstarka ägare som vill driva förändring inom branschen.