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Capital Projects - Electrical Infrastructure Engineer
San Jose · On-site · Full-time · Posted Oct 9, 2026
- Experience
- Typically 5+ years of relevant experience; exceptional demonstrated capability matters more than a fixed tenure requirement.
- Education
- Electrical engineering degree, apprenticeship or trade progression, military technical training, field service, commissioning, or equivalent practical experience; a degree is not required.
About the job
Owns electrical infrastructure projects for hardware development, testing, and facility expansion, from early planning through design review, construction, commissioning, and operational handoff.
What you'll do
- Develop electrical load forecasts, capacity plans, distribution concepts, preliminary designs, and equipment requirements for labs and data center environments.
- Lead assigned electrical projects, coordinating consultants, contractors, vendors, construction, commissioning, and handoff.
- Troubleshoot electrical issues, improve standards and operating practices, and support maintenance, safety, and reliability.
What they ask for
- Strong applied electrical fundamentals in power distribution, three-phase loads, grounding and bonding, protection, and power quality.
- Demonstrated ownership across at least three of design, construction, commissioning, troubleshooting, or operations.
- Ability to develop or critically review electrical designs, interpret drawings and specifications, and reconcile documentation with field conditions.
- Practical knowledge of applicable electrical and building codes and safe electrical work practices.
Nice to have
- Experience with mission-critical or high-power facilities, medium-voltage systems, utility coordination, or brownfield upgrades.
- Experience with electrical testing, commissioning, power-system analysis, CAD/BIM, automation, EPMS, BAS, or controls integration.
Tools
transformers, switchgear, UPS, generators, ATS, panelboards, busway, Tridium/Niagara
AI focus
The role supports infrastructure for AI hardware and inference workloads; no direct AI development work is specified.
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