[Hiring] Director of Electrical Engineering @Nscale

Role Description

We are hiring a Director, Generation Electrical Engineering to own the electrical power system design of Nscale's generation facilities, from generator terminals to the data center boundary.

• Nscale's Power and Energy group develops behind-the-meter generation colocated with our data center campuses: large reciprocating engine fleets, battery energy storage systems, and medium- and high-voltage distribution operating as islanded microgrids.
• This is a hands-on technical leadership role.
• You will set the electrical design basis for our generation facilities, drive the engineering through one-line development, equipment specification, power system studies, and construction.
• Manage the specialist engineers, consultants, and OEM technical teams doing the work.
• You will be the owner's technical authority on the electrical scope, directing the work of EPC partners.
• Work alongside a peer Director, Generation Controls, Protection, and Automation.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of electrical engineering experience on power generation, heavy industrial, or mission-critical facilities, with significant time in a lead or owner's engineer role.
• Deep design expertise in medium- and high-voltage power systems: switchgear, transformers, generators, cable systems, grounding, and auxiliary power, from concept through issued-for-construction.
• Hands-on experience specifying and integrating major generation equipment, including reciprocating or turbine generator packages and BESS electrical scopes.
• Working fluency with power systems studies and models: load flow, short circuit, arc flash, motor starting, and harmonics, in ETAP, SKM, or equivalent platforms.
• Solid grounding in the governing codes and standards: NEC, NESC, and the relevant IEEE and IEC standards for generation, switchgear, and grounding, including hazardous area classification practice.
• Experience taking electrical scopes through factory testing, construction, and energization on major projects, and comfort in the field when systems misbehave.
• Proven ability to direct OEMs, consultants, and EPC engineering teams, and to make technically defensible decisions under schedule pressure.
• Exposure to islanded, behind-the-meter, or high inverter-penetration systems is a strong advantage.
• Proven ability to build standards, processes, and small teams in a fast-scaling environment.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field; PE license preferred.
• Willing and able to travel to project sites and vendor facilities regularly (typically 25%, higher during factory testing and energization campaigns).

Requirements

• Electrical system design
• Own the electrical design basis for generation facilities: one-line diagrams, system architecture, voltage selection, redundancy philosophy, and expansion provisions across generation, BESS, and distribution scopes.
• Direct the power system studies that drive the design — load flow, short circuit, motor starting, harmonics, insulation coordination, and grounding — performed in-house or through consultants.
• Resolve island-mode design questions where standard utility and data center practice does not directly apply.
• Engineer the plant auxiliary electrical systems that keep generation available.

Benefits

• Highly competitive US compensation package (base + bonus + equity), with performance reviews every 12 months.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
• Generous PTO plus US federal holidays.
• A career-defining opportunity to be an early member of one of the fastest growing AI infrastructure companies in the world.
• A human-first approach: We treat you as humans first.