[Hiring] Manager, Electrical OFCI Procurement Engineering @SB Energy

Role Description

SB Energy is seeking a Manager with deep industry and OEM experience to lead the electrical procurement engineering for owner-furnished, contractor-installed (OFCI) power equipment supporting AI data centers. You will own the electrical product roadmap, procurement technical requirements, and equipment acceptance decisions downstream of the high-voltage substation.

Working directly with SB Energy’s clients, OEMs, and vendors, you will deliver highly reliable solutions at the best total cost of ownership (TCO). From day one, you will make independent decisions under ambiguity, advance innovation and equipment fungibility, and enable multi-sourcing. You will build a team with the capacity and domain expertise needed to deliver the full electrical equipment scope.

Responsibilities

• Equipment coverage includes but is not limited to the categories below:
• Power equipment
• Distribution: MV/LV switchgear, ring main units, switchboards, panelboards, standalone motor-control centers/drives, power, distribution, and isolation transformers.
• Backup and stored power: generators and integral fuel, starting, and exhaust auxiliaries; paralleling gear; MV/LV UPS; batteries/BESS; chargers and DC power systems.
• Transfer and final distribution: ATS/STS, busway/busduct, power distribution units, remote power panels, rack PDUs, and power cables and terminations.
• Packaged power: electrical skids, e-houses, modular power blocks, and packaged substations downstream of the HV substation.
• Protection and monitoring: relays, metering, electrical power management systems, control panels, power-quality equipment, surge protection, grounding assemblies, and load banks.
• Personally lead electrical technical decisions from day one.
• Prioritize deliverables and specialist support, identify capability gaps.
• Once staffed, coach, develop, and manage direct reports to establish LLE ownership across distribution, backup/stored power, and other power packages.
• Own electrical equipment specifications, Basis of Design (BOD), product configurations, and interfaces.
• Translate client requirements and Engineering/EOR design intent into procurement requirements.
• Own facility-side power and protection interfaces to cooling equipment.
• Own the electrical product roadmap: performance requirements, technology evaluation, pilots, standard product families, refresh cycles, and obsolescence.
• Agree priorities with clients and vendors, and recommend adoption based on reliability, manufacturability, and TCO.
• Own electrical fungibility criteria and technical equivalence decisions across OEMs, equipment generations, and projects.
• Enable multi-sourcing by developing vendor-neutral requirements and technically approving alternate electrical products.
• Supply product assessments to Supplier Engineering, which owns OEM/factory qualifications.
• Lead electrical proposals, drawings, calculations, and compliance reviews with clients and vendors.
• Make product acceptance and deviation decisions within delegated authority, escalating material residual risk.
• Own electrical equipment TCO comparisons covering acquisition, installation, losses, maintenance, spares, service, replacement, and downtime exposure.
• Define equipment-specific Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), Factory Witness Testing (FWT), and Site Acceptance Testing (SAT) criteria.
• Own electrical impact assessments for client/design changes and technical dispositions for equipment defects.
• Measure electrical performance, deviation closure, and field lessons to improve the product roadmap.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related engineering discipline with substantial electrical power systems specialization required.
• A master’s degree or Professional Engineer (PE) license is an advantage.
• 12+ years of progressively responsible experience in electrical equipment engineering, procurement engineering, OEM engineering, or mission-critical power infrastructure.
• Demonstrated electrical subject-matter expertise and success building and leading engineering teams.
• Extensive experience within an OEM or directly leading technical engagements with OEM engineering and manufacturing teams.
• Deep knowledge of medium- and low-voltage distribution, UPS and generators, protection and coordination interfaces, grounding, controls, and reliability requirements.
• Strong commercial acumen demonstrated through total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis, technical bid evaluation, scope definition, and value engineering.
• Demonstrated ability to operate independently from day one, establish priorities with incomplete information, and make timely decisions.
• A record of developing product roadmaps, qualifying new technologies, and enabling equipment fungibility and multi-sourcing.
• Credibility with client technical leaders, OEMs, vendors, and internal partners.

Requirements

• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally to factories, test facilities, client locations, and project sites.

Benefits

• 100% Company-Paid Medical, Dental & Vision (for employees and dependents)
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Generous Paid Time Off + 11 Paid Holidays
• 12 Weeks Parental Leave
• Life, AD&D & Long-Term Disability Coverage
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for Medical, Dependent Care, Transit & Parking (with company contributions)
• Mental, Physical & Social Wellness Support (with company contributions)
• Flexible Work Arrangements & Hybrid Office Setup Benefits
• Monthly Reimbursement for Phone, Internet & Data
• Optional Legal & Pet Insurance Plans
• Device Purchase Support