Senior Electrical Engineer

TA Digital Group (TADG) develops mission-critical digital infrastructure environments, including data centers for hyperscale and enterprise customers. The Senior Electrical Engineer provides owner-side technical leadership and risk management for data center developments, overseeing electrical strategies, consultants, equipment selections, utility coordination, design reviews, and construction support.

Responsibilities

Serve as an internal electrical subject matter expert supporting development, design, construction, and strategy teams across assigned projects

Lead/guide electrical system strategy, including distribution architecture selection, redundancy philosophies, and scalability planning

Support early-stage site and utility due diligence, including evaluation of available utility service, substation concepts, redundancy strategies, and electrical capacity constraints

Lead or support client (tenant) electrical programming efforts, including review and alignment of technical matrices, basis-of-design narratives, and performance requirements

Manage, review, and provide technical oversight of external electrical engineering consultants, ensuring designs meet internal standards, tenant requirements, applicable codes, and schedule/budget objectives

Review electrical one-lines, system architectures, load studies, protection schemes, grounding, and reliability concepts at all design phases

Lead or support review of major electrical equipment selections and submittals (transformers, switchgear, generators, UPS systems, MV/LV distribution, etc.)

Support standardization efforts across the platform, including development and refinement of electrical design standards, reference architectures, and typical details

Provide technical input to RFQs/RFPs, tenant proposals, and responses to client technical inquiries

Support coordination with utilities, commissioning agents, and third-party engineers as required

Provide technical support during construction and commissioning phases as needed, including response to RFIs and design clarifications

Participate in project meetings with internal stakeholders, consultants, utilities, and tenants

Travel up to ~30% as required by project needs, with flexibility during early project phases

Preferred

Prior experience with mission-critical or data center electrical systems strongly preferred

Field or field-facing experience (construction support, commissioning, or startup) preferred

Mission-Critical Electrical Systems

Data Center Electrical Systems

Field Experience

Construction Support

Commissioning

System Startup

Benefits

Salaried, full-time employment

Hybrid work arrangement

Remote work arrangement

Travel up to ~30% as required by project needs, with flexibility during early project phases

Company

Hyperscale data center development and operations

Ashburn, Virginia, USA

https://www.tadigitalgroup.com/

11-50 employees

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent applicable professional experience

7+ years of experience in electrical engineering, design management, or owner-side engineering roles

Demonstrated client-facing experience, including participation in technical workshops or programming sessions

Experience overseeing and reviewing third-party engineering designs and equipment submittals

Working knowledge of utility coordination, medium-voltage distribution, low-voltage distribution, backup power systems, and data center electrical reliability concepts

Ability to balance standardization with client-specific requirements in a fast-moving development environment

Strong communication skills and ability to represent the company in client-facing settings

Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Bluebeam; familiarity with design and power system analysis tools is a plus

Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, evolving development environment

Prior experience with mission-critical or data center electrical systems strongly preferred

Field or field-facing experience (construction support, commissioning, or startup) preferred

7+ years of experience in electrical engineering, design management, or owner-side engineering roles.

Required skills

Data Center Electrical Systems, Utility Coordination, Medium-Voltage Distribution, Low-Voltage Distribution, Backup Power Systems, Electrical Reliability, Third-Party Engineering Design Review, Equipment Submittal Review, Microsoft Office, Bluebeam

Experience

7+ years