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AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) is a semiconductor company that develops high-performance processors, graphics cards, and adaptive computing solutions for gaming, data centers, and embedded markets. Industry: Semiconductors
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Lead Engineer, Data Center Electrical provides technical leadership for the electrical design and validation of large-scale AI data centers. This role involves managing the grid-to-chip power path, including utility interfaces, substations, medium- and low-voltage distribution, backup systems, and final GPU rack connections. The engineer develops reusable electrical requirements for the Basis of Design, evaluates developer designs, and assesses construction progress against capacity, reliability, and maintainability goals. Key responsibilities include reviewing load-flow, short-circuit, and arc-flash studies while defining EPMS telemetry and alarms. Required skills include modeling power systems using ETAP, SKM, or comparable tools. The position addresses the technical challenge of supporting high-density compute load profiles, ensuring voltage stability, and managing dynamic AI loads across hyperscale, HPC, or mission-critical electrical infrastructure.
Own the electrical content of the AI data center Basis of Design, including design criteria and single-line diagrams.
Translate GPU and server requirements into capacity plans with measurable peak-load and diversity assumptions.
Validate the power path from utility service through substations, transformers, and low-voltage switchgear to the data hall.
Review load-flow, short-circuit, protection-coordination, and power-quality studies, specifically regarding dynamic AI loads.
Evaluate voltage stability, load-step response, UPS ride-through, and generator synchronization for various workloads.
Define EPMS telemetry, alarms, and metering requirements to verify capacity and diagnose electrical events.
Validate procurement, factory acceptance tests, installation quality, and Level 3–5 commissioning for electrical systems.
Prepare risk assessments and design-option comparisons for leadership regarding capacity, reliability, and cost.
What we're looking for
Substantial experience with mission-critical or large-scale electrical infrastructure is required.
Ability to model and evaluate power systems and identify failure modes and technical risks.
Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Power Systems Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent relevant experience.
Master’s degree and/or Professional Engineer license (preferred).
Experience designing, reviewing, operating, or commissioning medium- and low-voltage electrical infrastructure for hyperscale, AI, HPC, utility, or industrial facilities (preferred).
Strong knowledge of utility interfaces, substations, transformers, switchgear, busways, UPS systems, generators, batteries, relays, grounding, and rack-level power distribution (preferred).
Ability to evaluate redundancy, selectivity, power quality, transient performance, and maintenance scenarios using ETAP, SKM, or comparable tools (preferred).
Experience creating or reviewing electrical BODs, single-line diagrams, calculation packages, equipment specifications, and early-stage design packages (preferred).
Electrical Engineering
Power Systems
HVDC
Power Electronics
Energy Storage Systems
Medium-Voltage Systems
Protection Systems
PSCAD
PSS®E
System Modeling
Technical Specifications
Datacenter Infrastructure
Grid-Interactive Technologies
Data Center Infrastructure
Thermal Management
Capacity Planning
Infrastructure Monitoring
Thermal Simulation
Hardware Development
Site Selection
Basis of Design
RFI
RFP
RFQ
White Space Design
Electrical Engineering