Data Center Power Generation and Microgrids Engineer
- Remote, United States
- Senior
- Posted 5 days ago
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Own on-site power generation and microgrid design for large AI data centers, from gensets and batteries to grid interconnection. Travel about 20 to 35 percent.
About the role
Suits an electrical or power engineer who has sized generation plants and knows interconnection studies. The work keeps huge accelerator clusters energized early and stable through grid disturbances.
At a glance
- Pay
- Not stated in the posting
- Remote scope
- Remote, United States
- Seniority
- Senior
- Skills
- IEEE, SCADA, ISO 8528-5, BESS, Microgrids, Power generation
- Posted
- 30 Oct 2026
- Last checked
- 3 Nov 2026
What you will do
- Set the on-site generation architecture: engine gensets, gas turbines, fuel cells, plus battery storage for load steps and ride-through
- Design the microgrid layer, including islanding, resynchronization, black-start, load shedding and dispatch
- Plan temporary and bridging generation so a site can serve load before permanent utility service arrives
- Model generation response to training load profiles and set acceptance criteria for tested packages
What they look for
- Experience selecting and sizing prime movers and paralleling topologies for large facilities
- Knowledge of fuel systems, emissions controls and backup generation design
- Familiarity with interconnection processes and work with utilities, ISOs or RTOs
- Ability to characterize data center loads such as step changes, ramps and fault behavior
A typical week
- Review generation and storage designs with the infrastructure team
- Work with hardware and compute teams on the load characteristics being designed against
- Meet generation providers, BESS integrators, utilities and ISOs as the technical counterpart
- Travel to design reviews, factory witness testing or site startup
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What experience is needed?
It is a senior role. The posting asks for: experience selecting and sizing prime movers and paralleling topologies for large facilities; knowledge of fuel systems, emissions controls and backup generation design; familiarity with interconnection processes and work with utilities, ISOs or RTOs. Skills it names include IEEE, SCADA, ISO 8528-5, BESS.
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