Sr. Electrical Engineer SME - Data Centers & Hyperscaler

At Jacobs

we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

This job opportunity is available at ANY location in the United States. Ideally, selected candidates will be near a Jacobs U. S. based office, but we intend to hire the 'best' candidates.

Business Unit

Advanced Manufacturing | Data Centers & Hyperscale

About The Role

PE REQUIRED:

• Active Electrical PE
• CORE DOMAIN
• Critical Power Systems
• MARKET
• Data Centers / Mission Critical
• LEADERSHIP
• Technical Authority + Mentor

Technical Leadership & Critical Power Systems

Electrical Architecture Lead electrical Basis of Design, system architecture, and major technical decisions from utility service through the IT load.

Critical Power: Provide senior technical leadership for MV/LV distribution, substations, transformers, switchgear, generator plants and paralleling, UPS systems, transfer schemes, PDUs, busway, grounding, and high-density power distribution.

Power Studies: Lead or review load flow, short-circuit, protective coordination, arc-flash, grounding, and related studies using ETAP, SKM PowerTools, EasyPower, or equivalent.

Technical Judgment

Resolve complex engineering challenges while balancing reliability, maintainability, constructability, cost, schedule, and energy performance.

Design Assurance & Project Delivery

Technical Governance: Provide independent review of calculations, studies, drawings, specifications, equipment selections, and major design packages across project teams and global delivery resources.

Project Execution: Stay engaged from conceptual planning and detailed design through procurement, construction, commissioning, and turnover; support significant RFIs, field conditions, substitutions, and technical changes.

Commissioning: Provide senior electrical support for FAT/SAT, startup, commissioning, and integrated systems testing of critical electrical infrastructure

AI/HPC, Innovation & Client Leadership

Help advance electrical strategies for AI/GPU-dense environments, rising rack power densities, and next-generation data center architectures.

Evaluate high-density distribution, BESS, microgrids, distributed energy resources, and other emerging power solutions for practical deployment.

Serve as a trusted technical advisor in client workshops, design reviews, technical presentations, proposals, and major pursuits.

Standards, Mentorship & Technical Excellence

Standards: Develop and improve electrical standards, master specifications, calculation methodologies, reference designs, and lessons learned that improve quality and delivery velocity.

Mentorship: Coach Electrical Engineers, Discipline Leads, Principal Engineers, and developing technical specialists; strengthen technical capability and succession depth.

Technical Community: Share expertise through design reviews, workshops, communities of practice, and appropriate industry engagement.

At Jacobs

we're partnering across the globe to create the best project outcomes by maximizing the design, digital technology, and support capabilities of our Global Integrated Delivery (GID) teammates. By joining Jacobs, you'll commit to supporting and engaging with these teams as we work to build a company like no other.

Here's what you'll need

Education: Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from an ABET-accredited program; Master's degree preferred.

PE License (Required): Active Electrical PE license in at least one U. S. jurisdiction, with ability to obtain additional state licenses as required; NCEES record strongly preferred.

Experience: Typically 15-20+ years of professional electrical engineering experience with significant experience in data centers, mission-critical, semiconductor, advanced manufacturing, or similarly complex high-reliability facilities.

Critical Power: Advanced expertise in MV/LV distribution, switchgear, transformers, generator plants and paralleling, UPS systems, transfer schemes, redundancy, and critical electrical distribution.

Power Analysis: Experience with ETAP, SKM PowerTools, EasyPower, or equivalent for short-circuit, load-flow, protective coordination, arc-flash, and related studies.

Codes & Standards: Strong working knowledge of NEC/NFPA 70, NFPA 70E, NFPA 110, IEEE 1584, IEEE 3000-series, and other applicable electrical standards.

Leadership & Delivery: Demonstrated ability to make and communicate complex technical decisions with clients and multidisciplinary teams; experience within EPCM, EPC, Design-Build, or similar integrated delivery environments.

Travel: Willingness to travel to project sites and client locations, typically up to 25%.

Ideally, You'll Also Have

Hyperscale / Colocation: Direct experience delivering large data center programs for hyperscale, cloud, technology, or colocation clients.

AI/HPC Power: Experience with GPU-dense environments, high-density power distribution, or evolving AI/HPC electrical architectures.

Emerging Energy: Experience with BESS, microgrids, utility interconnection strategy, distributed energy resources, or renewable integration.

Commissioning: FAT/SAT and IST experience involving generator plants, UPS system.