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Are you entrepreneurial, hard-working, and collegial? Join us at SB Energy, a leading infrastructure company backed by SoftBank Group and Ares Infrastructure, pairing cutting-edge innovation with best-in-class execution. Our mission is to deliver reliable and secure data center and power infrastructure to strengthen America's future.\nFounded in 2019, SB Energy is a SoftBank Group company headquartered in Redwood City, California. In 2026, SoftBank Group and OpenAI announced a $1 billion investment to support SB Energy as their leading development and execution partner for data center campuses, while Ares Infrastructure continues its long-standing support of the company's growth. SB Energy develops, builds, owns, and operates some of the largest and most technically advanced energy and data center infrastructure projects in the United States. 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The role will support all phases of project development, including concept design, engineering, permitting, construction, commissioning, and operations, ensuring electrical systems achieve the highest standards of reliability, scalability, efficiency, and performance for mission-critical data center applications. \nResponsibilities: \nDesign and deliver electrical systems for hyperscale data centers, including medium- and low-voltage power distribution, onsite power generation systems, backup power, emergency systems, and utility interconnections. \nLead the electrical design and integration of onsite generation solutions for data centers, including gas turbine, gas engine, microgrid, and hybrid energy systems. \nProvide electrical design oversight throughout the full data center lifecycle, from early concept through commissioning, ensuring generation, distribution, and backup power systems meet performance, reliability, availability, and energy-efficiency goals. \nReview and optimize onsite power generation system designs, including generator step-up transformers, medium-voltage distribution, protection and controls, synchronization systems, load sharing, black start capabilities, and utility interconnections. \nWork with data center clients to develop power strategies that balance reliability, scalability, construction schedules, sustainability goals, capex, and opex, with a particular focus on onsite generation and energy resilience. \nSupport the evaluation and selection of gas turbines, gas engines, generators, switchgear, transformers, protection systems, and associated balance-of-plant equipment. \nProvide technical leadership for power generation studies including load flow, short circuit, protection coordination, transient stability, reactive power, and grid interconnection studies. \nSupport field engineering, startup, commissioning, performance testing, and operational readiness of onsite generation facilities and associated electrical infrastructure. \nLead technical due diligence, evaluation, and selection of gas turbines, gas engines, and associated balance-of-plant equipment, including assessment of performance, reliability, availability, emissions compliance, maintainability, vendor capabilities, lifecycle costs, and suitability for hyperscale data center applications. \n Qualifications/Requirements: \nBSEE specializing in Power Systems or Electrical Engineering from an ABET-accredited university; MS and PE license are a plus. \nMinimum of 8 years of professional experience in Electrical Engineering for data centers, power generation facilities, utility-scale energy projects, or other mission-critical infrastructure. \nExperience in industrial or commercial engineering in mission-critical facilities, including data centers, gas turbine power plants, gas engine power plants, microgrids, and distributed energy systems. \nStrong understanding of power generation systems including gas turbines, gas engines, generators, generator protection, synchronization, medium-voltage distribution, and utility interconnection requirements. \nExperience designing and integrating onsite power generation solutions for data centers, including backup power systems, microgrids, renewable generation, and energy storage. \nKnowledge of electrical systems associated with power generation facilities, including generator step-up transformers, switchyards, substations, protection and control systems, SCADA, and telecommunications. \nExperience with data center electrical infrastructure and power architectures, including utility-connected and islanded generation configurations designed to support high-availability operations. \nExperienced in designing data center electrical buildings, onsite generation facilities, renewable energy systems, microgrids, Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs), Renewable Energy Credits (RECs), and energy storage systems. \nStrong understanding of reliability and redundancy strategies for data centers utilizing onsite generation, including N+1, 2N, and distributed generation architectures \n Travel Requirements \n The position requires up to 20% domestic and international travels.\n Location-Redwood City, CA; San Diego, CA; Denver, CO; Phoenix, AZ; Austin, TX\n Base Pay -$140000- $165000\nThe pay range mentioned above is a guideline. We tailor each offer based on your unique skills, experience, location, and market benchmarks-while ensuring internal parity across our teams. The compensation range provided reflects base pay. Total rewards may also include performance-based bonuses, equity grants, and a market leading comprehensive health and wellness benefits package. Final details will be discussed during the later stages of the hiring process.\nOur Health & Wellness Benefits\nAt SB Energy, we invest in our people and their families with benefits designed for flexibility, support, and peace of mind. Full-time employees enjoy:\n100% Company-Paid Medical, Dental & Vision (for employees and dependents)\n401(k) with Company Match\nGenerous Paid Time Off + 11 Paid Holidays\n12 Weeks Paid Parental Leave\nLife, AD&D & Long-Term Disability Coverage\nFlexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for Medical, Dependent Care, Transit & Parking (with company contributions)\nMental, Physical & Social Wellness Support (with company contributions)\nFlexible Work Arrangements & Hybrid Office Setup Benefits\nMonthly Reimbursement for Phone, Internet & Data\nOptional Legal & Pet Insurance Plans\nDevice Purchase Support\nAt SB Energy, the success of our projects is driven by a desire to see our projects benefit as many people as possible. We work to serve local communities through volunteering, fundraising, and much more. For example, we’re proud to support access and opportunity in engineering and clean energy through impactful mentorship programs and workforce training. When you join SB Energy, you can become a part of these efforts, collaborating with team members who share a vision of building a better future now! \nSB Energy is built on a foundation of collaboration and inclusion. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. 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