Senior Design Engineer - Electrical (Data Center)

Job Description

About the Opportunity

We are expanding our Data Centre Engineering capability and are looking for a technically strong Electrical Engineer with hands-on data centre design experience.

This role is ideal for professionals currently working with leading building services consultancies and mission-critical design firms who want greater ownership, faster career progression, and the opportunity to help build a high-performing Data Centre team from Mumbai.

You will play a key role in delivering international data centre projects and shaping internal technical standards.

Key Responsibilities

1) Electrical Design Mission Critical Facilities

• Lead electrical design packages for Data Centre projects (Enterprise / Colocation / Hyperscale).
  
• Develop and review:
  
• MV/LV distribution architecture
  
• Generator systems and fuel systems coordination
  
• UPS systems (centralized & distributed)
  
• STS/ATS schemes
  
• Busduct systems
  
• Earthing & lightning protection
  
• Develop detailed Single Line Diagrams (SLDs).
  
• Perform load assessments, diversity studies, and redundancy evaluation.
  
• Coordinate short circuit, protection coordination, and arc flash studies (ETAP / SKM preferred).
  

2) Reliability & Tier Strategy

• Understand and apply redundancy concepts:
  
• N, N+1, 2N, 2N+1
  
• Contribute to Tier alignment strategy (Uptime-based thinking).
  
• Participate in design risk reviews and resilience discussions.
  
• Ensure compliance with IEC / NEC / local authority requirements.
  

3) Project & Client Interface

• Coordinate with Mechanical, BIM, and other services teams.
  
• Attend technical meetings with international clients.
  
• Review vendor submissions and technical compliance.
  
• Support design documentation to international consultancy standards.
  

4) Team Contribution

• Mentor junior engineers.
  
• Support development of internal Data Centre electrical design guidelines.
  
• Contribute to building a structured and scalable Data Centre design team.
  

Candidate Profile

• B.E./B.Tech in Electrical Engineering.
  
• 7–12 years of total experience.
  
• Minimum 3–5 years in Data Centre / Mission Critical projects.
  
• Experience working with structured international design processes.
  
• Strong understanding of critical power systems and reliability philosophy.
  
• Experience with Data Centre standards like – ANSI/TIA-942, Uptime Institute
  
• Hands-on experience with:
  
• ETAP / SKM / similar power analysis tools
  
• Revit / BIM coordination workflows
  
• Strong communication skills and ability to work with overseas stakeholders.

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