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Summary: Nscale is seeking a senior, hands-on Director, Electrical Engineering to lead electrical design ownership and engineering governance across its North America data center portfolio, focusing on high-density AI deployments. Highlights: 1. Lead electrical design for high-density AI data centers in North America 2. Shape electrical infrastructure for rapid scaling and future hardware 3. Build and lead a high-performing team of engineers . About Nscale Nscale is the GPU cloud engineered for AI. We provide cost\-effective, high\-performance infrastructure for AI start\-ups and large enterprise customers. Nscale enables AI\-focused companies to achieve superior results by reducing the complexity of AI development. Our GPU cloud bolsters technical capabilities and directly supports strategic business outcomes, including cost management, rapid innovation, and environmental responsibility. We thrive on a culture of relentless innovation, ownership, and accountability, where every team member takes pride in their work and drives it with excellence and urgency. As an Nscaler, you’ll build trust through openness and transparency, where everyone is inspired to do their best work. If you join our team, you’ll be contributing to building the technology that powers the future. About the Role We’re hiring a Director, Electrical Engineering to lead electrical design ownership and engineering governance across Nscale’s North America data center portfolio. This is a senior, hands\-on leadership role responsible for shaping the electrical basis of design across multiple U.S. sites, including MV/LV distribution architectures, electrical equipment strategy, and controls and monitoring interfaces. You’ll lead the development of facility infrastructure purpose\-built for high\-density AI deployments, including electrical standards that support rapid scaling, high availability, high power density, and flexibility for future hardware deployments. You’ll also support technical due diligence for greenfield, brownfield, and colocation opportunities, helping assess electrical architecture, power delivery constraints, and site readiness. What You’ll be Doing * Own the electrical basis of design for U.S. data centers, including MV/LV distribution architectures, electrical equipment strategy, and controls and monitoring interfaces. * Lead concept, schematic, and detailed design reviews for new builds and expansion projects. * Establish and maintain electrical design standards and reference architectures to enable repeatable, rapid deployment across the U.S. * Ensure designs meet availability, maintainability, efficiency, safety, and high\-density AI workload requirements. * Provide engineering support through long\-lead equipment procurement, submittals, RFIs, field changes, and issue resolution during construction. * Select and manage architectural and engineering consultants throughout the design process, from schematic design through construction documents. * Enforce quality and documentation standards through drawing and specification reviews. * Lead reviews of short\-circuit and arc flash studies, including study assumptions, protective device coordination, equipment ratings, labeling requirements, and remediation actions. * Partner cross\-functionally with Construction, Commissioning, Operations, Procurement, and product/platform stakeholders to ensure electrical systems meet business and customer requirements. * Implement lessons learned from deployments to improve reliability, maintainability, safety, power efficiency, and delivery quality. * Build and lead a high\-performing team of engineers, including hiring, mentoring, performance management, and career development. * Support electrical technical due diligence for potential colocation sites, including utility feeds, redundancy, power density capability, available capacity headroom, operational maturity, and maintenance practices. * Review landlord/operator documentation, including basis of design, one\-lines, protective device coordination study summaries, sequences of operation, maintenance records, incident history, and commissioning reports. * Define and negotiate electrical lease exhibits and technical schedules, including power capacity commitments, operating envelopes, maintenance windows, response SLAs, change control requirements, and metering and monitoring boundaries. * Evaluate fit for high\-density AI workloads, including constraints on available MW, expansion pathways, generator/UPS topology, and distribution limitations to the white space. * Support early\-stage site screening by defining electrical utility and constructability requirements, including interconnection approach, substation and utility constraints, redundancy targets, equipment yard and room requirements, and expansion capacity. * Lead electrical due diligence for greenfield and brownfield acquisitions, including evaluation of existing infrastructure condition, remaining useful life, maintainability, and upgrade pathways. * Assess site constraints and risks that impact electrical design and delivery, including MV routing, substation space, protection and coordination constraints, electrical room planning, yards, and equipment setbacks. About You * Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering. * Professional Engineering License. * 5\+ years of electrical engineering experience in mission\-critical facilities, with significant time in data center design. * 3\+ years of engineering leadership experience, including people leadership and/or leading large multi\-site programmes. * Strong understanding of data center electrical systems and reliability concepts, including MV/LV distribution, switchgear and protection, UPS systems, generators, ATS/STS strategy, grounding and bonding, and commissioning practices for mission\-critical electrical infrastructure. * Experience working with U.S. engineering firms, AHJs, and state/local code environments. * Strong presence and decision\-making capability. * Pragmatic, risk\-based leadership style suited to fast\-paced construction environments. * High judgement in high\-consequence scenarios. * Ability to challenge delivery teams while maintaining strong partnership and trust. Why this role matters This role helps define the electrical architecture behind Nscale’s next generation of AI\-ready data centers in North America. Your work will directly influence the reliability, scalability, safety, and efficiency of facilities designed to support high\-density GPU infrastructure at speed and scale. What We Can Offer You At Nscale, you’ll find a collaborative, supportive, and innovative environment where your contributions drive real impact. We’re building something ambitious, and we want you at the centre of it. We offer a highly competitive package, including base salary and equity, with regular compensation reviews. You’ll have the opportunity to grow quickly, take ownership, challenge the status quo, and help shape how we scale. We work with a human\-first approach to flexibility, giving Nscalers the autonomy to deliver in a way that works for their lives while staying closely connected to a high\-performing remote\-first team. Equal Opportunities Statement We strongly encourage applications from people of colour, the LGBTQ\+ community, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, parents, carers, and people from lower socio\-economic backgrounds. If there’s anything we can do to accommodate your specific situation, please let us know. The responsibilities outlined in this job description are not exhaustive and are intended to provide a general overview of the position. The employee may be required to perform additional duties, tasks, and responsibilities as assigned by management, consistent with the skills and qualifications required for the role. The range below reflects the base salary for the position. Actual compensation may vary based on job\-related factors such as skill set, experience, education, and location. In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for bonus, equity, and/or commission programs. Nscale may offer a competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, flexible paid time off, parental leave, and retirement plan participation. Salary Range $180,000 \- $225,000 USD
