Lambda

Senior Electrical Delivery Engineer

Lambda$120K — $145K *
US-AnywhereRemote in San Francisco, CA
Technical Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in electrical systems for critical facilities like data centers and utilities.
  • Solid knowledge of medium- and low-voltage electrical distribution systems.
  • Ability to interpret complex electrical documentation like single-line diagrams and test reports.
  • Hands-on experience with commissioning and operational turnover of electrical systems.
  • Familiarity with electrical safety protocols and industry standards such as NEC and NFPA 70E.
  • Strong decision-making skills under pressure and effective communication with diverse teams.
  • Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or a related field.

Responsibilities

  • Verify installed electrical systems against design specifications and standards.
  • Identify and document installation deficiencies and operational risks.
  • Review construction test results and witness various acceptance testing processes.
  • Develop and review electrical safety controls and energization plans.
  • Troubleshoot electrical issues involving a variety of critical equipment.
  • Coordinate with multiple stakeholders including engineers and contractors.
  • Validate documentation prior to operational handoff.

Benefits

  • Opportunity for mentoring and providing technical leadership.
  • Extensive field experience with significant decision-making responsibilities.
  • Potential to impact design standards and commissioning requirements.
  • Involvement in complex projects like hyperscale data centers.
  • Opportunity to work with advanced electrical systems and technologies.
Full Job Description
What You'll Do
  • Perform site walkdowns to verify installed electrical systems against approved designs, single-line diagrams, specifications, submittals, and Lambda standards.
  • Validate equipment ratings, protection settings, phasing, grounding and bonding, terminations, labeling, redundancy, and electrical failure domains.
  • Identify installation deficiencies, design conflicts, and operational risks; document punch-list items and drive them through closure.
  • Review construction test results and witness factory acceptance testing, site acceptance testing, functional testing, and integrated systems testing.
  • Develop and review energization plans, MOPs, SOPs, EOPs, switching procedures, and electrical safety controls.
  • Support initial energization and troubleshoot issues involving substations, transformers, switchgear, UPS systems, generators, busway, PDUs, RPPs, and rack-level distribution.
  • Coordinate with design engineers, engineering partners, utilities, general contractors, electrical trades, equipment manufacturers, commissioning agents, operations, and HPC deployment teams.
  • Confirm that electrical capacity, voltage, redundancy, monitoring, and protection are ready before IT equipment is energized.
  • Validate as-built documentation, equipment settings, test reports, commissioning records, and turnover packages before operational handoff.
  • Capture field lessons and incorporate them into Lambda's design standards, commissioning requirements, and site-validation playbooks.
  • Mentor other engineers and provide senior technical leadership during high-risk energization and bring-up activities.

You
  • Have significant experience delivering, commissioning, or operating electrical systems in data centers, mission-critical facilities, utilities, or large industrial environments.
  • Understand both medium- and low-voltage distribution, including transformers, switchgear, protective relays, generators, UPS systems, busway, grounding, and rack-level power.
  • Can interpret single-line diagrams, equipment submittals, protection studies, relay settings, test reports, and construction documentation.
  • Have hands-on experience with site inspections, electrical testing, energization, commissioning, or operational turnover.
  • Understand electrical safety, lockout/tagout, energized work controls, and applicable NEC, NFPA 70E, IEEE, and NETA requirements.
  • Can distinguish between cosmetic deficiencies and conditions that create material safety, reliability, or operational risk.
  • Are comfortable making decisions in the field, escalating critical issues, and coordinating corrective work under schedule pressure.
  • Communicate clearly with construction teams, engineers, vendors, operators, and senior stakeholders.
  • Are willing to travel extensively and spend extended periods at active construction and commissioning sites.
  • Hold a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent practical experience.

Nice to Have
  • Experience commissioning hyperscale, colocation, HPC, or AI data centers.
  • Experience supporting first energization and initial IT-load or GPU-cluster bring-up.
  • Familiarity with Level 1-5 commissioning, integrated systems testing, and operational-readiness processes.
  • Experience with protective-relay testing, breaker testing, insulation-resistance testing, power-quality analysis, or infrared inspections.
  • Experience using tools such as ETAP, SKM, EasyPower, Procore, Bluebeam, or commissioning-management platforms.
  • Experience investigating electrical failures and leading root-cause analysis.
  • Professional Engineer licensure, commissioning certification, or NETA-related experience.

Salary Range Information

The annual salary range for this position has been set based on market data and other factors. However, a salary higher or lower than this range may be appropriate for a candidate whose qualifications differ meaningfully from those listed in the job description.

About Lambda

Lambda is an online education company that offers courses in computer science and software engineering. The company was founded in 2017 by Austen Allred and Ben Nelson. Lambda's courses are designed to be accessible to anyone, regardless of their background or prior experience. The company's mission is to provide high-quality education that leads to well-paying jobs in the tech industry. Lambda has partnerships with a number of companies, including Amazon, Google, and Microsoft, and has helped thousands of students launch careers in tech.
Learn more about Lambda
Size
1,000 employees
Industry
Net Income
-$5 million
Founded
2017
5 Year Trend
+100%
Revenue
$100 million
NASDAQ

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