Lead Electrical Design Engineer - Global Data Center
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About the Role
Eaton seeks a Lead Electrical Design Engineer for its Global Data Centre Design & Engineering team in Dubai.
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Responsibilities
- Lead and contribute to electrical system design for mission critical facilities, including hyperscale and enterprise data centres
- Develop MV and LV designs, covering distribution, transformers, UPS, protection, and grounding systems
- Support all design stages from concept to detailed design across multiple client accounts
- Perform core engineering tasks including calculations, equipment selection, and technical validation
- Prepare technical proposals and engineering documentation
- Support development and maintenance of global electrical reference designs and architectures
- Contribute to definition and rollout of global engineering standards and guidelines
- Provide technical guidance and mentoring to regional teams
- Support electrical integration for modular and prefabricated data centre solutions
- Review and validate deliverables to ensure technical accuracy and compliance
- Provide remote engineering support and conduct site visits as required
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering required; Master's degree preferred
- Minimum 10 years' experience in electrical engineering design within mission critical or comparable environments
- Strong expertise across MV and LV systems, including distribution, transformers, UPS, grounding, and protection schemes
- In depth knowledge of international electrical codes and standards, including NEC, NFPA, IEEE, UL, and IEC
- Demonstrated capability in value engineering and applying emerging technologies
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Self driven, proactive, and capable of independent ownership of objectives and deliverables
- Proficiency with electrical design tools such as AutoCAD and Revit is an advantage
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About Us
- Eaton is a power management company providing energy efficient solutions.
- Eaton has approximately 96,000 employees and sells products to customers in more than 175 countries.
Role Overview
- Eaton is seeking a Senior Electrical Design Engineer to join its Global Data Centre Design & Engineering team.
- Role involves shaping global electrical reference designs and engineering standards, supporting mission critical data centre projects worldwide.
What You'll Do
- Electrical Design & Engineering: Lead electrical system design for mission critical facilities, develop MV/LV designs, perform calculations.
- Global Engineering Responsibilities: Support development of global reference designs, contribute to engineering standards, provide technical guidance.
- Strategic Global Account Support: Provide engineering support to strategic global data centre customers, develop client specific reference designs.
- Modular and Digital Engineering Integration: Support electrical integration for modular solutions, contribute to repeatable designs, support BIM led workflows.
- Technical Governance & Quality: Review deliverables, support QA/QC processes, ensure compliance with standards.
- Collaboration with R&D and Advanced Architecture Teams: Collaborate on new architectures, provide engineering input for deployable solutions.
- Project and Site Support: Provide remote engineering support, conduct site visits, support validation and commissioning.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering required; Master's degree preferred.
- Proficiency with electrical design tools such as AutoCAD and Revit is an advantage.
- Minimum 10 years' experience in electrical engineering design within mission critical or comparable environments.
- Strong expertise across MV and LV systems, including distribution, transformers, UPS, grounding, and protection schemes.
- In depth knowledge of international electrical codes and standards, including NEC, NFPA, IEEE, UL, and IEC.
- Demonstrated capability in value engineering and applying emerging technologies.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Self driven, proactive, and capable of independent ownership of objectives and deliverables.
- High professional standards with a strong commitment to safety, quality, and environmental responsibility.
Skills
- Strong analytical and technical problem solving capabilities.
- Proven ability to collaborate effectively within global, cross functional engineering teams.
- Clear and confident communication skills, both technical and client facing.
- Structured, detail oriented approach to engineering and design execution.
- Ability to work independently while contributing to global objectives.
- Demonstrated strength in cross regional and multi disciplinary collaboration.
Living And Working In Dubai
- Dubai is an internationally connected city with strong professional opportunities.
- Eaton employees in Dubai are part of a stable, well governed organization with global teams and flexibility.
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