Staff Electrical Engineer - Medium Voltage

Posted 28 Days Ago
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San Francisco, CA, USA
Hybrid
349K-465K Annually
Entry level
Artificial Intelligence • Cloud • Machine Learning • Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
The Role
Owns electrical design standards and reference architectures for medium-voltage systems supporting large-scale AI data centers. Leads utility interconnection, campus distribution, studies, equipment specifications, protection schemes, procurement, testing, construction, commissioning, and failure investigations. Collaborates with utilities, engineering partners, manufacturers, construction teams, and operators. The role requires on-site presence in San Francisco four days weekly and travel to project sites and partner facilities as needed.
Summary Generated by Built In

Lambda, The Superintelligence Cloud, is a leader in AI cloud infrastructure serving tens of thousands of customers. Our customers range from AI researchers to enterprises and hyperscalers. Lambda's mission is to make compute as ubiquitous as electricity and give everyone the power of superintelligence. One person, one GPU.

If you'd like to build the world's best AI cloud, join us.

*Note: This position requires presence in our San Francisco office location 4 days per week; Lambda’s designated work from home day is currently Tuesday.


What You’ll Do

  • Own electrical design standards and reference architectures for medium-voltage systems supporting large-scale AI data centers.

  • Lead design from utility interconnection through campus distribution and medium-voltage-to-low-voltage transformation.

  • Develop and review single-line diagrams, equipment specifications, protection schemes, sequences of operation, and basis-of-design documents.

  • Evaluate greenfield, retrofit, and partner-provided designs for capacity, reliability, maintainability, cost, and schedule.

  • Perform or oversee load-flow, short-circuit, protective-device coordination, grounding, arc-flash, and power-quality studies.

  • Define requirements for substations, transformers, medium-voltage switchgear, protective relays, generators, and associated control systems.

  • Work with utilities, engineering partners, equipment manufacturers, construction teams, commissioning agents, and data center operators.

  • Support equipment selection, long-lead procurement, factory testing, construction sequencing, commissioning, and integrated systems testing.

  • Investigate electrical failures and operational risks, driving corrective actions back into Lambda’s standards and future designs.

  • Travel to project sites, manufacturers, and partner facilities as needed.

You

  • Have experience designing medium-voltage electrical systems for data centers, mission-critical facilities, utilities, or large industrial campuses.

  • Understand medium-voltage distribution, transformers, switchgear, generators, grounding, protection, and control systems.

  • Can develop and review single-line diagrams, technical specifications, relay philosophies, and electrical study reports.

  • Have experience with ETAP, SKM, EasyPower, or comparable electrical analysis software.

  • Understand applicable electrical and safety requirements, including NEC, NFPA 70E, IEEE, NETA, and utility standards.

  • Can balance reliability, capacity, maintainability, constructability, cost, and delivery schedule.

  • Communicate clearly across engineering, construction, operations, vendors, and executive stakeholders.

  • Hold a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or equivalent practical experience.

Nice to Have

  • Experience designing hyperscale, colocation, HPC, or AI data center campuses.

  • Experience with utility interconnection, large campus substations, or behind-the-meter generation.

  • Experience with protective-relay settings, generator paralleling, microgrids, or medium-voltage automation.

  • Experience supporting factory acceptance testing, commissioning, integrated systems testing, or failure investigations.

  • Experience with PSCAD, other EMT simulation tools or System Stability Analysis

  • Professional Engineer licensure or progress toward licensure.

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

  • Founded in 2012, with 500+ employees, and growing fast

  • Our investors notably include TWG Global, US Innovative Technology Fund (USIT), Andra Capital, SGW, Andrej Karpathy, ARK Invest, Fincadia Advisors, G Squared, In-Q-Tel (IQT), KHK & Partners, NVIDIA, Pegatron, Supermicro, Wistron, Wiwynn, Gradient Ventures, Mercato Partners, SVB, 1517, and Crescent Cove

  • We have research papers accepted at top machine learning and graphics conferences, including NeurIPS, ICCV, SIGGRAPH, and TOG

  • Our values are publicly available: https://lambda.ai/careers

  • We offer generous cash & equity compensation

  • Health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents

  • Wellness and commuter stipends for select roles

  • 401k Plan with 2% company match (USA employees)

  • Flexible paid time off plan that we all actually use

Equal Opportunity Employer

Lambda is an Equal Opportunity employer. Applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, sex, gender, marital status, sexual orientation and identity, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or any other factors prohibited by local, state, or federal law.

Skills Required

  • Experience designing medium-voltage electrical systems for data centers, mission-critical facilities, utilities, or large industrial campuses
  • Understanding of medium-voltage distribution, transformers, switchgear, generators, grounding, protection, and control systems
  • Ability to develop and review single-line diagrams, technical specifications, relay philosophies, and electrical study reports
  • Experience with ETAP, SKM, EasyPower, or comparable electrical analysis software
  • Understanding of NEC, NFPA 70E, IEEE, NETA, and utility standards
  • Ability to balance reliability, capacity, maintainability, constructability, cost, and delivery schedule
  • Clear communication across engineering, construction, operations, vendors, and executive stakeholders
  • Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent practical experience
  • Experience designing hyperscale, colocation, HPC, or AI data center campuses
  • Experience with utility interconnection, large campus substations, or behind-the-meter generation
  • Experience with protective-relay settings, generator paralleling, microgrids, or medium-voltage automation
  • Experience supporting factory acceptance testing, commissioning, integrated systems testing, or failure investigations
  • Experience with PSCAD, other EMT simulation tools, or system stability analysis
  • Professional Engineer licensure or progress toward licensure

Lambda Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Lambda and has not been reviewed or approved by Lambda.

  • Fair & Transparent Compensation — Compensation is described as competitive or generous, particularly in technical roles. Some employees also highlight strong cash pay relative to workload and remote flexibility.
  • Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is described as comprehensive, with medical, dental, and vision benefits that extend to dependents. This core coverage is positioned as a strength alongside competitive pay.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off policies include flexible PTO that is encouraged and used, plus roughly 12 paid holidays and around 5 sick days. These elements are noted as helping reduce burnout and supporting flexibility.

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The Company
HQ: San Francisco, CA
750 Employees
Year Founded: 2012

What We Do

Lambda, The Superintelligence Cloud, is a leader in AI cloud infrastructure and the #1 GPU Cloud for ML/AI teams. Their mission is to make compute as ubiquitous as electricity and give everyone the power of superintelligence.

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