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Microsoft · 4 hours ago

Principal Substation Electrical Engineer

United States, Texas, San Antonio

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$140K/yr - $275K/yr

8+ years exp

Microsoft is the team behind the cloud, and they are seeking a Principal Substation Electrical Engineer to act as a subject matter expert. The role involves overseeing the development of electrical systems for datacenters, managing consultants, and ensuring compliance with Microsoft standards.

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No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Collaborate with Microsoft’s Global Datacenter Engineering (GDCE) team to understand and develop the datacenter (DC) electrical High Voltage Substation designs from Basis of Design (BOD) to Issue for Constructions (IFC) for new DC project buildouts and retrofit projects

Lead and direct A/E consultants in the design and coordination of the High Voltage Substation Electrical/SCADA systems with other disciplines, associated controls and overall electrical distribution and topology for datacenter High Voltage Substations and retrofits

Collaborate closely with the utility providers and internal energy team to validate utility interconnection requirements

Manage all Electrical Substation and SCADA system designs during the design stages, equipment procurement, bidding, manufacturing, delivery and installation on site. Identify and resolve issues raised by the construction teams and various stakeholders

Interface closely with internal procurement team, manufacturers and the global and local engineering teams to deliver the Electrical Substation and SCADA solutions needed for each project

Responsible for the oversight of specification and drawing development, detailing the sequence of operation for the Electrical systems and overall drawings and specifications for our Electrical Substation topology

Technical review and analysis of the lease and colocation datacenter space from external providers for compliance with Microsoft Substation requirements

Assist the Operations teams with Electrical Substation and SCADA system and equipment strategic improvements, working closely with equipment vendors and suppliers

PSCAD Modeling support and review for Utility Grid and Data Center builds

Qualification

Electrical EngineeringHigh Voltage SystemsPower Distribution SystemsSCADA SystemsPSCAD ModelingElectrical Power MonitoringMission Critical DesignTeam LeadershipProject ManagementCommunication SkillsProblem Solving

Required

Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience OR Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience OR equivalent experience

Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter

Citizenship & Citizenship Verification: This position requires verification of U.S. citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions. Specifically, this position supports United States federal, state, and/or local United States government agency customer and is subject to certain citizenship-based restrictions where required or permitted by applicable law. To meet this legal requirement, citizenship will be verified via a valid passport, or other approved documents, or verified US government Clearance

Preferred

Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field AND 5+ years technical engineering experience OR Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field AND 12+ years technical engineering experience OR equivalent experience

Electrical Professional Engineer with expertise in High Voltage and Data Center electrical engineering

Knowledgeable in power generation, transmission, and distribution topologies

Firm understanding of the high voltage substation, high voltage systems, and electrical distribution system design for mission critical applications, alongside sequence of operation and monitoring of all datacenters electrical control systems

Extensive Experience in design & engineering with power systems, mission critical electrical design with focus on HV designs of large scale and complex electrical engineering systems (Refineries, Datacenters, Semiconductors are some examples of relevant industries)

Technical knowledge of HV substations, HV primary assets and secondary systems

Demonstrate expertise in the functions and applications of protection relays

Detailed understanding of mission critical HV, MV and LV electrical equipment, system modelling, protection schemes, grounding and bonding and building services

PSCAD Modeling skills for Utility Grid and Data Center builds

Knowledge of new industry Voltage Ride Through and Sub Transient System Oscillation requirements

Electrical trade background preferably with knowledge and experience in power generation and HV/MV/LV electrical equipment will be an advantage

Knowledge of codes and requirements across AMER region

Ability to drive designs through development, construction and deployment of data center equipment and facilities

Ability to lead a team of engineers in advanced engineering, operational processes and procedures relating to large data center environments

Highly motivated and dependable individual and able to work as a team player

Flexible, and organized to manage workload to meet deadlines

Ability to perform complex business case analysis to justify technical decisions

Ability to work across different teams such as design, delivery, and operation teams

Ability to prepare and present using MS Office