Director, Data Center Design-Electrical Engineering Design

• Lead and develop a team of electrical engineers supporting OCI’s data center design initiatives. 
• Provide technical and organizational leadership for the design, review, and continuous improvement of mission-critical electrical systems supporting OCI data centers. 
• Establish and drive engineering standards, design guidelines, and best practices that improve consistency, quality, scalability, and execution across a growing portfolio. 
• Establish team norms and leadership expectations that reinforce individual and collective ownership, disciplined execution, and a bias for resolving issues rather than escalating them without recommendations.
• Partner closely with Design Management, Mechanical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Construction, Commissioning, Operations, Supply Chain, and other partner teams to ensure alignment across the full project lifecycle.  
• Act as a senior escalation point for complex electrical engineering issues, design tradeoffs, risk evaluations, and technical decision-making. 
• Drive lessons learned and continuous improvement efforts by incorporating operational feedback, project outcomes, and field experience into future standards and designs. 
• Represent the electrical engineering function in leadership reviews, cross-organizational discussions, and strategic planning efforts. 
• Build organizational capability through hiring, team development, talent planning, and creation of scalable engineering processes and workflows. 

Travel 25% and at times more, is required. 

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical field. 
• 6+ years of experience leading engineering teams, or technical lead experience with experience managing other managers or leads.
• Deep knowledge of electrical systems used in mission-critical facilities, including medium- and low-voltage distribution, standby generation, UPS systems, switchgear, PDUs, grounding, and associated infrastructure. 
• Experience in a hyperscale cloud, colocation, or large-scale mission-critical infrastructure environment. 
• Familiarity with power requirements for high-density compute environments and the interaction between electrical and cooling infrastructure. 
• Demonstrated experience leading technical reviews, driving engineering quality, and making sound decisions on complex electrical design issues. 
• Strong understanding of the data center project lifecycle, including planning, design, construction, commissioning, and operational considerations. 
• Proven ability to lead through ambiguity, manage competing priorities, and deliver results in a fast-paced, rapidly scaling environment. 
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across technical, operational, and executive stakeholders. 
• Experience building cross-functional partnerships and influencing decisions across multiple organizations. 

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing and implementing engineering standards, design guidelines, and scalable processes across a global portfolio. 
• Experience managing external design consultants and engineering service providers. 
• Experience supporting organizational growth through hiring, team development, and talent planning. 
• Strong understanding of reliability, maintainability, power quality, and operational risk considerations for critical infrastructure systems. 
• Experience presenting technical strategies, risks, and recommendations to senior leadership.