Global Electrical Design Manager
About Volta
Volta is the category-defining, fully vertically integrated AI infrastructure platform – from capital to clusters to software, under a founder-led enterprise. Our mission is The Utility of Compute™: AI infrastructure as dependable and available as electricity, for every organization that needs it. Launched with a $10B strategic partnership with one of the leading frontier AI labs, a Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz, and a $5B AI Infrastructure Fund, Volta is building the infrastructure layer of the AI era from the ground up. We are 100+ people across London, Palo Alto, and New York, with rapid growth expectations to hundreds.
About The Role
The Global Electrical Design Manager owns electrical design across the Volta fleet. Working within the design and engineering function, you will hold the electrical reference designs, govern how they are applied on every project, and assure the electrical design decisions the fleet depends on.
From utility intake and medium-voltage distribution through to the rack, you will keep Volta's electrical designs standard, buildable and ready for the power densities that NVIDIA Vera deployments demand – so no project ever has to solve the same problem twice.
What You Will Be Doing
Own the electrical reference designs used across all Volta projects
Govern application of standard designs on each project and manage deviations with discipline
Assure project electrical design from utility intake and MV distribution through to the rack
Review consultant and contractor electrical deliverables against fleet standards
Support power architecture decisions for high-density NVIDIA Vera deployments
Work with procurement on specifications for long-lead electrical equipment
Feed commissioning and operational lessons back into the reference designs
Coach project design leads on electrical standards and practice
What You Bring
Data center electrical design experience is essential
Deep knowledge of MV and LV distribution, standby generation and UPS systems
A record governing design standards across multiple projects or a fleet
Experience reviewing and assuring consultant and contractor design work
Familiarity with the power demands of high-density compute
Comfort working across European and US projects and time zones
REQ-100
What We Offer
At Volta, we believe people do their best work when they feel supported, trusted and able to grow. We're building a company where you can make an impact, keep a healthy balance between work and life, and build a career you're proud of.
As a global team, we do our best to provide great benefits wherever you're based. While some benefits vary by country due to local regulations, we believe looking after our people is simply the right thing to do.
Competitive salary based on the work you do here, not your previous salary
Equity in Volta, giving you the opportunity to share in the company's long-term success
Retirement/pension contributions
Comprehensive health, wellbeing and insurance benefits
Generous number of vacation days each year
Additional Information
Equal Opportunity
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