Overview
Data Center Electrical Engineer (Japan/APAC focus) leading electrical design for Anthropic’s data center facilities, from utility service entrance to rack.
What you'll do
- Lead electrical design for critical data center power and substation equipment across the APAC portfolio.
- Develop and maintain electrical basis of design, reference architectures, and technical specifications for power distribution.
- Run and validate engineering studies (short-circuit, coordination, arc flash, load flow, power quality) to guide topology and equipment decisions.
- Design and plan DC hall layouts, including rack positioning, structured cabling, and power distribution coordination with cooling.
- Review and approve electrical design packages, submittals, and shop drawings from build partners and MEP consultants.
- Coordinate with utilities, agencies having jurisdiction, vendors, and contractors to define requirements and ensure code compliance.
- Support delivery, construction, and commissioning by resolving field issues and validating electrical system performance.
What you'll need
- 10+ years of electrical engineering experience in mission-critical facilities.
- Fluency in Japanese and ability to interpret Japanese technical documentation.
- Comfort designing to IEC standards and APAC jurisdictional requirements.
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
- Experience producing and reviewing electrical construction documents, single-line diagrams, and equipment specifications.
- Knowledge of rack layout, structured cabling, and power distribution in high-availability data centers.
Details
- Works as a global role with regional focus and is based in Japan.
- Location-based hybrid policy: expected to be in an office at least 25% of the time.
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