Electrical Systems Specialist - Field Engineering (Australia)

Company Overview

STACK Infrastructure builds, owns, and operates hyperscale and colocation data centers that power the world’s most ambitious technology companies. With a rapidly expanding footprint across APAC, STACK combines deep development expertise, flexible capital, and operational discipline to deliver critical digital infrastructure at scale.

Our clients include the largest hyperscale cloud platforms. We are building a regional platform defined by speed of delivery, power reliability, and long-term partnership — and we are assembling the team to lead that effort.

The Position

The Electrical Systems Specialist – Field Engineering is a hands-on subject matter expert responsible for the reliability, safety, and performance of mission-critical electrical infrastructure within a live data centre environment.

This role operates at the intersection of operations, engineering, and risk, providing deep technical leadership on electrical systems while remaining actively engaged in the field. The position is accountable for engineering ownership, fault investigation, procedural governance, and uplift of operational capability across site teams.

Key Responsibility

Electrical System Ownership

Act as technical owner for critical electrical systems including:HV and LV distribution systemsTransformers and switchboardsGenerators and fuel systemsUPS systems and battery infrastructureMaintain deep system knowledge including design intent, protection philosophies, discrimination studies, and recovery strategiesEnsure systems operate within defined engineering, protection coordination, and reliability thresholds

Field Engineering & Fault Response

Provide hands-on field engineering support during:Major electrical events and outagesProtection trips and nuisance alarmsComplex fault scenariosCommissioning, recommissioning, and post-incident recoveryLead on-site fault isolation, protection review, and restoration strategySupport live operations during elevated risk activities such as switching, load transfers, and energisation

Engineering Governance & Procedures

Peer-review, and approve:Electrical switching proceduresEOPs, MOPs, and SOPsIsolation and energisation documentationTemporary operating procedures and risk mitigationsEnsure switching documents align with protection settings, arc flash studies, and discrimination designOwn continuous improvement of procedural quality based on operational feedback and incidents

Essential

Must-have Qualifications:

Trade, diploma, or degree qualification in Electrical Engineering or equivalentExtensive experience with mission-critical electrical systems (data centres, utilities, hospitals, industrial facilities, or similar)Strong hands-on switching and fault-finding capabilityExperience with protection coordination and discrimination studiesProven experience authoring and reviewing switching proceduresStrong understanding of redundancy philosophies (N, N+1, 2N, etc.)

Desirable

Authorised HV switching experienceExperience in live data centre operationsCommissioning and energisation exposureFamiliarity with relay configuration and event analysis softwareExperience contributing to or leading RCAs

This Might Be Right For You If

You don’t get flustered easily. You can juggle multiple high-level priorities with competing timelines while welcoming a new, urgent challenge with ease.Are culturally sensitive and enjoy working with a diverse group of individuals from multiple regions.You pay attention to the details – meticulously, and every time. Nothing falls through the cracks on your watch.You’re collaborative. You enjoy working with others to solve problems – and people enjoy working with you. You can shift from being a leader to a contributor when needed.You’re smart. You think five steps ahead and see issues from multiple angles. You’re not just a problem solver – you’re a problem preventer.

Equal Opportunity Employer

STACK provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.