Head of Electrical Engineering (AI Infrastructure)

Location: Sydney, Australia

Salary: AUD 300,000–400,000 per annum

Company

hirify.global is hiring for an AI Factory Development organisation delivering high-density digital infrastructure.

What you will do

• Own electrical engineering execution across the AI Factory portfolio, adapting reference designs to local codes, site conditions, procurement, construction, and commissioning requirements.
• Set technical standards for MV/LV distribution, UPS, standby and prime-power generation, protection, earthing, power quality, and electrical interfaces with liquid-cooled AI compute halls.
• Govern design reviews, deviation management, factory and site acceptance testing, commissioning readiness, energisation, and handover to operations.
• Feed site constraints, vendor performance, operational learnings, and commissioning findings into reference designs, standards, templates, and Basis of Design updates.
• Build and lead a geographically distributed electrical engineering team across Indonesia, Australia, and additional operating locations.
• Represent electrical engineering in Build, Commissioning, and Operations forums while managing cross-functional and external stakeholder alignment.

Requirements

• More than 12 years of progressive experience in hyperscale or mission-critical data centre developments, industrial power systems, or comparable high-availability infrastructure.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, preferably power systems, recognised in at least one operating jurisdiction.
• Deep expertise in MV/LV distribution, UPS, power generation, switching, protection and relay coordination, arc-flash safety, earthing, bonding, and dense GPU or liquid-cooled AI infrastructure.
• Experience with power-system modelling, including load flow, short-circuit, motor starting, and transient stability analysis.
• Experience leading tender design reviews, consultant and contractor governance, factory acceptance testing, integrated systems testing, commissioning, and operational handover.
• Proven ability to lead distributed engineering teams and manage consultants and EPC contractors across multiple countries and regulatory environments.

Nice to have

• Experience authoring global electrical Basis of Design documents, minimum standards, or reference architectures.
• Experience with hyperscale, cloud, or specialist AI infrastructure operators.
• Experience delivering projects in APAC, particularly Indonesia and Australia.
• Knowledge of value engineering, DfMA, and sustainability outcomes in mission-critical infrastructure.

Culture & Benefits

• Leadership of a geographically distributed team operating across multiple time zones.
• Collaboration across Construction, Commissioning, and Operations functions.
• Opportunity to shape electrical standards and AI infrastructure delivery practices across a multi-site portfolio.