Data Center Infrastructure Validation – Innovation Lead

🕒 June 30

🏄 California, District of Columbia, +1 more states – Remote

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💵 $185k - $200k / year

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EPRI

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1001 - 5000 employees

⚡ Energy

Energy

EPRI is the world's leading independent, non-profit energy research and development organization, founded in 1972. With offices globally, EPRI collaborates with over 450 companies in 45 countries to drive innovation in energy. Their mission is to ensure clean, safe, reliable, affordable, and equitable access to electricity, focusing on sectors such as Nuclear, Generation, and Power Delivery. Their research encompasses diverse areas including decarbonization, grid modernization, and low carbon resources.

📋 Description

• The Data Center Infrastructure Validation – Innovation Lead is a technical role responsible for designing, operating, and advancing EPRI’s DCFlex Sandbox as the premier neutral validation environment. • This role sits at the intersection of advanced engineering research, industry validation, and executive stakeholder engagement. • The incumbent is a recognized technical authority who leads complex, first‑of‑its‑kind validation efforts where precedent is limited, technical ambiguity is high, and creative, systems‑level thinking is required. • Reporting to the DCFlex Program Director, with executive sponsorship from senior EPRI leadership, the Innovation Lead represents EPRI internally and externally. • DCFlex serves as a sandbox where emerging datacenter hardware can be evaluated under real grid conditions, against real operator requirements, with neutral, decision‑grade evidence. • The Innovation Lead owns the technical and strategic integrity of this sandbox, ensuring that EPRI’s validation work Advances the state of knowledge in datacenter‑grid integration Produces evidence trusted by utilities, operators, and regulators Strengthens EPRI’s leadership and credibility in AI‑era infrastructure.

🎯 Requirements

• Advanced degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, computer science, or related scientific/engineering discipline (or equivalent experience). • Minimum 7+ years (10+ preferred) of experience in datacenter infrastructure, power technology, AI infrastructure, or related fields. • Demonstrated responsibility for highly specialized technical problems requiring original thinking and limited precedent. • Track record designing or overseeing structured validation, pilot, or testbed programs whose results informed real‑world decisions. • Ability to operate effectively with senior subject matter experts as peers. • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including executive‑level technical briefing capability. • Graduate degree (MS, PhD, or MBA with strong technical foundation) preferred. • Experience working with utilities, hyperscalers, datacenter operators, or national‑scale research organizations preferred. • Familiarity with grid flexibility, demand response, or datacenter participation in grid services preferred. • Experience contributing to or interfacing with technical standards organizations preferred.

🏖️ Benefits

• medical • dental • vision • 401k • STD/LTD and paid family leave • life and accident insurance • paid time off (flexible vacation, sick leave, and holiday pay)