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# Alibaba Cloud-Senior Electrical Design Engineer, Data Center Engineering-Amsterdam

- **Company:** Alibaba Cloud
- **Location:** Amsterdam, Netherlands
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** AutoCAD, Cloud Computing, Data Centers, Distributed Systems, Microsoft Visio, Bluebeam
- **Published:** August 17, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.efinancialcareers.com/jobs-Netherlands-Amsterdam-Alibaba_Cloud-Senior_Electrical_Design_Engineer_Data_Center_Engineering-Amsterdam.id24661553

## About the Role

full commissioning, as required * Provide electrical mission critical system review services to local data center operations teams * Participate in equipment failure or power outage related incident Root-Cause-Analysis (RCA) * Provide instructions to design consultants, installation contractors and validate quality of installed works * Respond on an as-needed basis to emergencies Position Requirement * BS in Electrical Engineering * Minimum of seven (7) years professional experience in building design and construction * Knowledge of high voltage (115kV, 12kV) substation design and mission critical power distribution systems (data center topologies, PLC based transfer controllers, generators, UPS, PDU, and Building Management System) * Knowledge of industry standards, building codes and safety standards including NFPA, UFC and UBC * Experience with the construction and cost estimating process * Cross-discipline knowledge of complete critical facility systems * Trouble shooting and
analytical skills * Ability to provide solutions to projects under pressure * Experience with AutoCAD, Visio, Bluebeam and SKM software * Ability to travel regionally and overseas (up to 30%) * Bilingual in Mandarin Chinese is a plus Preferred Qualifications * Electrical Professional Engineer registration * Data center or mission critical design, construction and operations

## Description

Job Description * Collaborate with internal stake-holders to define project design criteria and develop Basis of Design * Technical leader managing the consultants to implement the project through schematic design, design development, to construction documents * Technical leader managing the design build contractor to ensure the project meets the business and technical needs defined in the BOD * Provide construction administrative support to the project manager during construction. Task include but not limited to, responding to RFI's, issuance of technical bulletins, review submittals and shop-drawings, conducting source inspections at vendor factories and participating in the data center construction commissioning process * Provide and analyze energy efficient solutions to minimize power losses * Review and develop detailed scripts for change management request (CMR) activities * Travel to data center sites for engineering studies, electrical systems audits, startup testing, and


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