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ElectricalFull-Time

Manager, Electrical Engineering

CoreWeave

Livingston, NJ / New York, NY / Sunnyvale, CA / San Francisco, CA / Bellevue, WA

~$75–$101/hr ($157k–$210k/yr)

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Job Description

CoreWeave is The Essential Cloud for AI™. Built for pioneers by pioneers, CoreWeave delivers a platform of technology, tools, and teams that enables innovators to build and scale AI with confidence. Trusted by leading AI labs, startups, and global enterprises, CoreWeave combines superior infrastructure performance with deep technical expertise to accelerate breakthroughs and turn compute into capability. Founded in 2017, CoreWeave became a publicly traded company (Nasdaq: CRWV) in March 2025. Learn more at www.coreweave.com.

CoreWeave is seeking an experienced and highly motivated Manager, Electrical Engineering to lead the design and delivery of critical electrical infrastructure supporting our rapidly expanding data center portfolio. In this role, you will oversee electrical engineering efforts across new builds, expansions, and upgrades, ensuring our facilities meet the highest standards of reliability, scalability, efficiency, and operational excellence.

You will partner closely with internal stakeholders, external consultants, vendors, and construction teams to drive electrical design strategy, establish engineering standards, and ensure successful project execution from concept through commissioning. This role requires occasional travel to data center sites and project locations.

—Lead electrical engineering design initiatives for new data center developments, capacity expansions, and infrastructure upgrades.

—Manage the design and implementation of mission-critical electrical systems, including substations, medium- and low-voltage distribution, emergency generators, UPS systems, battery plants, and fire alarm systems.

—Establish, maintain, and continuously improve electrical engineering standards, design guidelines, and best practices across the data center portfolio.

—Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Data Center Operations, Construction, Real Estate, Network Engineering, and Project Management, to ensure cohesive infrastructure planning and execution.

—Review and provide technical oversight of design drawings, specifications, calculations, and shop drawing submissions from consultants and contractors.

—Partner with third-party engineering firms, vendors, and equipment manufacturers to ensure compliance with Basis of Design (BoD) requirements and company standards.

—Support project planning activities, including budgeting, scheduling, resource forecasting, and risk management.

—Ensure all electrical designs comply with applicable codes, industry standards, regulatory requirements, and safety practices.

—Develop electrical monitoring and controls strategies, including integration with EPMS and SCADA platforms.

—Identify opportunities to improve design processes, operational reliability, efficiency, and maintainability across the data center fleet.

—Provide technical leadership and mentorship while fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and engineering excellence.

—Support commissioning, startup, and operational readiness activities for new infrastructure deployments.

—Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical discipline.

—8+ years of experience designing, developing, or managing electrical infrastructure within mission-critical facilities, data centers, or similarly complex environments.

—Strong understanding of electrical systems, including substations, switchgear, generators, UPS systems, battery energy storage systems, power distribution, and fire alarm systems.

—Experience supporting large-scale, high-density data center environments and cloud infrastructure deployments.

—Familiarity with Emergency Power Monitoring Systems (EPMS), Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems, control sequences, and monitoring protocols.

—Proven experience managing complex engineering projects through design, construction, commissioning, and handoff.

—Strong knowledge of applicable electrical codes, standards, and industry best practices.

—Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.

—Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving abilities.

—Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, rapidly evolving environment.

—Professional Engineering (PE) license preferred.

—Industry certifications such as Uptime Institute, BICSI, or similar are a plus.

—Willingness to travel to data center sites as needed.

We work hard, have fun, and move fast! We’re in an exciting stage of hyper-growth that you will not want to miss out on. We’re not afraid of a little chaos, and we’re constantly learning. Our team cares deeply about how we build our product and how we work together, which is represented through our core values:

—Be Curious at Your Core

—Act Like an Owner

—Empower Employees

—Deliver Best-in-Class Client Experiences

—Achieve More Together

We support and encourage an entrepreneurial outlook and independent thinking. We foster an environment that encourages collaboration and provides the opportunity to develop innovative solutions to complex problems. As we get set for takeoff, the growth opportunities within the organization are constantly expanding. You will be surrounded by some of the best talent in the industry, who will want to learn from you, too. Come join us!

The base salary range for this position is $157,000 to $210,000. The starting salary will be determined by job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and the market location. We strive for both market alignment and internal equity when determining compensation. In addition to base salary, our total rewards package includes a discretionary bonus, equity awards, and a comprehensive benefits program.

The range we’ve posted represents the typical compensation range for this role. To determine actual compensation, we review the market rate for each candidate which can include a variety of factors. These include qualifications, experience, interview performance, and location.

In addition to a competitive salary, we offer a variety of benefits to support your needs. The benefits below reflect our US-based offerings for full-time employees; for roles in other locations, benefits vary and are shared during the hiring process. These include:

—Medical, dental, and vision insurance - 100% paid for by CoreWeave

—Company-paid Life Insurance

—Voluntary supplemental life insurance

—Short and long-term disability insurance

—Flexible Spending Account

—Health Savings Account

—Tuition Reimbursement

—Ability to Participate in Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)

—Mental Wellness Benefits through Spring Health

—Family-Forming support provided by Carrot

—Paid Parental Leave

—Flexible, full-service childcare support with Kinside

—401(k) with a generous employer match

—Catered lunch each day in our office and data center locations

—A casual work environment

—A work culture focused on innovative disruption

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Equal Opportunity Accommodations

CoreWeave is an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive workplace. All qualified applicants and candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information.

As part of this commitment and consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), CoreWeave will ensure that qualified applicants and candidates with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact: careers@coreweave.com.

Export Control Compliance

This position requires access to export controlled information. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicable to that information, applicant must either be (A) a U.S. person, defined as a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, (B) eligible to access the export controlled information without a required export authorization, or (C) eligible and reasonably likely to obtain the required export authorization from the applicable U.S. government agency. CoreWeave may, for legitimate business reasons, decline to pursue any export licensing

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