Anthropic
Data Center OFE - Sourcing Lead, Data Center Power & Cooling
Remote-Friendly, United States. Posted 2 months ago
The role
The NPI Engineer owns the path from supplier design to qualified, manufacturable, and reliable equipment on site. You will manage the NPI program for power and cooling products and coordinate between design, supply chain, and supplier organizations.
What you will do
- Own the NPI program for new power or cooling products from concept through ramp
- Drive early supplier design engagement and translate site requirements into product specifications
- Lead DFM/DFT/DFx reviews with suppliers
- Plan and run prototype and pilot builds
- Qualify products for deployment through FAT, SAT, and integrated system testing
- Hand off qualified products and test procedures to Manufacturing Quality and Supply Chain Delivery teams
- Build the reliability picture by running FMEA/DFMEA and defining reliability targets
- Coordinate cross-functionally with design, construction, commissioning, and sourcing
- Track supplier readiness and risk with clear metrics
Required qualifications
- 8+ years of engineering experience in power electronics, electrical equipment, or industrial energy systems
- At least 4 years in an NPI, product development, or product engineering role owning a product from prototype through production ramp
- Direct, hands-on experience with at least two of: BESS, utility- or data-center-scale inverters, medium-voltage transformers or switchgear, UPS, STATCOM/power-quality equipment, or liquid cooling syst
- Working knowledge of relevant standards including UL 9540/9540A, UL 1741, IEEE 1547, IEEE 2800, IEC 62477 / IEC 62909, IEEE C37 and C57 series, NFPA 70/855, and UL 1778
- Experience defining and executing structured qualification programs
- Familiarity with supplier factory environments
- Fluency in design-for-manufacturing and design-for-test principles
- Strong systems thinking
- Clear written and verbal communication
- Bachelor's degree in electrical, mechanical, or power engineering, or equivalent experience
Nice to have
- Experience with solid-state transformers, grid-forming inverters, E-STATCOM, or other emerging power-conversion equipment
- NPI or product engineering experience at a hyperscaler, large utility-scale developer, or Tier-1 power equipment OEM
- Background in grid interconnection studies, protection coordination, or power-system modeling
- Liquid cooling product introduction experience
- Reliability engineering credentials (CRE, Six Sigma) or experience running HALT/HASS programs
- Firmware and controls validation experience for power conversion equipment
- Experience standing up or scaling new supplier manufacturing lines
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Optional equity donation matching
- Generous vacation
- Parental leave
- Flexible working hours
- Office space
Before you apply
- We do sponsor visas
About the company
Anthropic is a public benefit corporation headquartered in San Francisco. Its mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.