Application Engineer, Data Center Hardware

Karman is a fast-growing NVIDIA-backed AI company enabling AI data centers to dynamically orchestrate power and unlock more compute capacity from existing energy infrastructure. For over a decade, we have applied AI to the electric grid — bringing real-time visibility and power-flow control to complex energy infrastructure. Our Karman platform, built on a custom NVIDIA module, brings that same capability to AI data centers, giving operators a way to better use the power already available to them.

We are looking for an Application Engineer, Data Center Hardware to own the electrical power integration surface between Karman and customer data center environments. This person will design and validate rack-level power distribution, redundancy, and sequencing configurations, and lead the installation procedures that get Karman running reliably in production. The role requires solid working knowledge of rack-level networking to coordinate with customer network teams and support installation-time connectivity, but architecting network solutions is not a primary responsibility of this role.

We are looking for candidates who are technically deep in electrical power systems, comfortable owning ambiguity, and energized by close, hands-on customer engagement. This is a founding role in a new Application Engineering function. Because the integration surface is still being defined, this role carries real influence over the processes, tools, and standards that future engineers will build on.

• Design and validate electrical power integration, including PDUs, power shelves, redundancy architectures, and power sequencing
• Build and validate complete rack configurations in Utilidata's lab (PDUs, power shelves, TOR switches, servers, and Karman hardware) before customer deployment, with primary focus on power system design and validation
• Design and own the installation checklists and procedures that guide electrical power integration at customer sites; ensure they are precise, repeatable, and executable by field teams
• Execute installation checklists and sign off on electrical power integration during initial customer deployments
• Debug rack-level issues spanning power, thermal, and mechanical domains, both in lab validation and at customer sites
• Support rack-level network connectivity as part of installation — applying VLAN assignments and switch port configurations to specifications provided by customer network engineering teams — without owning network architecture or design
• Coordinate with customer network engineering teams to align power integration work with existing network topologies and requirements
• Lead customer-facing technical calls and on-site visits with data center operations teams to gather electrical power integration requirements
• Create and maintain integration artifacts, including installation checklists, power validation checklists, configuration guides, KPI trackers, and after-action reports
• Support the Tech Ops team with electrical power expertise for escalated production incidents tied to initial installation
• Take an AI-first approach to building the Application Engineering function's repeatable processes, templates, and documentation
• Serve as the feedback loop between customer deployments and core engineering, translating field integration learnings into product improvements
• Participate in on-call rotation to provide 24x7 customer support

• 6+ years of hands-on experience in data center network engineering, electrical power systems, or rack-level infrastructure integration
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a closely related field OR equivalent training and on the job experience
• Deep working knowledge of rack-level networking,…