# Electrical Engineer, Substation Design

**Company:** [Fluidstack](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/fluidstack)
**Location:** Austin, TX, Seattle, WA, San Francisco, CA, New York, NY
**Role:** Hardware Engineering
**Salary:** $200k – $250k/yr
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** Hv/Mv Substation Design, Electrical Engineering, Load Flow Analysis, Short Circuit Analysis, Arc Flash Studies, Grounding And Bonding, Relay Coordination, Protection & Control, Equipment Specifications, Factory Acceptance Testing
**Posted:** 2026-06-21

> Lead HV/MV substation design up to 345 kV for hyperscale data center campuses, owning full design packages, engineering studies, equipment specs, and utility interconnections. Requires 8+ years of substation design experience and a bachelor's in electrical engineering.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Lead HV/MV substation design (up to 345 kV and above) and MV distribution interfaces for hyperscale campuses, from concept through IFC and energization.
- Review and approve EPC- and consultant-produced deliverables: physical/structural layouts, electrical drawings, protection & control packages, and construction documents.
- Perform and review engineering calculations and studies: load flow, short circuit, arc flash, grounding and bonding, lightning, insulation coordination, relay coordination, and cable ampacity.
- Develop scopes of work, RFPs, and equipment specifications for long-lead equipment (transformers, switchgear, breakers); run technical bid evaluations and witness factory acceptance tests.
- Provide technical input to utility interconnection processes and agreements (ESAs/CDAs), coordinating with ISOs/RTOs and utility engineering teams.
- Support construction, commissioning, and phased energization planning, including resolution of field issues and RCAs.

## Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
- 8+ years of experience in HV/MV substation design (transmission and distribution voltages, up to 345 kV).
- Demonstrated ownership of full substation design packages: one-lines/three-lines, physical layouts, grounding, raceway, and protection & control drawings.
- Experience developing equipment specifications, running technical bid evaluations, and witnessing factory acceptance tests for major HV/MV equipment.

## Nice-to-Haves
- Professional Engineer (PE) license.
- Owner-side experience at a hyperscale data center operator or large industrial developer.
- Direct experience with utility interconnection processes and technical inputs to ESAs/CDAs in ERCOT, PJM, MISO, or CAISO.
- Experience with both AIS and GIS substation architectures.
- Track record of standards authorship: Basis of Design documents, standard drawing libraries, commissioning scripts, responsibility matrices.

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