# Electrical Engineer, Substation Design, R&D

**Company:** [Fluidstack](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/fluidstack)
**Location:** Austin, TX, New York, NY, San Francisco, CA, Seattle, WA
**Role:** Hardware Engineering
**Salary:** $203k – $232k/yr
**Experience:** 7+ years
**Skills:** hv substation design, physical design, one-line diagrams, protection interfaces, utility review, Transformers, breakers, switchgear, substation construction, energization, 138kv, grounding studies, gis substations, interconnection processes
**Posted:** 2026-07-17

> Design and standardize high-voltage substation layouts, equipment specs, and interfaces for large-scale AI data center campuses. Own physical/electrical designs through utility review, construction support, and productization for rapid multi-site deployment.

## Job Description

## Role Scope
- Engineer substation designs for campus interconnection: HV yards and MV distribution substations in the reference design.
- Own the physical and electrical design: layouts, bus configurations, and equipment specs to utility standards.
- Interface with utilities and consultants: requirements translated into designs that pass review the first time.
- Standardize the substation: one design stamped across sites instead of bespoke yards.

## Requirements
- Designed HV substations: physical, one-line, and protection interfaces.
- Taken substation packages through utility review.
- Specify transformers, breakers, and switchgear at transmission class.
- Supported substation construction and energization.
- Productize designs rather than redrawing them.

## Nice-to-Haves
- 138kV-plus experience.
- Grounding studies (IEEE 80).
- GIS substations.
- Interconnection processes.

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