Electrical Engineer - Power Generation & Microgrid

Fluidstack; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 203,000 - 232,000; Full time

Job summary

Fluidstack in Seattle is seeking an electrical engineer to design the electrical side of behind-the-meter generation for our data center campuses, focusing on interconnections, transformers, and switchgear for fast-build plants.

You will run stability and protection studies for islanded and grid-parallel operation, integrate storage with generation, and help coordinate with the broader engineering team to deliver scalable, reliable infrastructure.

Qualifications

• You have engineered electrical systems for power generation, microgrids, or utility-scale storage.
• Experience designing generator interconnections and the studies behind them.
• Understanding islanded operation and its impact on protection and stability.
• Experience integrating inverter-based resources with rotating machines.
• Experience taking plant designs through commissioning.

Responsibilities

• Engineer the electrical side of behind-the-meter generation and interconnection.
• Design the electrical balance of plant: generator connections and switchgear.
• Run studies for islanded and grid-parallel operation.
• Integrate storage and generation into a controllable campus system.

Skills

Electrical power systems

Microgrids

Generator interconnections

Protection & stability

Islanded operation

PSCAD/PSSE

Tools

PSCAD/PSSE

Job description

Fluidstack in Seattle is seeking an electrical engineer to design the electrical side of behind-the-meter generation for our data center campuses, focusing on interconnections, transformers, and switchgear for fast-build plants.

You will run stability and protection studies for islanded and grid-parallel operation, integrate storage with generation, and help coordinate with the broader engineering team to deliver scalable, reliable infrastructure.