Electrical Engineer, Power Systems (Generation), R&D

Fluidstack; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Fluidstack seeks an Electrical Engineer to design and integrate the electrical side of our frontier compute campuses in Austin. You will engineer generator interconnections, balance of plant, transformers and switchgear, and ensure islanded or grid-parallel operation with proper protection coordination.

You will run studies, integrate storage and generation into a single controllable campus system, and collaborate with hardware and software teams to deploy high-speed, scalable data-center

Qualifications

• Electrical engineer with experience in power generation and utility-scale storage.
• Experience designing generator interconnections and related studies.
• Understanding islanded operation, protection, and stability implications.
• Experience integrating inverter-based resources with rotating machines.
• Commissioning experience on plant designs is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Engineer the electrical side of behind-the-meter generation: collection, interconnection, and integration with the data center.
• Design the electrical balance of plant: generator connections, transformers, and switchgear for fast-build plants.
• Run the studies for islanded and grid-parallel operation: stability, grounding, and protection coordination.
• Integrate storage and generation electrically into one controllable campus system.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Power systems

Microgrids

Protection coordination

Grid interconnection studies

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

PSCAD

PSSE

Power system analysis software

Job description

About Fluidstack

We exist to make humanity more free. For most of human history, you farmed or you starved. Technology gave people more time for the things they wanted to do, instead of things they had to do. Powerful AI will be the biggest lever for human choice we've ever built - but only if models are aligned with what humanity actually wants. There are groups building AI who don't share these goals. Whoever deploys frontier compute infrastructure fastest will decide whether AI expands human freedom or shrinks it.

We're singularly focused on delivering 10 to 100s of GWs of compute faster than anyone else, rethinking every layer of the stack. We acquire power, design and build data centers, and operate them - with teams spanning hardware and software. Speed and scale are our key differentiators. Come be a part of building civilization-scale infrastructure for AI.

We hire people who care deeply about this problem space. If that is you,

How We Operate

• Be a barrel. Full autonomy. Own things end to end, take on scope without being asked, no permission required to operate outside your core role.

• Insane urgency. We drive everything forward as fast as possible.

• Reason from first principles. Challenge every assumption. Zero analogy thinking, no egos, the best idea wins.

• Love of the game. The frontier of AI is the most interesting problem of our time. We put in long hours at high intensity to push the frontier forward.

• Build something that actually matters. If you're going to spend your time, spend it on something that matters to the world.

Role Scope

• Engineer the electrical side of behind-the-meter generation: collection, interconnection, and integration with the data center.

• Design the electrical balance of plant: generator connections, transformers, and switchgear for fast-build plants.

• Run the studies for islanded and grid-parallel operation: stability, grounding, and protection coordination.

• Integrate storage and generation electrically into one controllable campus system.

What We're Looking For

• The below is a starting point. We always make space for exceptional people, so if you don't fit this role exactly, tell us where you would.

• You've engineered electrical systems for power generation, microgrids, or utility-scale storage.

• You've designed generator interconnections and the studies behind them.

• You understand islanded operation and what it does to protection and stability.

• You've integrated inverter-based resources with rotating machines.

• You've taken plant designs through commissioning.

• Bonus: Microgrid controls. Grid codes and interconnection standards. PSCAD or PSSE. BESS electrical design.

We are committed to pay equity and transparency.

Fluidstack is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and protected veterans' status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Fluidstack will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to applicable law.