Electrical Engineer, Power Systems R&D

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

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 hire people who care deeply about this problem space.

We are 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.

How We Operate

• Extreme ownership. Full autonomy. Own things end to end often taking on scope outside your core role without being asked to get things done.
• Velocity. We drive everything forward as fast as possible.
• 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.

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.

Compensation Range: $203K - $232K