Electrical Engineer, R&D: Frontier Microgrids & Data Centers

Fluidstack; Austin (TX); On-site; 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

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