Electrical Infrastructure Engineer

NextGenEnergyJobs; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 160,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity in the company

Relocation assistance

Health insurance

Disability insurance

Job summary

NextGenEnergyJobs in Portland, OR is seeking an Electrical Infrastructure Engineer to act as the technical authority for electrical infrastructure design across our facilities. This full-time, on-site role covers existing operations and new builds, with a focus on safe, scalable power delivery.

You will shape electrical architecture, collaborate with utilities, and help unlock megawatt-scale capacity through hybrid approaches.

Qualifications

• Experience developing non-traditional or hybrid power solutions.
• Direct experience working with utilities.
• Experience with on-site generation, microgrids, or phased builds.
• PE or EIT certification.
• Experience with power system modeling tools.
• Background in high-growth R&D or prototype environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and evolve electrical infrastructure across facilities.
• Handle upgrades, diligence, design input, installation, commissioning, and long-term performance.
• Develop strategies to unlock megawatt-scale capacity using traditional and non-traditional approaches.
• Translate evolving engineering needs into practical buildable plans.

Skills

Power systems design

Utilities collaboration

On-site generation / microgrids

Power system modeling

R&D environment experience

Education

PE or EIT certification

Tools

Power system modeling tools

Job description

This is a full-time, onsite role at our Portland, OR facility.

Key Responsibilities

• We are building a core technology designed to operate in the harshest, most unpredictable environments on Earth, the world’s oceans. Delivering on this mission requires not only elite engineering talent but a work environment that runs smoothly, scales intelligently, and frees our team to focus on solving impossibly hard problems.
• We are looking for an Electrical Infrastructure Engineer to serve as the technical authority for the design and evolution of electrical infrastructure across our facilities. This role spans existing operations and new build-outs, covering infrastructure upgrades, new facility diligence, design input, installation, commissioning, and long-term system performance.
• This is a design-forward role for someone who understands how power infrastructure actually gets delivered today, how to source it, design it, and scale it under real-world constraints. You will develop strategies to unlock megawatt-scale capacity quickly by combining traditional and non-traditional infrastructure approaches.
• You are comfortable working upstream, shaping electrical architecture, identifying risks early, and translating evolving engineering needs into practical, buildable infrastructure plans that can be executed with quality and speed.

Requirements

• Experience developing non-traditional or hybrid power solutions
• Direct experience working with utilities
• Experience with on-site generation, microgrids, or phased builds
• PE or EIT certification
• Experience with power system modeling tools
• Background in high-growth R&D or prototype environments
• If hired for this full-time role, you will receive:
• Cash compensation of $160,000 - $210,000 annually , depending on experience, qualifications, and background.
• Equity in the company. We’re all owners and if we’re successful, this equity should be far and away the most valuable component of your compensation.
• A benefits package that helps you take care of yourself and your family, including: Flexible paid time off Health insurance (the company pays 100% of gold level PPO plan for full time employees, their partners, and dependents) Dental insurance (the company pays 100% for full time employees and 100% for their partners and dependents) Vision insurance (the company pays 100% for full time employees, their partners, and dependents) Disability insurance (the company pays 100% for a policy to provide long term financial support if you become disabled)
• Relocation assistance to facilitate your move to Portland (if needed).