Electrical Substation Engineer — HV & GIS Design

Fluidstack; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Fluidstack is hiring an Electrical Substation Design Engineer to craft campus interconnection designs, HV yards, and MV distribution layouts. You will own both physical and electrical design aspects, specifying equipment and resolving utility review feedback.

You will help standardize designs across sites to drive efficiency and reliability. Ideal candidates have experience with transformer, breaker, and switchgear selection at transmission class, plus energization support.

Qualifications

• HV substations design experience including physical layouts, one-line diagrams, and protection interfaces.
• Experience taking substation packages through utility review.
• Ability to specify transformers, breakers, and switchgear at transmission class.
• Experience supporting substation construction and energization activities.
• Experience productizing designs rather than redrawing existing work.
• Nice to have: 138kV+ experience and grounding studies (IEEE 80).

Responsibilities

• Engineer substation designs for campus interconnection and HV/MV yard layouts.
• Own the physical and electrical design specifications and equipment requirements.
• Interface with utilities and consultants to pass reviews on first submission.
• Standardize substation designs across sites to reduce bespoke variations.

Skills

HV substations design

One-line diagrams

Protection interfaces

Interconnection experience

Substation construction support

Substation energization

Design productization

IEEE grounding knowledge

Job description

Fluidstack is hiring an Electrical Substation Design Engineer to craft campus interconnection designs, HV yards, and MV distribution layouts. You will own both physical and electrical design aspects, specifying equipment and resolving utility review feedback.

You will help standardize designs across sites to drive efficiency and reliability. Ideal candidates have experience with transformer, breaker, and switchgear selection at transmission class, plus energization support.