Lead Electrical Engineer

SR2; Austin (TX); Remote; USD 240,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

SR2 is seeking a Lead Electrical Engineer for MV switchgear, fully remote within the US, with travel to sites including Texas. The role anchors standardised MV switchgear designs across campuses and owns technical specs, coordination studies, and vendor engagement.

Strong background in protection relays, arc-flash, and emerging switchgear tech is required. The ideal candidate has 10+ years in MV switchgear, hands-on with metal-clad gear, and experience driving FATs and submittal reviews.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in MV switchgear design or project delivery.
• Hands-on with metal-clad gear and vacuum breakers.
• Experience in short-circuit, arc-flash, coordination studies.
• Knowledge of IEEE C37, IEC 62271 and NEC MV installations.
• Experience reviewing vendor submittals and FATs.
• Clear, bid-ready specification writing.

Responsibilities

• Own MV switchgear product standards and configurations.
• Define technical specs for bus ratings, protection, metering.
• Manage vendor engineering and FATs.
• Perform short-circuit and coordination studies for MV system.
• Introduce new switchgear tech with cost/schedule cases.

Skills

MV switchgear

ETAP

SKM

Protection relays

Arc-flash

FATs

Vendor submittals

Spec writing

Short-circuit studies

Tools

ETAP

SKM

Job description

Lead Electrical Engineer, MV Switchgear | Remote (US) | $240K to $300K base + equity

I’m working with a fast-growing AI infrastructure company that designs and builds large-scale data center campuses across the US. They’re hiring a senior MV switchgear specialist to own their medium-voltage equipment as a standardised product, so the same designs can be repeated across multiple campuses.

What you’ll own

• The MV switchgear product: standard lineups, ratings and configurations, and holding vendors to them
• Technical specifications covering bus ratings, breaker duty, protection and metering, arc-resistant construction, and interfaces to transformers and e-houses
• Vendor engineering: drawing reviews, factory acceptance testing, and closing out technical exceptions before release to manufacture
• Short-circuit and coordination studies for the MV system, plus relay settings for the commissioning team
• Bringing new switchgear technology (solid-state, higher-voltage options) into the roadmap with cost and schedule cases

What they’re looking for

• 10+ years in MV switchgear, either with an OEM or specifying and commissioning it for mission-critical facilities
• Hands-on with metal-clad and metal-enclosed gear, vacuum breakers, protection relays and arc-resistant designs
• Short-circuit, arc-flash and coordination studies in ETAP, SKM or similar, and relay settings from them
• Working knowledge of IEEE C37, IEC 62271 and NEC for MV installations
• Experience reviewing vendor submittals and running FATs
• Clear, bid-ready specification writing

Nice to have:

PE license, switchgear for high-density compute loads, exposure to solid-state breakers or MV DC.

Fully remote within the US with some travel to sites and factories in Texas.