Senior Electrical Design Engineer (PE) — Utility-Scale EPC

SpaceX; Brownsville (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a licensed Professional Engineer to own utility-scale electrical transmission and generation projects at Starbase, TX. You will guide design packages through concept to commissioning, manage high-voltage systems, and ensure constructible, code-compliant results.

Responsibilities include interfacing with utilities and EPCs, developing standard design criteria, and mentoring engineers. This is a non-remote, relocation-required role at our Starbase facilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical or other engineering discipline.
• Active Professional Engineer (P.E.) license, with the ability to stamp and certify electrical plans.
• 8+ years of experience in electric utility engineering, including technical leadership of design, specification development, and permitting or interconnection.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary technical owner and reviewer for transmission and generation design packages - plans, specifications, and construction documents - produced by internal teams, engineering firms, and EPC contractors, and confirm they are ready to issue for procurement and construction
• Direct large EPC efforts covering high-voltage transmission (lines, structures, and rights-of-way), transmission substations and switchyards, and generation facilities (plant, balance of plant, and grid interconnection), from concept and studies through detailed design, procurement support, construction, and commissioning
• Develop standardized design criteria, specifications, drawing templates, and review checklists so engineers and consultants produce consistent, constructible, code-compliant documents
• Give project managers and leadership a clear readiness call on design maturity, long-lead equipment, permitting, constructibility, and construction sequencing, and surface schedule risk early
• Own the construction-phase technical interface: respond to RFIs, disposition field changes, direct contractors and vendors on technical issues, and support commissioning through turnover
• Interface with electric utilities, transmission providers, ERCOT processes as applicable, and authorities having jurisdiction on interconnection, routing, permitting, and compliance
• Resolve technical issues across civil, structural, electrical, protection and controls, and mechanical disciplines, and push designs that are safe, reliable, and fast to build
• Stay current on the NESC, NEC, IEEE, NFPA, and Texas utility practice; fold lessons from construction and commissioning back into standards; and mentor engineers while holding consultants and contractors to that same bar

Skills

P.E. license

Utility-scale design

Transmission line design

Substation design

PLS-CADD

ETAP/SKM/ASPEN

Project leadership

Relocation to Starbase

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

PLS-CADD

ETAP

SKM

ASPEN

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a licensed Professional Engineer to own utility-scale electrical transmission and generation projects at Starbase, TX. You will guide design packages through concept to commissioning, manage high-voltage systems, and ensure constructible, code-compliant results.

Responsibilities include interfacing with utilities and EPCs, developing standard design criteria, and mentoring engineers. This is a non-remote, relocation-required role at our Starbase facilities.