Senior Electrical Design Engineer (PE) - Utility-Scale HV

Starlink; Texas; On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX seeks a licensed Senior Electrical Design Engineer (PE) to own utility-scale power projects at Starbase — transmission lines, substations, and generation facilities — advising internal teams, EPC firms, and contractors so designs are constructible, code-compliant, and on schedule.

You will direct large EPC efforts, ensure 69 kV+ design, and coordinate interconnection with ERCOT/MISO while mentoring engineers and coordinating with utilities. Relocation to Starbase, TX is required.

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

Large EPC projects

Transmission & generation design

Project leadership

Interconnection experience ERCOT/MISO

Protection and controls

Documentation & standards

Relocation to Starbase TX

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering

Professional Engineer (P.E.) license

Tools

AutoCAD

PLS-CADD

ETAP

SKM

ASPEN

Job description

SpaceX seeks a licensed Senior Electrical Design Engineer (PE) to own utility-scale power projects at Starbase — transmission lines, substations, and generation facilities — advising internal teams, EPC firms, and contractors so designs are constructible, code-compliant, and on schedule.

You will direct large EPC efforts, ensure 69 kV+ design, and coordinate interconnection with ERCOT/MISO while mentoring engineers and coordinating with utilities. Relocation to Starbase, TX is required.