Senior MV Power Systems Engineer for Data Center Grid Design

SR2; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 300,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

SR2, a fast-growing AI infrastructure company, is seeking a Principal MV Power Systems Engineer for onsite work in Austin, TX or other major US hubs. You will design the MV distribution network as a reusable standard, scalable by adding generation blocks and without outages during energization.

You will specify tie schemes, substation design, protection philosophy, and relay settings for inverter-dominated grids; perform load flow, short circuit, coordination studies, and EMT analyses; and drive

Qualifications

• Hands-on ETAP or SKM modelling of MV networks.
• PSCAD modelling of switching, energization or islanded events.
• Protection philosophy and relay settings for limited fault current.
• MV distribution design to hardware level incl. switchgear and transformers.
• Experience turning designs into repeatable standard across sites.

Responsibilities

• Design the MV network from generation blocks to data halls using a single standard.
• Create tie and MV substation designs with transfer schemes for energizing live load.
• Size feeders, cables and transformers; perform load flow, voltage drop and short circuit studies.
• Define protection schemes and relay settings for inverter-dominated networks.
• Establish standard specs for MV switchgear, transformers and cabling.
• Capture design envelope and triggers for site-specific studies; feed lessons forward.

Skills

ETAP modelling

SKM modelling

PSCAD modelling

Protection philosophy

Relay settings

MV distribution design

Tools

ETAP

SKM

PSCAD

Job description

SR2, a fast-growing AI infrastructure company, is seeking a Principal MV Power Systems Engineer for onsite work in Austin, TX or other major US hubs. You will design the MV distribution network as a reusable standard, scalable by adding generation blocks and without outages during energization.

You will specify tie schemes, substation design, protection philosophy, and relay settings for inverter-dominated grids; perform load flow, short circuit, coordination studies, and EMT analyses; and drive