Senior Quality Control Engineer

Lancium; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Life insurance

401(k) match

Paid time off

Parental leave

Holidays

Job summary

Lancium is seeking a Senior Engineer to establish and enforce QA/QC and commissioning standards across all EPC contractors, equipment vendors, and testing agencies delivering electrical infrastructure from the substation to the data center’s critical load. This role defines acceptance criteria, audits performance, and verifies compliance with project specs and industry standards.

Requirements include a BS in Electrical Engineering (PE preferred) and 10+ years in substations/MV-HV systems with

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering; PE preferred.
• 10+ years electrical engineering experience in substations, MV/HV systems, and/or data centers.
• Protective relay systems knowledge (incl. SEL) and commissioning experience.

Responsibilities

• Define and own QA/QC specifications and ITPs for EPCs, OEMs, and contractors.
• Audit contractor test records, calibration certs, and relay settings.
• Witness critical hold points and have authority to reject non-compliant work.
• Track contractor quality performance and escalate systemic issues.
• Embed quality requirements into contractor scopes and pre-bid criteria.

Skills

QA/QC oversight

Substation experience

Contractor coordination

Education

BS Electrical Engineering

PE license preferred

Tools

SCADA familiarity

SEL relay platforms

SKM/ETAP knowledge

Job description

*This is a remote opportunity however individuals must be a current resident in Texas.

Who We Are

Lancium creates gigawatt-scale campuses for AI data centers. We develop and orchestrate all power infrastructure at our campuses, including grid interconnection, substations and behind-the-meter energy resources, such as solar, wind, battery energy storage systems and natural gas generation. We currently have 16+ gigawatts of campus capacity in various stages of development and our projects under construction today are some of the largest in the world. We are backed by leading strategic and financial investors, including Blackstone, Shell, and Arclight. We have spent six years developing a cutting-edge the infrastructure platform and are now rapidly accelerating the commercialization of our solutions into the market. Artificial intelligence—and the massive amount of energy it demands, balanced with clean resources—is the moonshot of our generation. Lancium is at the epicenter of the AI data center market, uniquely positioned to catalyze and empower the massive growth and opportunity at hand. If you want to be at the heart of this global transformation and growth, read on!

What You’ll Do

Lancium is seeking a Senior Engineer to establish and enforce QA/QC and commissioning standards across all EPC contractors, equipment vendors, and testing agencies responsible for delivering electrical infrastructure from the substation to the data center's critical load. This oversight and assurance role is responsible for defining acceptance criteria, auditing contractor performance, and independently verifying compliance with project specifications, industry standards, and quality requirements.

Standards & Governance

• Author and own Owner's QA/QC specifications and ITPs that EPCs, OEMs, and testing contractors are contractually required to follow
• Define acceptance criteria and commissioning requirements including hold/witness points and turnover deliverables
• Update standards based on lessons learned and industry best practices
• Review/approve EPC and vendor test procedures, ITPs, and commissioning plans before execution
• Witness critical hold points (FAT/SAT, relay/protection testing, load bank, integrated systems testing) with authority to reject non-compliant execution
• Audit contractor documentation — test records, calibration certs, relay settings (incl. SEL platforms), punch lists
• Track contractor quality performance and escalates systemic issues
• Build portfolio-wide governance framework so all EPCs/sites follow one Owner's standard
• Embed quality/commissioning requirements into contractor scopes of work and pre-bid criteria
• Conduct scheduled/surprise audits verifying contractor self-certifications

Stakeholder Coordination

• Primary Owner's technical POC for EPC’s commissioning agents, OEMs, and testing firms
• Report compliance status and commissioning readiness to Director/SVP of Engineering
• Provide technical input for milestone payments and contractor scorecards

Required

• BS Electrical Engineering (PE preferred)
• 10+ years electrical engineering experience in substations, MV/HV systems, and/or mission-critical data center power
• Strong knowledge of protective relay systems (incl. SEL) sufficient to review/approve settings and test results and commissioning experience

Preferred

• NETA certification or similar prior experience
• Familiarity with SCADA, relay platforms (SEL, GE, ABB), power studies (SKM, ETAP)

What We Will Provide

Our benefits and perks add to a total rewards experience for our employees that foster a supportive, flexible, and inclusive environment. Current full-time employee benefit offerings include:

• Employer-subsidized health, dental, and vision benefits
• $50,000 of basic term life insurance coverage paid for by Lancium, as well as 100% of short-term disability premiums. Additionally, we provide options for additional life insurance coverage for employees, their spouses, and children. Employees also have the option to enroll in long-term disability coverage (LTD) at their own expense.
• Medical and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Limited Purpose Flexible Spending Accounts, and Health Savings Accounts (with employer contribution; $400 employee only coverage, $700 for all other tiers of enrollment in our HDHP).
• Flexible (Unlimited) Time Off
• Paid parental leave
• 11 paid holidays
• Fidelity safe-harbor 401(k) with 100% match up to 4%