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Electrical Engineer, Protection and Controls, R&D

Austin, TX💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-17 → 2026-09-26

Core

Engineer protection and controls for campus power systems, managing relaying schemes from generation through distribution to ensure safe and efficient power delivery for AI data centers.

Role type

Senior IC electrical engineer (protection and controls)

Builds

Campus power infrastructure including relaying schemes, SCADA integration, and protection settings for data centers.

Domain

Energy infrastructure + AI data center operations

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

protection engineering, relay settings and coordination for MV and HV systems, SEL platform development, field commissioning, event record analysis, safety-critical file management

Preferred skills

generator protection, IEC 61850, communications-assisted schemes, NERC PRC exposure, arc-flash mitigation

Technologies

SEL platforms, SCADA, IEC 61850

Responsibilities

Design P&C architecture for relays and communications, develop and manage relay settings and coordination studies, support commissioning and root-cause analysis of misoperations

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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