CareerPlan

Senior Substation Physical Design Engineer

Dallas (Plano)Full-time$120k2026-05-22 → 2026-11-11

Core

Lead physical design of high-voltage substations and switching stations supporting data centers and mission-critical facilities, focusing on layouts, equipment arrangement, and constructability.

Role type

Senior Substation Physical Design Engineer

Builds

Scalable, reliable power infrastructure for data centers and mission-critical facilities

Domain

Electrical engineering / Power delivery infrastructure

Required skills

High-voltage substation design, equipment arrangement, bus configuration, grounding design, site coordination, utility standards application, project planning, detailed design, construction support, multidisciplinary coordination, mentorship

Preferred skills

Experience with large-load facilities, industrial campuses, generation facilities

Technologies

None explicitly stated

Responsibilities

Develop physical designs for high-voltage substations and switching stations including layouts and equipment arrangement; Lead projects from concept through construction support ensuring constructability and schedule alignment; Partner with data center owners, developers, and utilities to define requirements; Work with protection & controls, transmission, distribution, civil, and structural teams; Mentor engineers and designers while contributing to design standards

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities