Data Center Substation, Protection & Automation Engineer
Core
Own protection and automation architecture for high-voltage substations and distribution networks in large-scale AI data centers, ensuring reliable power delivery and grid interconnection.
Role type
Senior IC protection and automation engineer (substation)
Builds
High-voltage substations, medium-voltage distribution loops, and protection/automation systems for frontier AI compute clusters
Domain
Power systems engineering, substation automation, and utility interconnection
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Protective relay settings and philosophy, short-circuit and coordination studies, substation automation architecture (IEC 61850), utility interconnection requirements, SCADA/EPMS integration, NERC compliance
Preferred skills
Substation physical design, on-site generation/battery intertie protection, root-cause analysis of protection misoperations
Technologies
SEL, GE Multilin, ABB, Siemens, Schneider, SKM, ETAP, EasyPower, ASPEN, CAPE, DNP3, Modbus
Responsibilities
Develop and maintain protection philosophy and reference relay settings; perform and review short-circuit, coordination, and arc-flash studies; design substation automation and SCADA architecture; work with utilities on interconnection protection requirements; review substation design packages from build partners; develop test plans and witness factory acceptance testing; lead root-cause analysis of protection events
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
