Staff Electrical Engineer

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• Serve as the subject matter expert for power systems, generator integration, and electrical controls.
• Define and approve electrical system architectures for modular and scalable power plants.
• Provide final technical authority for generator control and interconnection strategies.
• Lead advanced power system studies and protection philosophies.

• Author, approve, and maintain corporate electrical standards, specifications, and design guidelines.
• Lead and approve complex construction drawing packages and engineering deliverables.
• Support long-range technical planning and CAPEX strategy.

• Lead high-risk commissioning, troubleshooting, and failure investigations, driving issues to root cause and corrective action.
• Interface with utilities, authorities having jurisdiction, third-party engineers, and owners’ engineers.
• Participate in executive-level safety and technical risk reviews.

• Mentor Senior Electrical Engineers and guide technical development across teams.
• Comply with all Atlas Energy Solutions safety policies, procedures, and site requirements, including NFPA 70E and energy isolation lockout/tagout (LOTO), when working in shop and field environments.
• Handle confidential and proprietary information with professionalism and integrity.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering required
• Directly related experience may substitute for education
• 10–15+ years of experience in power systems engineering, generation, or utility-scale electrical design
• Demonstrated leadership in electrical system architecture, generator control and integration, and construction documentation standards
• Demonstrated experience authoring and enforcing engineering standards, specifications, or design guidelines
• Experience leading power system studies and defining protection philosophies
• Proven ability to resolve complex technical challenges and lead failure investigations to root cause
• Experience mentoring and developing engineers
• Expert technical writing and documentation capability
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to represent Atlas to utilities, authorities having jurisdiction, third-party engineers, and executive leadership
• Ability to travel to the Atlas corporate office, project field sites, fabrication shops, and customer locations
• Valid Driver’s License

• Preferred:

• Professional Engineering License in TX, NM, WY, or CO, or actively working toward licensure
• Expert-level experience with ETAP or SKM Power Tools
• Extensive experience developing and enforcing electrical standards and specifications
• Experience serving as Engineer of Record or supporting stamped designs
• Experience interfacing with utilities and regulatory authorities
• Experience with distributed generation, microgrid, islanded, black start, or behind-the-meter power systems
• Experience with battery energy storage systems (BESS) or inverter-based resources

• Location: Austin TX (Remote)
• Work Environment: Remote office, with travel to the Atlas corporate office, project field sites, fabrication shops, and customer locations
• Travel %: 25%

Schedule/Work Arrangement: Fully remote; Monday through Friday, standard business hours, with flexibility to support project, commissioning, and incident response needs

• Reports To: Director of Electrical Engineering
• Supervisory Responsibilities:
  • This position does not have direct supervisory responsibility but may provide mentorship, guidance, training, or work direction to others

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Must be able to lift and carry materials, tools, and equipment weighing up to 40 pounds on an occasional basis
• Position requires site visits in office, shop, outdoor, and industrial field environments, including areas with uneven surfaces and potential exposure to slips, trips, falls, and other common site hazards
• Must be able to walk job sites, climb stairs and ladders as needed, stand for extended periods, and perform field inspections and measurements
• Must be able to bend, stoop, reach, and work in or around active construction, fabrication, or operating environments while complying with all applicable safety requirements
• Must be able to wear required personal protective equipment, including arc-rated clothing, when working in or around energized equipment
• Must be able to travel by air and vehicle to corporate, project, shop, and customer locations