Chief Engineer, MV Switchgear

The role

You will own the medium-voltage switchgear product by defining standard lineups, ratings, and configurations. You will write technical specifications, lead vendor engineering, and drive protection coordination for data center electrical equipment.

What you will do

• Own the medium-voltage switchgear product
• Define standard lineups, ratings, and configurations
• Write and maintain switchgear specifications
• Lead vendor engineering and review vendor drawings
• Run factory acceptance tests
• Deliver short-circuit and coordination studies
• Set relay settings for the commissioning team
• Bring emerging switchgear technology into the product roadmap

Required qualifications

• 15+ years of electrical engineering on medium-voltage switchgear
• Hands-on with metal-clad and metal-enclosed switchgear, vacuum circuit breakers, protection relays, and arc-resistant designs
• Run short-circuit, arc-flash, and coordination studies in ETAP, SKM, or equivalent
• Working knowledge of IEEE C37, IEC 62271, and NEC requirements
• Review vendor submittals and run factory acceptance tests
• Write specifications that a vendor can bid without a meeting
• Comfortable with regular travel of 25% or more
• Work in non-climate-controlled environments including active construction areas
• Lift, carry, push and pull up to 40 pounds
• Sit, stand, walk, kneel, bend and crouch for long periods
• Wear required personal protective equipment (PPE)
• Climb stairs and ladders and move around equipment and uneven surfaces

Nice to have

• Professional Engineer license
• Experience with switchgear for high-density compute loads
• Exposure to solid-state breakers or medium-voltage DC

About the company

Fluidstack designs, builds, and operates data centers to deliver compute infrastructure for AI. They focus on speed and scale to deliver gigawatt-scale infrastructure.