Sr. Transmission & Generation Planning Engineer (PE)

The role

You will own utility-scale power projects at Starbase including transmission lines, substations, and generation facilities. You will advise internal teams, engineering firms, and EPC contractors to ensure designs are constructible, compliant, and ready on schedule.

What you will do

• Act as the primary technical owner and reviewer for transmission and generation design packages
• Direct large EPC efforts covering high-voltage transmission, substations, and generation facilities
• Develop standardized design criteria, specifications, drawing templates, and review checklists
• Provide project managers and leadership with readiness calls on design maturity and schedule risk
• Own the construction-phase technical interface including RFIs and field changes
• Interface with electric utilities, transmission providers, ERCOT processes, and authorities having jurisdiction
• Resolve technical issues across civil, structural, electrical, protection and controls, and mechanical disciplines
• Stay current on NESC, NEC, IEEE, NFPA, and Texas utility practice
• Mentor engineers and hold consultants and contractors to technical standards

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical or other engineering discipline
• Active Professional Engineer (P.E.) license, with the ability to stamp and certify electrical plans
• 8+ years of experience in electric utility engineering, including technical leadership of design, specification development, and permitting or interconnection
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful, permanent resident, Refugee, or Asylee, or be eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State
• This role requires being onsite at a SpaceX office; remote or hybrid work will not be considered

Nice to have

• Extensive, hands-on experience on large EPC builds of both electrical transmission and electrical generation
• Record of taking projects through detailed design, equipment specification, procurement support, construction support, and commissioning
• Manager-level experience at an engineering or EPC firm hired by electric utilities
• Direct responsibility for transmission at 69 kV and above
• Direct responsibility for utility-scale generation and balance of plant
• ERCOT & MISO interconnection experience and familiarity with Texas and Louisiana coastal design conditions
• Depth in protection and controls, grounding, and substation physical and electrical design
• Proficiency with AutoCAD, PLS-CADD or equivalent, substation physical design tools, and ETAP, SKM, ASPEN, or similar study software
• Ability to thrive in ambiguous, high-tempo situations
• Passion for space exploration and a willingness to relocate to work in Starbase, Texas

About the company

SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.