Electrical Engineer, Protection and Controls R&D
- Location
- Austin, TX (Remote) · On-site
- Job type
- Full-time
- Level
- Mid-level
- Listed
- 30 days ago
Skills & highlights for this role
- protection relay settings
- relay coordination studies
- IEC 61850
- SCADA integration
Also useful
- generator protection
- NERC PRC
- arc-flash mitigation
How We Operate
- Be a barrel. Full autonomy. Own things end to end, take on scope without being asked, no permission required to operate outside your core role.
- Insane urgency. We drive everything forward as fast as possible.
- Reason from first principles. Challenge every assumption. Zero analogy thinking, no egos, the best idea wins.
- Love of the game. The frontier of AI is the most interesting problem of our time. We put in long hours at high intensity to push the frontier forward.
- Build something that actually matters. If you're going to spend your time, spend it on something that matters to the world.
Role Scope
- Engineer protection and controls for campus power: relaying schemes from generation through distribution.
- Own the settings: coordination studies and relay files developed, verified, and configuration-managed.
- Design the P&C architecture: relays, communications, and SCADA integration per the reference design.
- Support commissioning: settings loaded, functions tested, and misoperations root-caused.
What We're Looking for
- The below is a starting point. We always make space for exceptional people, so if you don't fit this role exactly, tell us where you would
- You've done protection engineering: relay settings and coordination for MV and HV systems.
- You've developed settings for SEL or equivalent platforms hands-on.
- You've commissioned protection schemes in the field.
- You've investigated relay operations and found the truth in the event records.
- Your settings files are managed like the safety-critical code they are.
- Bonus: Generator protection. IEC 61850 and communications-assisted schemes. NERC PRC exposure. Arc-flash mitigation schemes.
We are committed to pay equity and transparency.
You will receive a confirmation email once your application has successfully been accepted. If there is an error with your submission and you did not receive a confirmation email, please email with your resume/CV, the role you've applied for, and the date you submitted your application-- someone from our recruiting team will be in touch.
About Fluidstack
We exist to make humanity more free. For most of human history, you farmed or you starved. Technology gave people more time for the things they wanted to do, instead of things they had to do. Powerful AI will be the biggest lever for human choice we've ever built - but only if models are aligned with what humanity actually wants. There are groups building AI who don't share these goals. Whoever deploys frontier compute infrastructure fastest will decide whether AI expands human freedom or shrinks it.
We're singularly focused on delivering 10 to 100s of GWs of compute faster than anyone else, rethinking every layer of the stack. We acquire power, design and build data centers, and operate them - with teams spanning hardware and software. Speed and scale are our key differentiators. Come be a part of building civilization-scale infrastructure for AI.
We hire people who care deeply about this problem space. If that is you, please apply!
Equal opportunity and legal notices
Fluidstack is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Fluidstack will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to applicable law.
From Fluidstack's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on October 10, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.
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