Chief Engineer, MV Switchgear

Fluidstack

$130K — $160K *
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in designing metal-clad MV switchgear or GIS switchgear at an OEM.
  • Hands-on experience leading switchgear through a full type-test campaign.
  • Proven track record in making insulation coordination and creepage decisions.
  • Experience integrating third-party mechanisms into existing designs.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead teams through product concept to production release.

Responsibilities

  • Own clean-sheet design of Fluidstack's MV switchgear platform using a type-tested vacuum breaker.
  • Deliver production-ready designs alongside type-testing campaigns in compliance with IEEE standards.
  • Lead engineering team in design, testing, and compliance efforts.
  • Conduct type-test campaigns at high-power labs and manage redesign iterations.
  • Define the design architecture for MV distribution across 10 GW projects.

Benefits

  • Flexible work environment.
  • Collaborative team culture.
  • Opportunity for professional development and growth.
  • Access to cutting-edge technology and industry standards.
  • Commitment to equity and transparency in the workplace.
Full Job Description
The Manufacturing Engineering Team

Examples of key problems the team is working on
  • Take product lines from clean sheet to production. This is an opportunity to reason from first principles. Challenge every industry standard and focus on Speed and Safety.
  • Build Data Center products behind 10 GW a year. Design and productize Data Center modules, switchgear, switchboards, busway, skids, E-Houses, and cooling systems that every Fluidstack building runs.
  • Own the designs, IP, and test campaigns. Full in-house design authority on platforms Fluidstack owns outright, from the first one-line through type testing to factory acceptance.
Role Scope
  • Own the clean-sheet design of Fluidstack's wholly-owned metal-clad MV switchgear platform, built around a purchased, type-tested vacuum breaker element.
  • Deliver a production-released, fully type-tested lineup running design and the IEEE C37.20.2 and C37.09 test campaigns in parallel.
  • Lead a dedicated team of engineers to develop the design, testing and compliance effort.
  • Run the type-test campaign at high-power laboratories, covering short-circuit, internal arc, BIL, and temperature rise, and own every redesign loop as needed.
  • Define the platform's ratings ladder, protection and IED integration, and racking and interlock architecture so one design covers MV distribution across 10 GW of buildings a year.


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 designed metal-clad MV switchgear and/or GIS switchgear at an OEM as the accountable engineer.
  • You've taken a switchgear design through a full type-test campaign at a high-power lab and led the redesign after a failed internal arc or short-circuit shot.
  • You've made the insulation coordination, bus bracing, and creepage and clearance decisions.
  • You've integrated third-party breaker elements or operating mechanisms into an enclosure and secondary design you owned end to end.
  • You've led a product team from first concept to production release and held the design freeze against late-arriving change requests.


We are committed to pay equity and transparency.

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