Chief Engineer, MV Switchgear

FluidStack
Austin, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 260,000 - 310,000 annuallyFunction: Administration & Executive AssistanceSkills: ["Ownership","First-principles thinking","Team leadership","Design rigor","Test-driven iteration"]

Own Fluidstack’s clean-sheet design for a wholly owned metal-clad MV switchgear platform, built around a type-tested vacuum breaker element. Lead parallel production-released, fully type-tested deliverables using IEEE C37.20.2 and C37.09 test campaigns. Run high-power laboratory type tests (short-circuit, internal arc, BIL, temperature rise), manage redesign loops, and define the ratings ladder, protection/IED integration, and racking/interlock architecture for 10 GW/year scale.

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Chief Engineer, MV Switchgear

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Job Summary

Own Fluidstack’s clean-sheet design for a wholly owned metal-clad MV switchgear platform, built around a type-tested vacuum breaker element. Lead parallel production-released, fully type-tested deliverables using IEEE C37.20.2 and C37.09 test campaigns. Run high-power laboratory type tests (short-circuit, internal arc, BIL, temperature rise), manage redesign loops, and define the ratings ladder, protection/IED integration, and racking/interlock architecture for 10 GW/year scale.
Location: Austin, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Administration & Executive Assistance
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own the clean-sheet design of Fluidstack’s metal-clad MV switchgear platform based on a purchased, type-tested vacuum breaker element.
  • •Deliver production-released, fully type-tested designs running IEEE C37.20.2 and C37.09 test campaigns in parallel.
  • •Lead a dedicated team of engineers for design, testing, and compliance.
  • •Run high-power laboratory type testing covering short-circuit, internal arc, BIL, and temperature rise; close every redesign loop as needed.
  • •Define platform ratings ladder, protection and IED integration, and racking/interlock architecture to support MV distribution across 10 GW of buildings per year.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 260,000 - 310,000 annually

Key Requirements

  • •Designed metal-clad MV switchgear and/or GIS switchgear at an OEM as the accountable engineer.
  • •Led a switchgear design through a full type-test campaign at a high-power lab and managed redesign after failed test shots (e.g., internal arc or short-circuit).
  • •Made insulation coordination, bus bracing, and creepage/clearance decisions.
  • •Integrated third-party breaker elements or operating mechanisms into an enclosure and secondary design owned end to end.
  • •Led a product team from first concept to production release and protected the design freeze against late change requests.
Skills:OwnershipFirst-principles thinkingTeam leadershipDesign rigorTest-driven iteration
Tech Stack:IEEE C37.20.2IEEE C37.09

Company Brief

FluidStack
Builds and deploys large-scale GPU cloud infrastructure for AI labs, enterprises and governments, providing high-performance AI training and inference capacity and rapid data-center deployment services.
Industry: Cloud Computing
Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)
Growth: Growth Stage Startup
Funding: Series A
Headquarters: New York, United States
Founded: 2017
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