Staff Electrical Engineer at Atlas Energy Solutions in Austin, TX

Job description

• The Staff Electrical Engineer serves as a senior technical authority responsible for system architecture, engineering governance, and complex power system decision-making across the power generation and microgrid portfolio. This role defines scalable, utility-grade electrical solutions, establishes and enforces corporate engineering standards, and resolves high-risk technical challenges that affect multiple projects and long-term system performance. The Staff Electrical Engineer is the final technical authority for generator control and interconnection strategy, represents Atlas to utilities and authorities having jurisdiction, and develops technical capability across the electrical engineering organization.

Responsibilities

• Technical Authority & System Architecture
• Serve as the subject matter expert for power systems, generator integration, and electrical controls.
• Define and approve electrical system architectures for modular and scalable power plants.
• Provide final technical authority for generator control and interconnection strategies.
• Lead advanced power system studies and protection philosophies.
• Engineering Governance & Standards
• Author, approve, and maintain corporate electrical standards, specifications, and design guidelines.
• Lead and approve complex construction drawing packages and engineering deliverables.
• Support long-range technical planning and CAPEX strategy.
• Risk Resolution & External Interface
• Lead high-risk commissioning, troubleshooting, and failure investigations, driving issues to root cause and corrective action.
• Interface with utilities, authorities having jurisdiction, third-party engineers, and owners’ engineers.
• Participate in executive-level safety and technical risk reviews.
• Technical Leadership
• Mentor Senior Electrical Engineers and guide technical development across teams.
• Comply with all Atlas Energy Solutions safety policies, procedures, and site requirements, including NFPA 70E and energy isolation lockout/tagout (LOTO), when working in shop and field environments.
• Handle confidential and proprietary information with professionalism and integrity.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering required
• Directly related experience may substitute for education
• 10–15+ years of experience in power systems engineering, generation, or utility-scale electrical design
• Demonstrated leadership in electrical system architecture, generator control and integration, and construction documentation standards
• Demonstrated experience authoring and enforcing engineering standards, specifications, or design guidelines
• Experience leading power system studies and defining protection philosophies
• Proven ability to resolve complex technical challenges and lead failure investigations to root cause
• Experience mentoring and developing engineers
• Expert technical writing and documentation capability
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to represent Atlas to utilities, authorities having jurisdiction, third-party engineers, and executive leadership
• Ability to travel to the Atlas corporate office, project field sites, fabrication shops, and customer locations
• Valid Driver’s License
• Professional Engineering License in TX, NM, WY, or CO, or actively working toward licensure
• Expert-level experience with ETAP or SKM Power Tools
• Extensive experience developing and enforcing electrical standards and specifications
• Experience serving as Engineer of Record or supporting stamped designs
• Experience interfacing with utilities and regulatory authorities
• Experience with distributed generation, microgrid, islanded, black start, or behind-the-meter power systems
• Experience with battery energy storage systems (BESS) or inverter-based resources

Skills

Required

• Power systems engineering
• Electrical system architecture
• Generator control and integration
• Construction documentation standards
• Power system studies
• Protection philosophies
• Failure investigations
• Mentoring and developing engineers
• Technical writing
• Communication skills
• Travel
• Valid Driver’s License

Preferred

• Professional Engineering License
• ETAP or SKM Power Tools
• Electrical standards and specifications
• Engineer of Record

Benefits

• Best People and Team. Great Place to Work , Hire Vets, Top Place to Work For – Austin American Statesman
• Your Well-Being is a Priority. 100% covered Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Invest in Your Future. 401K with company match, immediate vesting
• Relax and Recharge. Paid time off (non-rotational roles), 15+ company paid holidays