Sr. Transmission & Generation Planning Engineer (PE)

SpaceX • Bastrop, TX

11h • Onsite

About The Position

SpaceX is seeking a licensed Professional Engineer to own utility-scale transmission and generation power projects at its Starbase launch facilities. The engineer will advise internal teams, engineering firms, and EPC contractors to ensure designs are constructible, compliant, and ready on the site’s schedule. The role covers transmission lines, substations, and generation facilities, from early concepts and studies through detailed design, procurement support, construction, and commissioning.

The position is onsite at a SpaceX office; remote or hybrid work is not available. It requires occasional extended hours or weekend work and travel to locations including Louisiana, Florida, California, and Texas, with international travel if required. Applicants must meet applicable U.S. export-control requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or another engineering discipline.
• Active Professional Engineer (P.E.) license and ability to stamp and certify electrical plans.
• At least 8 years of experience in electric utility engineering, including technical leadership of design, specification development, and permitting or interconnection.
• Ability to meet U.S. Government export-control requirements: U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, refugee, asylee, or eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations.
• Willingness to relocate to Starbase, Texas.
• Ability to work onsite; remote or hybrid work will not be considered.
• Ability to work extended hours or weekends occasionally when needed.
• Ability to travel to locations including Louisiana, Florida, California, and Texas, and internationally if required.

Nice To Haves

• Extensive hands-on experience with large EPC builds of both electrical transmission and generation, at a scale comparable to multi-mile transmission, transmission-voltage substations, and utility-scale generation.
• Experience taking transmission and generation projects through detailed design, equipment specification, procurement support, construction support, and commissioning; distribution-only work, studies without EPC delivery, or experience in only transmission or only generation does not meet this preferred qualification.
• Manager-level experience, such as design manager, engineering manager, or project engineering manager, at an engineering or EPC firm hired by electric utilities or independent power producers to design and build large-scale transmission and generation systems.
• Direct responsibility for transmission at 69 kV and above, including line design and air-insulated and/or gas-insulated substation or switchyard design.
• Direct responsibility for utility-scale generation and balance of plant, such as simple-cycle or combined-cycle gas plants or other large generation, including transmission-system interconnection.
• ERCOT and MISO interconnection experience and familiarity with Texas and Louisiana coastal design conditions, including high wind, corrosion, and flooding.
• Depth in protection and controls, grounding, and substation physical and electrical design, in addition to project leadership.
• Proficiency with tools used to produce and check this work, such as AutoCAD, PLS-CADD or an equivalent line-design package, substation physical design tools, and ETAP, SKM, ASPEN, or similar study software, as well as document management systems.
• Ability to thrive in ambiguous, high-tempo situations, make decisions with incomplete information, and maintain a rigorous technical standard.
• Passion for space exploration.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary technical owner and reviewer of transmission and generation design packages, including plans, specifications, and construction documents, and confirm readiness for procurement and construction.
• Direct large EPC efforts for high-voltage transmission lines, structures and rights-of-way; transmission substations and switchyards; and generation facilities, balance of plant, and grid interconnection, from concept and studies through design, procurement support, construction, and commissioning.
• Develop standardized design criteria, specifications, drawing templates, and review checklists to promote consistent, constructible, code-compliant documents.
• Advise project managers and leadership on design maturity, long-lead equipment, permitting, constructibility, and construction sequencing, and identify schedule risks early.
• Own the construction-phase technical interface by responding to RFIs, dispositioning field changes, directing contractors and vendors on technical issues, and supporting commissioning through turnover.
• Coordinate with electric utilities, transmission providers, ERCOT processes as applicable, and authorities having jurisdiction on interconnection, routing, permitting, and compliance.
• Resolve technical issues across civil, structural, electrical, protection and controls, and mechanical disciplines, and promote safe, reliable designs that can be built quickly.
• Stay current on NESC, NEC, IEEE, NFPA, and Texas utility practices; incorporate construction and commissioning lessons into standards; and mentor engineers while holding consultants and contractors to the same technical standard.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior