Staff Electrical Engineer

Atlas Energy Solutions•Austin, TX

4d•Remote

About The Position

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.

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

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

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.
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.
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.
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.