Chief Electrical Engineer
Full-time and Fort Stockton, Texas
ABOUT POOLSIDE
In this decade, the world will create Artificial General Intelligence. There will only be a small number of companies who will achieve this. Their ability to stack advantages and pull ahead will define the winners. These companies will move faster than anyone else. They will attract the world's most capable talent. They will be on the forefront of applied research, engineering, infrastructure and deployment at scale. They will continue to scale their training to larger & more capable models. They will be given the right to raise large amounts of capital along their journey to enable this. They will create powerful economic engines. They will obsess over the success of their users and customers.
poolside exists to be this company - to build a world where AI will be the engine behind economically valuable work and scientific progress.
About the role
The Chief Electrical Engineer is responsible for the complete electrical infrastructure supporting a mission-critical facility. This includes oversight of high-voltage utility interface, medium-voltage distribution, and low-voltage and UPS systems. The role establishes engineering standards, ensures electrical safety and reliability, leads incident investigations, and directs maintenance, testing, and operational procedures. The position serves as the senior electrical authority for the site and provides technical guidance to engineering, operations, and maintenance teams.
Responsibilities
Maintain technical oversight of all HV, MV, and LV electrical systems, and approve electrical switching procedures ensuring proper documentation of all electrical work.
Review and update one-line diagrams, protection settings, breaker coordination studies, and arc-flash analyses.
Develop the electrical reliability strategy including maintenance planning, equipment lifecycle management, and system redundancy considerations.
Lead root-cause analysis for electrical events, oversee corrective and preventive actions, and monitor system performance to identify improvement opportunities.
Create and approve MOPs, SOPs, and EOPs for normal operations, maintenance, and emergency scenarios.
Provide escalation support during incidents, alarms, and outages, and collaborate with monitoring, controls, and operations teams to refine alarming thresholds and trending.
Manage preventive and predictive maintenance programs for all electrical equipment and ensure documentation in the CMMS.
Oversee NETA testing, relay testing, breaker maintenance, IR scanning, and other specialized services, evaluating vendor scopes and ensuring service quality and SLA adherence.
Support electrical design review for capital projects, upgrades, and reliability enhancements, ensuring project documentation and as-builts are complete and accurate.
Participate in commissioning and integrated systems testing to validate electrical performance and operational readiness.
Ensure compliance with NEC, NFPA 70E/70B, IEEE, OSHA, and state electrical codes, and lead implementation of electrical safety programs, LOTO procedures, and personnel training.
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to electrical engineers, leads, and technicians, supporting cross-training, development efforts, and long-term talent planning.
Skills & Experience
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
10+ years of experience with HV, MV, and LV systems in mission-critical, industrial, utility, oil and gas, or similar environments.
Strong understanding of electrical codes and standards including NEC, NFPA, IEEE, NETA, and OSHA.
Experience developing and approving electrical operating procedures.
Demonstrated experience with incident investigation and corrective action planning.
Professional Engineer (PE) license a plus but not required
Background in mission-critical facilities such as data centers, refineries, power plants, semiconductor manufacturing, or hospitals a plus
Experience working with BMS, SCADA, EPMS, or other monitoring platforms a plus
Experience with commissioning, reliability upgrades, or major electrical retrofits a plus
This is a full-time onsite role based in Fort Stockton, TX
Participation in an on-call rotation for critical events
Evening, overnight, or weekend work may be required during maintenance windows or project cutovers
Process
Interview w/William Gauthier our Director of Critical Facilities
Interview w/Molly Anderson, Senior Manager of People Operations
Interview w/Lance Smith our VP of Data Centers
Data Retention
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