Electrical Engineer, Protection and Controls R&D

Fluidstack, Austin, TX +4

What you need

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10+ years of experience in power system protection and controls engineering, including relay settings, coordination studies, and commissioning for MV and HV systems.
You've done protection engineering: relay settings and coordination for MV and HV systems.
You've developed settings for SEL or equivalent platforms hands-on.
You've commissioned protection schemes in the field.
You've investigated relay operations and found the truth in the event records.
Your settings files are managed like the safety-critical code they are.

Fluidstack, Austin, TX +4

$210K–$300K

a year

This base pay is above the median for hardware and robotics jobs in the Bay Area with no level in the job title.

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Money raised: At least $1.5BSum of SEC filings. A filing does not show all money that a company raises.
Newest round: Series AJul 20, 2026

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The below is a starting point. We always make space for exceptional people, so if you don't fit this role exactly, tell us where you would https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/fluidstack/05c2e69c-42f9-4fcb-9cf0-a467aaf98f1c.
10+ years of experience in power system protection and controls engineering, including relay settings, coordination studies, and commissioning for MV and HV systems.
You've done protection engineering: relay settings and coordination for MV and HV systems.
You've developed settings for SEL or equivalent platforms hands-on.
You've commissioned protection schemes in the field.
You've investigated relay operations and found the truth in the event records.
Your settings files are managed like the safety-critical code they are.