Electrical Engineer - Power

About the Company

American Terawatt is building a new industrial electric grid for the United States. We design and deploy advanced power transmission systems, serving large industrial loads, hundreds of megawatts at a time, from frontier AI datacenters to highly automated manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Develop Macrogrid hardware to handle rapid, large power transients and protect generators and sensitive loads
• Design large-scale, long-distance HVDC networks connecting Macrogrids across the country
• Engineer custom transmission components to simplify, scale, and accelerate deployments
• Perform modeling and testing including short-circuit, coordination, grounding, and arc-flash analysis
• Work with suppliers to ensure availability of COTS hardware for R&D and scaled delivery
• Manage relationships with engineering counterparts at EPC firms to ensure projects meet specifications

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field
• 3+ years of commercial engineering experience
• Direct experience designing for high-voltage applications
• Hands-on experience with power systems modeling tools such as ETAP or SKM PowerTools
• Experience in the full engineering lifecycle from concept to commissioning

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Electrical Engineering
• Experience with grid interconnection processes and utility coordination
• Knowledge of NEC, NERC, IEEE, and ANSI standards
• Background in data center or high-density compute power infrastructure
• Familiarity with DC transmission architectures

Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity participation
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Up to $300/month wellness reimbursement or Bay Club membership
• Daily lunch provided in the office
• Unlimited PTO and company-wide office closures in June and December
• 401(k) program