Fluidstack
BESS Lead Engineer, Power Generation
$330K–$390K
Austin, TX +3 · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Oct 13, 2026
- Location
- Austin, TX
New York, NY
San Francisco, CA
Seattle, WA - Experience
- 10+ years.
About the job
Leads design, vendor qualification, dispatch integration, fire-safety approval, and commissioning of grid-scale battery storage plants supporting AI infrastructure.
What you'll do
- Own electrical design and sizing of multi-hundred-megawatt storage plants across concurrent gigawatt sites.
- Qualify and dual-source BESS vendors, including factory testing, failure reviews, and warranty terms.
- Define hybrid plant dispatch and lead fire-safety approval, commissioning, and performance testing.
What they ask for
- 10+ years of grid-scale battery energy storage engineering experience, spanning design and sizing through vendor qualification, fire-safety approval, and commissioning.
- Experience taking grid-scale battery storage from single line to energized plant.
- Experience with storage duty-cycle sizing, vendor selection and factory testing, and NFPA 855 and hazard mitigation approval.
- Comfort with regular travel; expect 25% or more, depending on business needs.
Nice to have
- Hybrid plant and dispatch modelling; power system studies including EMT, protection coordination, and arc flash.
- Behind-the-meter and islanded microgrid operation; interconnection and market processes (FERC, ERCOT, MISO); Professional Engineer licence.
Pay
$330K – $390K (base salary)
Tools
BESS, NFPA 855, EMT, FERC, ERCOT, MISO
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