Founding Engineer - Electrical / Power Systems
- Remote, Canada
Remote
Full-time
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Job details
- Job type
- Full-time
- Workplace
- Remote
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
You take over and force-multiply our existing electrical design automation. We've already automated 50% of electrical engineering. Your job is to push it the rest of the way.
You'll deliver real power-system engineering on live data center and industrial projects while building the parametric engine that makes electrical design repeatable for every future site.
You don't need a software background. You need to understand electricity, power-system architecture, and the trade-offs behind engineering decisions - and be able to turn that knowledge into code with AI.
What you’ll achieve
- Deliver complete electrical engineering packages: load calculations, single-line diagrams, panel and cable schedules, conduit and equipment sizing, and construction sets.
- Own power-system studies, including load flow, short-circuit, protection coordination, arc flash, and related analysis using ETAP, SKM, or similar tools.
- Engineer medium- and low-voltage distribution systems, transformers, switchgear, UPS systems, and data center power architectures.
- Automate electrical calculations, equipment selection, system configuration, drawing generation, and engineering documentation.
- Build and refine parametric design engines that generate electrical deliverables from a single project template.
- Connect electrical design with mechanical and structural systems so engineering changes automatically propagate across disciplines.
- Use AI coding agents (Claude Code and similar) to develop and ship these workflows.
You must
- Understand power systems deeply - power flow, fault behavior, protection, grounding, equipment behavior, and electrical-system trade-offs.
- Have designed, built, tested, or commissioned real electrical or power systems.
- Be comfortable solving engineering problems from first principles rather than relying exclusively on conventional tools.
- Be able to ship code with AI tools today, even without prior software development experience.
- Have exceptional ownership and the ability to deliver technically sound solutions independently.
You do not need to
- Hold a PE license (helpful, not required).
- Have a CS degree or traditional software background.
- Have direct data center, construction, or AEC experience.
- Have memorized every engineering standard. Understanding the principles underneath them matters more.
Experience with power electronics, medium-voltage systems, industrial power distribution, substations, or first-of-a-kind electrical hardware is particularly interesting.
Full-time | Remote (US or Canada, excluding Quebec) | US$200k–$275k or CA$285k–CA$390k base + founding-team equity
Fully compensated health plans with 100% dependent coverage.
We hire across the experience spectrum. Proof that you build beats years on a resume.
More about this job
Responsibilities
You will automate electrical design workflows for data center and industrial projects by building parametric engines. You will also deliver complete electrical engineering packages and perform complex power-system studies.
Requirements
You must have deep expertise in power systems, including load flow, fault behavior, and protection coordination. You should be capable of translating engineering knowledge into code using AI tools, even without a formal software development background.
Skills
- Electrical engineering
- Power systems
- Automation
- Parametric design
- Load flow analysis
- Short-circuit analysis
- Protection coordination
- Arc flash analysis
- ETAP
- SKM
- Medium-voltage systems
- Low-voltage systems
- AI coding agents
- Data center power architecture
- Switchgear
- Transformers
Benefits
- Health plans
- 100% dependent coverage
- Founding-team equity
Remote locations
- United States
- Canada
Remote locations (standardized)
- Canada
- United States
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Engineering
- Energy
- Technology
- Construction
- Software
Keywords
- Electrical Design Automation
- Power Systems
- Data Centers
- Industrial Projects
- Parametric Engine
- Load Calculations
- Single-line Diagrams
- Panel Schedules
- Cable Schedules
- Conduit Sizing
- Equipment Sizing
- Construction Sets
- Load Flow
- Short-circuit
- Protection Coordination
- Arc Flash
- ETAP
- SKM
- Medium-voltage
- Low-voltage
- Transformers
- Switchgear
- UPS Systems
- AI Coding Agents
- Claude Code
- Grounding
- Power Electronics
- Substations
- Electrical Hardware
- Founding Engineer