Staff Electrical Engineer

Atlas Energy Solutions is hiring a Staff Electrical Engineer to serve as the senior technical authority across its power generation and microgrid portfolio. The role defines electrical system architectures and engineering standards, leads complex power system decisions and risk resolution, interfaces with utilities and authorities, and develops engineering talent.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the subject matter expert for power systems, generator integration, and electrical controls
• Define and approve electrical system architectures for modular and scalable power plants
• Provide final technical authority for generator control and interconnection strategies
• Lead advanced power system studies and protection philosophies
• Author, approve, and maintain corporate electrical standards, specifications, and design guidelines
• Lead and approve complex construction drawing packages and engineering deliverables
• Support long-range technical planning and CAPEX strategy
• Lead high-risk commissioning, troubleshooting, and failure investigations, driving issues to root cause and corrective action
• Interface with utilities, authorities having jurisdiction, third-party engineers, and owners’ engineers
• Participate in executive-level safety and technical risk reviews
• Mentor Senior Electrical Engineers and guide technical development across teams
• Comply with all Atlas Energy Solutions safety policies, procedures, and site requirements, including NFPA 70E and energy isolation lockout/tagout (LOTO), when working in shop and field environments
• Handle confidential and proprietary information with professionalism and integrity
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering required
• Directly related experience may substitute for education
• 10–15+ years of experience in power systems engineering, generation, or utility-scale electrical design
• Demonstrated leadership in electrical system architecture, generator control and integration, and construction documentation standards
• Demonstrated experience authoring and enforcing engineering standards, specifications, or design guidelines
• Experience leading power system studies and defining protection philosophies
• Proven ability to resolve complex technical challenges and lead failure investigations to root cause
• Experience mentoring and developing engineers
• Expert technical writing and documentation capability
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to represent Atlas to utilities, authorities having jurisdiction, third-party engineers, and executive leadership
• Valid Driver's License
• Professional Engineering License in TX, NM, WY, or CO, or actively working toward licensure
• Expert-level experience with ETAP or SKM Power Tools
• Extensive experience developing and enforcing electrical standards and specifications
• Experience serving as Engineer of Record or supporting stamped designs
• Experience interfacing with utilities and regulatory authorities
• Experience with distributed generation, microgrid, islanded, black start, or behind-the-meter power systems
• Experience with battery energy storage systems (BESS) or inverter-based resources