poolside · 1 week ago
Chief Electrical Engineer
Fort Stockton, Texas
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
10+ years expPoolside is a company aiming to create Artificial General Intelligence, focusing on applied research and engineering at scale. The Chief Electrical Engineer will oversee the electrical infrastructure of a mission-critical facility, ensuring safety, reliability, and compliance while providing technical guidance to teams.
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Responsibilities
Maintain technical oversight of all HV, MV, and LV electrical systems, and approve electrical switching procedures ensuring proper documentation of all electrical work
Review and update one-line diagrams, protection settings, breaker coordination studies, and arc-flash analyses
Develop the electrical reliability strategy including maintenance planning, equipment lifecycle management, and system redundancy considerations
Lead root-cause analysis for electrical events, oversee corrective and preventive actions, and monitor system performance to identify improvement opportunities
Create and approve MOPs, SOPs, and EOPs for normal operations, maintenance, and emergency scenarios
Provide escalation support during incidents, alarms, and outages, and collaborate with monitoring, controls, and operations teams to refine alarming thresholds and trending
Manage preventive and predictive maintenance programs for all electrical equipment and ensure documentation in the CMMS
Oversee NETA testing, relay testing, breaker maintenance, IR scanning, and other specialized services, evaluating vendor scopes and ensuring service quality and SLA adherence
Support electrical design review for capital projects, upgrades, and reliability enhancements, ensuring project documentation and as-builts are complete and accurate
Participate in commissioning and integrated systems testing to validate electrical performance and operational readiness
Ensure compliance with NEC, NFPA 70E/70B, IEEE, OSHA, and state electrical codes, and lead implementation of electrical safety programs, LOTO procedures, and personnel training
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to electrical engineers, leads, and technicians, supporting cross-training, development efforts, and long-term talent planning
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline
10+ years of experience with HV, MV, and LV systems in mission-critical, industrial, utility, oil and gas, or similar environments
Strong understanding of electrical codes and standards including NEC, NFPA, IEEE, NETA, and OSHA
Experience developing and approving electrical operating procedures
Demonstrated experience with incident investigation and corrective action planning
Participation in an on-call rotation for critical events
Evening, overnight, or weekend work may be required during maintenance windows or project cutovers
Preferred
Professional Engineer (PE) license a plus but not required
Background in mission-critical facilities such as data centers, refineries, power plants, semiconductor manufacturing, or hospitals a plus
Experience working with BMS, SCADA, EPMS, or other monitoring platforms a plus
Experience with commissioning, reliability upgrades, or major electrical retrofits a plus
Company
poolside
Poolside is an artificial intelligence platform that offers foundation concepts and infrastructure to write software codes.
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$626MKey Investors
Bain Capital VenturesRedpoint
2024-10-02Series B· $500M
2023-08-24Series A· $100M
2023-05-14Seed· $26M
Leadership Team
Eiso Kant
Co-CEO & Co-founder
Jason Warner
Co-CEO & Co-Founder
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