Substation & Grid Engineering
Posted 17 Sep 2026
Advertised as “Director, Substation & Grid Engineering”
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The original posting with the fluff stripped out
- Expected experience
- 8–12 yrs
- Management level
- People management
No salary listed for this role.
Field of studyElectrical Engineering (or related)
Study levelBachelor's
CertificationsProfessional Engineer
Field of studyElectrical Engineering, Power Systems
Study levelMaster's
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About Nscale
NScale is the GPU cloud engineered for AI. We provide cost-effective, high-performance infrastructure for AI start-ups and large enterprise customers. NScale enables AI-focused companies to achieve superior results by reducing the complexity of AI development. Our GPU cloud bolsters technical capabilities and directly supports strategic business outcomes, including cost management, rapid innovation, and environmental responsibility.
At NScale, our Design and Construction team plays a critical role in delivering data center facilities that are optimized for AI deployments.
We thrive on a culture of relentless innovation, ownership, and accountability, where every team member takes pride in their work and drives it with excellence and urgency. As an NScaler, you'll build trust through openness and transparency, where everyone is inspired to do their best work. If you join our team, you'll be contributing to building the technology that powers the future
About the Role
● We are looking for a Director of Substation & Grid Engineering to lead substation and grid engineering design for NScale's data center portfolio.
● This leader will own technical standards for substations, transformers, switchgear, and protection schemes supporting high-density AI/GPU workloads.
● You will own load and generator interconnection applications and studies, serving as the technical lead on interconnection requests to utilities, ISOs/RTOs, and transmission owners.
● You will provide technical support to the Utility Development and Power Procurement organizations on interconnection, grid, and substation topics.
● You will lead a team of Staff Engineers delivering substation and grid engineering design.
What You'll be Doing (Responsibilities)
Engineering Design & Standards
● Define technical requirements and design standards for substations, transformers, switchgear, protection, and metering.
● Collaborate with internal and external design teams on one-line diagrams, protection schemes, and redundancy strategies (N, N+1, 2N).
● Oversee fault and reliability studies supporting substation and grid design.
● Define electrical topology and one-line requirements for on-site generation integration, including paralleling, synchronization, islanding, and black-start concepts.
● Establish protection and controls philosophy for generation integration (relaying, coordination, fault duty, grounding, synchronization, load sharing).
● Guide equipment specification for generator sets, switchgear, transformers, e-houses, and balance-of-plant, accounting for long-lead risk.