Electrical Engineer

Help generate the power to source the The Hypercompute Era.

You will be on the electrical engineering task force, designing all things electrical downstream of our Superpower Industrial Gas Turbine. This includes medium voltage power generation, distribution, control and protections, low voltage ancillary generation and distribution, and Superpower support system electrical components. You will be challenged to deliver world class solutions which differentiate us against our slower legacy competitors.

Role Overview

• Own the electrical architecture for the Superpower power system, including medium-voltage generation (13.8 kV), switchgear, protection, grounding, and instrumentation.
• Design and deliver Medium Voltage single-line diagrams, protection schemes, interlocks, wiring diagrams, and equipment specifications for generators, GCBs, PT/CT networks, and auxiliary systems.
• Drive integration of electrical system hardware with downstream bussing, turbine controls, fuel systems, and plant-level automation—solving open-ended problems quickly with hands-on involvement.
• Lead vendor engagement for generators, switchgear, load banks, and protective relays, translating our constraints into clear deliverables while de-risking long-lead procurements.
• Support build, test, and commissioning of our first Superpower unit, including power-on testing, load-bank operations, and voltage regulation and protections validation at our test site.
• Investigate and resolve electrical issues in real time—from protective-relay trips to power-quality anomalies—using first-principles reasoning and field data.
• Shape standards and processes that don’t exist yet— Minimum Viable Product documentation, interfaces, test methods, and design baselines for a rapidly scaling program.
  
  

The Ideal Candidate

• Demonstrated resilience in resolving complex problems in ambiguous environments according to a plan.
• Brings deep experience with Medium Voltage systems, including switchgear, breakers, relaying, grounding, and generator integration in industrial or power-generation environments.
• Understands rotating machinery—generator behavior, excitation, AVR systems, synchronization, and transient response under load, faults, and trips.
• Executes quickly and independently, thrives in ambiguity, and makes progress with incomplete information—bias to build, test, and iterate.
• Reads and produces clear electrical drawings (one-lines, wire diagrams, panel layouts) and wiring architectures that can be built without confusion.
• Communicates crisply across mechanical, controls, instrumentation, and supplier teams; turns technical complexity into clear decisions and actions.
• Learns by doing, is comfortable in the lab and in the field, and can safely work around Medium Voltage equipment and high-energy systems.
• Owns outcomes, not tasks—follows problems to resolution across disciplines and physical hardware.
  
  

What Will Set You Apart

• Able to quickly understand and commission complex rotating-equipment systems, including industrial gas turbines or high-power generator sets in the 20–100 MVA class.
• Strong grasp of power-system fundamentals — grounding, relaying logic, GCB operation, excitation behavior, and synchronizing principles — with the ability to come up to speed on new vendor ecosystems rapidly.
• Comfort breaking down fuel-gas conditioning, instrumentation networks (Modbus, 4–20 mA, RTDs, delta-P switches), and multidisciplinary electro-mechanical interfaces around turbine/generator packages.
• Hands-on, diagnostics-oriented approach for bringing up medium-voltage equipment (GCBs, SEL/GE relays, MV transformers, load banks, PQ instrumentation), even if direct background is limited.
• Proven ability to operate in fast-moving utility, substation, or datacenter-scale environments, emphasizing clear thinking, iterative progress, and practical integration over perfect prior experience.
  
  

Compensation

• P3 Level - Typically 5 - 10 years of experience - Base salary range: $107,000 – $135,000
• P4 Level - Typically 10 - 15 years of experience - Base salary range: $133,000 – $169,000
  
  

Actual salaries will vary based on factors including but not limited to location, experience, and performance. The range listed is just one component of Boom’s total rewards package for employees. Other rewards may include long-term incentives/equity, a flexible PTO policy, and many other progressive benefits.

There is no set deadline to apply for this job opportunity. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the search is no longer active.

ITAR Requirement

To conform to U.S. Government aerospace technology export regulations (ITAR and EAR), applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about ITAR here.

Boom is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.

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