Electrical Power Engineer

The Electrical Power Engineer will play a key role on Fervo’s Power Delivery Team, supporting the design, analysis, and implementation of electrical power systems across geothermal development projects.

Fervo’s Mission is to use innovation in geoscience to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy. To accomplish that goal, Fervo has developed groundbreaking technology solutions that have advanced the state-of-the-art of geothermal energy decades ahead of schedule, including the world’s most successful commercial enhanced geothermal system completed in 2023. Fervo has raised over $2 billion from leading investors and has secured a multi‑billion‑dollar project pipeline to meet the world’s growing need for 24/7 carbon free energy.

Join us and work alongside world‑class engineers, researchers, investors, and developers in making geothermal a key pillar of our climate‑friendly energy future.

The
Electrical Power Engineer
will play a key role on Fervo’s Power Delivery Team, supporting the design, analysis, and implementation of electrical power systems across geothermal development projects. This role will contribute to a wide variety of power delivery initiatives, including transmission systems, distribution networks, substations, interconnections, and renewable energy integration. Working closely with internal engineering teams, consultants, vendors, and construction partners, the Electrical Power Engineer will help ensure projects are delivered safely, efficiently, and in accordance with industry standards.

This position is ideal for an engineer who enjoys solving complex technical challenges, collaborating across disciplines, and contributing to the development of innovative energy infrastructure. The Electrical Power Engineer will report to the Lead Electrical Power Engineer.

Power System Analysis & Engineering

• Perform engineering, technical, and financial analyses for a variety of electrical power projects
• Conduct power system planning and operational studies, including reliability assessments and economic dispatch evaluations
• Perform load flow, short circuit, arc flash, protection coordination, transient stability, and switching transient studies using power system modeling software
• Apply fundamental electrical engineering principles to support project planning, design, and execution
• Develop life‑cycle cost analyses by preparing engineering performance estimates and project cost assumptions

Project Design & Technical Execution

• Support the electrical design and execution of transmission, distribution, substation, and renewable energy integration projects
• Provide technical input during project scoping and identify Front‑End Engineering & Design (FEED) and implementation deliverables required for the electrical scope of the project
• Review and approve electrical equipment specification sheets prior to procurement and support the purchasing of equipment and materials
• Support the development and maintenance of company electrical equipment specifications, engineering standards, and installation standards
• Ensure assigned projects comply with company standards and applicable industry codes and regulations, including NEC, NESC, IEEE, ANSI, NFPA, API, and NEMA

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Project Support

• Interface with engineering consultants, plant personnel, E&I vendors, construction contractors, and multidisciplinary engineering teams throughout all phases of project execution
• Provide electrical engineering support on multidisciplinary capital projects
• Communicate site preferences, approved manufacturers, and technical requirements to engineering contractors during project development
• Take ownership of assigned electrical work packages and monitor engineering…