Electrical Infrastructure Engineer
Panthalassa
| Company | Panthalassa |
| Category | Engineering |
| Location | Portland |
| Remote | On-site (inferred) |
| Employment | Not stated |
| Level | Not stated |
| Salary | Not stated by the employer |
| Posted | 29 Apr 2026 |
| Last verified | 30 Jul 2026 |
| Source | Employer career page (greenhouse) |
Description
About the Company
The open ocean is Earth’s largest and most power-dense renewable energy resource. Panthalassa is harnessing that resource to generate the cheapest energy on the planet. Our mission is to provide abundant and affordable clean energy for everyone.
We are rapidly scaling high-power test infrastructure for compute, power electronics, and turbine systems while bringing online state-of-the-art manufacturing equipment across multiple sites. In this environment, identifying creative, practical solutions that enable the delivery of sufficient power—quickly and reliably—will be a key contributor to the company’s success.
Founded in 2016 and based in the Pacific Northwest, our team comes from diverse backgrounds in aerospace, naval architecture, marine operations, hardware, software, and research.
About the Job
We are building a core technology designed to operate in the harshest, most unpredictable environments on Earth, the world’s oceans. Delivering on this mission requires not only elite engineering talent but a work environment that runs smoothly, scales intelligently, and frees our team to focus on solving impossibly hard problems.
We are looking for an Electrical Infrastructure Engineer to serve as the technical authority for the design and evolution of electrical infrastructure across our facilities. This role spans existing operations and new build-outs, covering infrastructure upgrades, new facility diligence, design input, installation, commissioning, and long-term system performance.
This is a design-forward role for someone who understands how power infrastructure actually gets delivered today, how to source it, design it, and scale it under real-world constraints. You will develop strategies to unlock megawatt-scale capacity quickly by combining traditional and non-traditional infrastructure approaches.
You are comfortable working upstream, shaping electrical architecture, identifying risks early, and translating evolving engineering needs into practical, buildable infrastructure plans that can be executed with quality and speed.
What You'll Own
Power Strategy & Infrastructure Design
Develop hybrid approaches to delivering MW-scale power (utility, temporary service, generation, storage), understanding technical requirements and thinking from first principles to identify creative solutions that meet those requirements
Define paths to capacity (near-term vs. long-term) across cost, schedule, and constraints
Work directly with utilities and partners to shape power delivery strategy
Translate evolving load requirements into credible power ramp plans
Identify constraints and design around them with practical, buildable solutions
Electrical Infrastructure & Maintenance
Diagnose and resolve power quality issues, failures, and system risks
Define system standards and design criteria; partner with facilities team and external contractors for execution
Maintain core system documentation (single-lines, panel schedules)
Guide maintenance prioritization based on system criticality
Design scalable distribution systems that avoid rework
Design & Planning Review
Lead early-stage electrical design, including interim solutions
Integrate power delivery with cooling, space, and site constraints
Develop load calculations, single-lines, and conceptual layouts
Review designs for constructability and capacity
Coordinate with external partners on design criteria and scope
Construction, Commissioning & Execution
Sequence builds to enable rapid capacity deployment
Manage electrical scopes, contractors, and submittals
Oversee installation to ensure quality, safety, and alignment with design
Integrate new systems with minimal operational disruption
Capacity Planning & Power Systems Analysis
Build staged power ramp