Tract is a team of digital infrastructure and energy experts dedicated to accelerating responsible data center growth by developing master-planned data center parks with access to pre-positioned power and fiber.

We are focused on key markets where hyperscale and wholesale demand is growing. Our approach is to collaborate with states, cities, and counties to ensure development is targeted for the optimal locations to maximize the economic development benefits for the community while being good stewards of the land and minimizing impacts on neighbors. Tract is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with real estate holdings throughout the United States.

Tract is seeking a highly experienced Principal Electrical Engineer to join our Energy Team. This role is responsible for defining and delivering the next generation of onsite and utility-scale power generation infrastructure that underpins Tract's data center campuses. The Principal Electrical Engineer will lead the technical strategy, design, and execution of onsite generation, interconnection, and advanced power system solutions that ensure Tract's campuses meet world-class standards for reliability, scalability, efficiency, and sustainability. This role reports to the Vice President of Power Generation and supports Tract's customers in Fleet Data Centers, a Tract Capital Management company.

Work location is flexible to Tract's headquarters in Denver, CO, or its satellite offices in Seattle, WA, or Alexandria, VA.

Position Overview:

We are seeking a highly experienced and skilled Principal Engineer to join our Power Generation team.

The Principal Electrical Engineer will play a key role in overseeing the design, development and optimization of utility scale power generators, electrical systems, and controls. The position requires deep technical expertise, leadership skills, and a proven ability to work on complex power generation projects, interconnected to the grid or behind-the-meter.

This role will require working with electrical engineering and controls within the power generation sector, including work with Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), electric utilities, non-utility generators, or oil and gas companies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead Power Generation Strategy: Develop the roadmap for onsite power generation, distributed energy resources (DERs), energy storage, and grid-interconnection solutions to support Tract's datacenter growth.
• System Design & Engineering: Deliver concept-to-commissioning solutions for high-voltage and medium-voltage systems, substations, onsite generation plants (gas engines, turbines, fuel cells, renewables), and interconnection to utilities and ISOs.
• Power System Analytics: Own and guide advanced analytical studies including load flow, short-circuit, transient stability, harmonic analysis, HVDC integration, and reliability modeling using industry tools (e.g., PSS/E, PSLF, EMTP).
• Reliability & Compliance: Ensure designs comply with IEEE/ANSI, IEC, UL, NERC, NPCC, and regional standards. Incorporate redundancy, spinning reserve, and system resilience to achieve "five-nines" availability at the datacenter rack level.
• Cross-Functional Leadership: Collaborate with internal engineering, construction, operations, energy, and sustainability teams to deliver scalable, standardized solutions. Serve as the technical authority influencing decisions from concept through deployment.
• Supplier & Partner Management: Engage with OEMs, EPCs, utilities, and technology partners to evaluate solutions, validate performance, and drive innovation in power generation technologies.
• Innovation & Sustainability: Develop creative solutions that balance cost, performance, and environmental goals. Advance adoption of renewable fuels, new technologies such as fuel cells, and emerging clean generation technologies.
• Mentorship & Technical Leadership: Guide and mentor engineers across regions, codify design standards, and ensure best practices are disseminated across Tract's portfolio.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in power generation, electrical engineering, or power systems planning.
• 7+ years of experience in design and operation of HV/MV systems, generation plants, substations, and interconnection facilities.
• 5+ years of experience in power system studies and modeling (load flow, transients, harmonics, reliability).
• 5+ years of experience in industry codes and standards (IEEE, ANSI, IEC, NERC, NPCC, etc.).
• 5+ years of experience delivering large-scale, complex infrastructure projects from concept to commissioning.
• 5+ years of experience across cross-functional engineering and operations teams.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Master's degree or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• Experience with distributed energy resources, reciprocating gas engines, turbines, fuel cells, or microgrid applications.
• Experience working on large scale data center projects
• Experience working with utilities, ISOs, and regulatory agencies on interconnection and permitting.
• Experience with large load system planning, running fault tree analyses and Reliability/ReliaSoft models, and applying Monte Carlo simulations for probabilistic risk and reliability assessment.
• Strong business judgment with the ability to balance technical, financial, and sustainability objectives.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills; ability to influence at all levels of the organization.

This role includes up to 20% travel.

Expected Total Compensation Range (Base + Bonus): $240,000 - $300,000