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# Traveling Electrician at Base Power Company

- **Company:** [Base Power Company](https://feeny.ai/companies/base-power-company)
- **Location:** Dallas, TX
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-07-28
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-15
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/base-power/b78c16d8-9bbc-4986-91ec-91530249f5e2

## Job description

## About Base

Base is America’s next-generation power company. We’re rebuilding the foundation of modern civilization–electricity–by deploying a vast network of distributed batteries that is transforming today’s fragile, centralized grid into a resilient and abundant system. We are engineers, operators, and creatives solving some of the most complex, interdisciplinary challenges of our time.

## About the Role

Base is scaling the future of energy into new markets, and we’re looking for a Forward Deployed Electrician to spearhead field execution during critical expansion phases. You will serve as the technical authority and operational backbone on the front lines of every new geo launch. In this role, long-term travel is the standard, not the exception. While normally stationed in one of our operating hubs (Austin, Houston, Dallas, Chicago, or future expansion cities), you will be deployed for months at a time to lead field operations, train local contractor networks, uphold quality control standards, and ensure brand-new energy markets launch flawlessly. You aren’t just installing systems—you are building the operational foundation for Base across the country.

## What You'll Do

As a Forward Deployed Electrician, your focus spans market launches, contractor enablement, high-tier field service, and quality assurance:

- Market Launch Operations: Deploy to new geographies for extended periods to establish field execution standards, set up regional workflow protocols, and drive early launch momentum.
- Contractor Training & Enablement: Onboard, train, and manage third-party electrical contractors and local crews, ensuring they master Base hardware, safety protocols, and installation standards.
- Quality Control & Commissioning: Conduct rigorous quality assurance audits on contractor installations, resolving complex edge cases, performing critical rework, and ensuring compliance before grid connection.
- AHJ & Regulatory Leadership: Serve as the primary technical interface for local inspectors, utilities, and Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs) in brand-new, unfamiliar regulatory environments.
- Advanced Field Diagnostics: Lead root-cause troubleshooting for complex electrical, battery, and firmware/hardware integration issues that require advanced technical problem-solving.
- Feedback Loop to Engineering: Act as the direct bridge between field reality and our engineering/product teams, delivering high-signal feedback to optimize hardware design and installation efficiency.

## What You'll Bring

- Credentials: Valid Journeyman or Master Electrician license (multi-state licensure or willingness to acquire Reciprocity/Travel licenses is a huge plus).
- Experience: 5+ years of electrical experience, with a heavy emphasis on residential/commercial energy storage systems (ESS), solar microgrids, EV infrastructure, or generator integration.
- Travel Readiness: Willingness and ability to travel up to 75%+ of the time, including extended multi-month field deployments to new markets across the US.
- Leadership & Influence: Proven ability to manage, train, and hold third-party contractors and local crews accountable to high technical standards without direct authority.
- Adaptability & Grit: Comfort operating in fast-paced, ambiguous environments where local codes, utility requirements, and logistical dynamics vary by location.
- Communication: Exceptional ability to translate complex electrical concepts to engineering teams, local contractors, and city inspectors alike.

## Benefits & Compensation

- Compensation: Competitive hourly base rate (commensurate with license tier and experience) + comprehensive travel per diem, covered lodging, and deployment incentives.
- Benefits: Full health, dental, and vision coverage, 401(k), and equity options.
- Growth: Unmatched exposure to market-launch strategy, field operations leadership, and direct partnership with hardware/software engineering.

## About the Team

The Deployments team is a fast-moving group of problem-solvers who believe great systems are built in the field—not on paper. We value people who show up, take ownership, and do the hard work day in and day out. As a Forward Deployed Electrician, you will be the tip of the spear as Base expands nationwide, ensuring every new market opens with unyielding quality and operational speed.

Please note: Base is a startup, which means priorities shift and evolve quickly. Your role may expand or change based on the needs of the business at any given time, so the responsibilities listed may not be exhaustive.

## Our Values

- First Principles Thinking: Question assumptions. Principles > rules.
- Operate at Base Pace: Focus on what matters, act quickly, and learn by doing.
- Give & Get Feedback: Be direct, be humble, and maintain a growth mindset.
- Everyone’s an Owner: Follow through on commitments and own results.
- Strong Opinions, Loosely Held: Drive clarity and make calls with imperfect information.
- Committed to the Mission: Rebuilding the grid is a big challenge. We work hard because we care deeply about the impact we’re creating. We work in-person. It’s not a 9-to-5. We are all-in.
- Fun & Optimism Coexist with Grit: Collaboration and celebration coincide with the intensity of building real things.

Do the best work of your life at Base.

## About Base Power Company

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Base Power is a technology-driven energy provider deploying a network of distributed home batteries in Texas to provide reliable, affordable backup power and grid-balancing services.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series C, $1.3B+ raised to date)
- **Headquarters**: Austin, Texas, United States
- **Founded**: 2023
- **Founders**: Zach Dell (CEO & Co-Founder), Justin Lopas (COO & Co-Founder)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Energy Technology (Energy-as-a-Service, Grid Storage, Distributed Energy)
- **Target customers**: B2C (Texas homeowners), B2G (grid operators / ERCOT)
- **Mission or purpose statement**: "Build the future of American power." — The company aims to protect American families from outages, strengthen the aging U.S. grid, and move toward energy abundance by deploying a large-scale network of home batteries.

## Products & Services
- **Home Battery + Energy Membership**: A vertically integrated service where Base installs a large battery (25–50 kWh) at a customer's home for a low one-time fee ($695–$995). Customers pay a fixed energy rate (8–4¢/kWh) and a small monthly membership ($19–$29/mo). Base earns revenue from the grid (grid-balancing services), not from customer bills, enabling rates legally guaranteed to stay below market average. The system provides whole-home backup, protecting against 97% of outages.
- **Grid Services Platform**: Proprietary software that orchestrates the distributed battery network — charging when demand is low and discharging when the grid needs support — generating revenue and grid resilience.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (Private company with $1.3B+ total funding)
- **Key Metric (Funding)**:
  - **Series A** (May 2024): $68M led by Thrive Capital
  - **Series B** (April 2025): $200M led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, and others
  - **Series C** (November 2025): $1.0B from 26 investors
  - **Total raised**: ~$1.27B (converted from 1,268,000,000)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Thrive Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Andreessen Horowitz (also key talent source: 42 former Tesla employees, 6 from SpaceX, 4 from Anduril Industries)
- **Growth Signals**:
  - **Headcount**: 266 (as of mid-2026), with **+186.4% YoY growth** and a rapid monthly growth rate of +12.6%
  - Named one of **TIME's 10 most influential energy companies of 2026**
  - Operating in 5 countries (primarily US, with presence in Canada, Philippines, France, India)
  - 100+ active job postings with +104% increase YoY
  - 12,500+ batteries installed; serving thousands of monthly customers
  - CEO cited in the careers page as saying the company has 400+ team members ("400+" likely includes contractors and field installation/service workforce)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Vertically Integrated Model**: Base designs, manufactures, and installs every battery system itself, controlling the full stack from hardware through software to field operations.
- **Unique Business Model / No-Customer-Profit**: Base earns revenue from grid balancing, not from customer energy bills. This allows guaranteed-below-market rates and a low-cost battery membership, making it dramatically cheaper than competitors (e.g., Tesla Powerwall equivalents).
- **Strong Investor and Talent Backing**: World-class VC backing combined with a heavy talent influx from Tesla, SpaceX, and Anduril (companies known for high-velocity hardware/software execution).
- **Massive Capital Advantage**: $1B+ Series C provides a significant moat for scaling hardware production, dealer network, and software.

## Strategic Focus
- **Scale distribution in Texas**: Continue deploying home batteries at a rapid pace across Texas, entering new zip codes and neighborhoods.
- **Grid partnership expansion**: Deepen relationships with ERCOT to expand the value of grid-balancing services.
- **Product development**: Improve battery technology (safety, capacity, cost), increase whole-home backup coverage (currently 97%), and develop new hardware/firmware generations.
- **Geographic expansion**: potential to move beyond Texas into other states (currently operating in 5 countries for support functions, but service is Texas-focused).

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Described as "intense, fast-paced, and deeply mission-driven." The company demands high output, ownership, and a bias toward action. It's explicitly stated as "not for everyone, and that's by design." This is a high-ownership, low-ambiguity environment.
- **Work Model**: **On-site at Base HQ in Austin, Texas.** Proximity to the product and team is central to how they move fast. "Do I need to be based in Texas? Yes."
- **Hiring Speed**: Fast process — aim for 1st conversation to offer in ~2 weeks.
- **Interview Process**: 3-4 hour on-site including technical assessments and behavioral/team conversations. Focus on "how [you] approach problems, communicate tradeoffs, and collaborate."
- **Non-traditional backgrounds**: Explicitly welcome: "We care about what you've built and how you think, not the logos on your resume. Some of our best people came from non-traditional paths."
- **Engineering Culture**: Heavy focus on hardware + software + field operations. Talent sources heavily from Tesla, Anduril, SpaceX — firms known for hardcore engineering and manufacturing excellence. Roles span hardware engineering, firmware, software, manufacturing, field installation/service, operations, growth, and design.
- **Team Composition**: ~29% of employees are in technical roles; ~15% in operations; significant representation of trades workers (11).
- **Notable Perks**: Opportunity to work on physical infrastructure deployed at scale; chance to contribute meaningfully to grid modernization and American energy resilience.

## Sources
1. [Base Power Careers Page](https://www.basepowercompany.com/careers)
2. [Base Power About Page](https://www.basepowercompany.com/about)
3. [Base Power Home Page (Product & Pricing)](https://www.basepowercompany.com/)
4. [Base Power LinkedIn Company Page](https://www.linkedin.com/company/basepowercompany)
5. [Base Power Open Roles (Ashby)](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/base-power)

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