Position Summary:

We are seeking an exceptionally driven and passionate individual to join our solid-state thermal battery systems engineering team. You will collaborate with internal & external engineering teams to scope, define, design, model, prototype, validate, and iterate the system architecture. You will be a key technical member of a cross-functional and rapidly growing organization. Your work will directly contribute to the demonstration of a first of a kind long-duration energy storage technology.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Create various system architectures and quickly understand the pros/cons/optimizations (power density, round trip efficiency, discharge duration, cost, reliability, etc) via theoretical/model-based investigations.
• Collaborate with internal and external engineering partners on the design and operation of system prototypes and full-scale pilots.
• Identify and scope deeper modeling and simulation investigations and hand off to appropriate internal systems engineering team members and/or external partners.
• Define & execute experimental investigations to inform sub-system (thermal storage media, insulation, electrodes, photovoltaic cells, etc) designs and their integration with the broader system.
• Own the costed system BOM, including the balance of plant (BOP), analyzing trade-offs for cost, performance, reliability and life cycle cost implications.
• Participate or lead HAZOP, design reviews, constructability reviews, FEED package prep, and other system-wide engineering activities

Required:

• 2 years’ experience architecting, modeling, designing, costing, and working with large scale, industrial hardware engineering projects (large power hookups, seismic considerations, grading & drainage, site logistics & equipment, etc.) that span multiple engineering disciplines
• Proven ability to lead and operate comfortably across many engineering disciplines (e.g. mechanical, electrical, thermal, fluids, optical, controls)
• Bachelors or equivalent in an engineering or technical field (e.g. mechanical, industrial, chemical, etc.)

Desired:

• Deep engineering experience and intuition, ideally with background in:
  • High-temperature thermal systems
  • Energy and power conversion
  • Radiation heat transfer
  • Controls architecture (integration & control of sensors & actuators)
  • Use of one or more of CAD, CFD, FEM, COMSOL, ANSYS, Aspen Plus, HYSYS