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Electrical Engineer I
Catalyzing a cleaner future.
At ESS (NYSE: GWH), our mission is to accelerate global decarbonization by providing safe, sustainable, long-duration energy storage that powers people, communities, and businesses with clean, renewable energy anytime and anywhere it’s needed. As more renewable energy is added to the grid, long- duration energy storage is essential to providing the reliability and resiliency we need when the sun is not shining and the wind is not blowing.
Our technology uses earth-abundant iron, salt, and water to deliver environmentally safe solutions capable of providing up to 12 hours of flexible energy capacity for commercial and utility-scale energy storage applications. Established in 2011, ESS Inc. enables project developers, independent power producers, utilities, and other large energy users to deploy reliable, sustainable long-duration energy storage solutions. For more information visit www.essinc.com.
ESS is hiring a motivated, hard-working Electrical Engineer I to join our team. This role will provide entry to mid-level design and support for product and R&D development projects. Focusing on industrial design in harsh environments requires deep knowledge and understanding of system maintenance, ease of construction, and multi-system interactions. This role operates semi-autonomously with a moderate level of supervision and will require strict adherence to safety, regulatory, and operational standards. Ability to work in a team environment is a must. Applicant must be comfortable working in a fast paced, dynamic work environment.
What you’ll do at ESS.
- Ownership ofdesign, modeling, specification, and testing of low to medium voltage industrial electrical equipment.
- Apply standard engineering knowledge, techniques, and formulae to create and interpret designs, calculations, drawings, sketches, and documents for a complex iron redox flow battery.
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Support the development of energy storage products by providing core knowledge in one or more of the following areas:
- AC power(3-phase power, power systems, protection systems, etc.)
- Electromechanical equipment (induction motors, actuators, VFDs, etc.)
- DC/DC or AC/DC power conversion(bidirectionalflow, power supplies, etc.)
- Industrial control systems(slice I/O,HMI,UL508/UL60947, NFPA 79,etc.)
- Sensors (thermistors, pressure transducers, pH probes, etc.)
- Develop, write, and perform system tests for debugging to determine design adjustments or modifications.
- Provide technical assistance to cross functional teams when electrical or general engineering problems arise.
- Perform technical review of designs and documents
What you bring to the table.
Minimum Requirements:
- AS Degree in Electrical Engineering or Electrical Engineering Technology
- Experience with reading electrical schematics and mechanical P&IDs
- Familiarity with the process of building control panels for machine automation
- Experience with Oscilloscopes, DMMs, Power Analyzers, Signal Generators etc.
- Familiarity with single and three phase power systems and power distribution systems
- Familiarity with power conversion equipment
- Familiarity with computer and micro-controller systems
- Capability to work on and around industrial power systems
- Proficiency troubleshooting electronics and electro-mechanical systems down to the component level
- Ability to work independently and proactively
- Good interpersonal and communication skills to work effectively with a small, dynamic team
- A strong commitment to quality and continuous improvement is required.
- Ability to follow written and verbal work instructions
We’d love to see:
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Electrical Engineering Technology
- Experience building control panel
- Experience with battery or fuel cell systems
Benefits of working at ESS.
In addition to the value of working with and helping grow a global reaching clean technology, ESS offers Company assisted medical, dental and vision, 401k with Company match, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), a generous flexible time off policy (FTO), and 8 paid holidays.
As an equal opportunity employer, we are open to considering every qualified candidate who is eligible and legally authorized to work in the United States on a full or part-time basis, without need for sponsorship.
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